Wells Fargo hires Chicago law firm to fight USAA patent lawsuit


Wells Fargo & Co. hired Chicago-based law firm Winston & Strawn LLP to defend itself against a patent infringement lawsuit filed this month by local financial services and insurance company USAA, court records show.

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is tapping lawyers from Winston & Strawn's offices in Dallas; Menlo Park; California; and Charlotte, North Carolina. Thomas Melsheimer, Danielle Williams, Travis Underwood, Matthew McCullough and Michael Bittner are attorneys for Winston &…

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