Matt Stevens > Winston & Strawn LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

Winston & Strawn LLP
35 WEST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60601-9703
ILLINOIS
United States
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Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions

Career

https://www.winston.com/en/professionals/stevens-matt

Matt Stevens is the Chair of Winston’s globally recognized M&A practice. He is a veteran M&A attorney who represents both public companies and private equity clients on a wide range of strategic M&A transactions, investments, and other corporate matters, both in the U.S. and internationally.

Matt advises clients with respect to a wide variety of corporate transactions, particularly focusing on M&A and private equity transactions, and has significant cross-border experience throughout the world. He also regularly advises publicly and privately held companies with respect to general corporate matters and complex commercial engagements.

Matt has advised clients on M&A and other private equity transactions of all sizes and degrees of complexity, and has represented a diverse base of clients, both large and middle market (and public and private alike).

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

With evidence of global M&A work across Asia, Latin America, and Europe, Winston & Strawn LLP routinely advises on complex commercial arrangements, public and private M&A and SPAC business combinations. The department leverages the firm’s tax, antitrust and IP expertise, and regularly acts for target companies, funds, and strategic companies. The company is co-led by Matt Stevens, a Chicago-based lawyer who represents public companies and private equity clients in various strategic M&A. Co-heads Matthew Stockstill, Brian Schafer, and Brad Vaiana are situated in Dallas, Chicago, and New York, respectively. The experienced Chicago attorney Matthew Bergmann focuses on complex private equity and capital markets, while industry veteran Oscar David covers cross-border M&A and joint ventures. In Los Angeles, Eva Davis is a key contact for private companies and boards of directors, while Chicago’s Peter Clarke handles complex business transactions. In Miami, Rick Martin ‘demonstrates great knowledge’ in securities and financing transactions, primarily in the tech and infrastructure sectors.