Mr Matthew Costigan > Winston & Strawn LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Winston & Strawn LLP Offices
35 WEST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60601-9703
ILLINOIS
United States
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Mr Matthew Costigan
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/costigan-matthew-d.html
Matt Costigan has been recognized as one of the nation’s top lawyers in corporate, M&A, and private equity transactions. He represents acquiring and acquired companies in both public and private mergers and acquisitions, and handles private equity and corporate governance issues for companies and investment groups in a range of industries. He is Chair of the M&A Practice.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
Winston & Strawn LLP is home to seasoned corporate law attorneys, who often collaborate with the antitrust, employment, IP and tax practices on complex M&A mandates. The team, whose sector breadth covers tech, energy, healthcare, logistics and manufacturing, is a go-to choice for sellers engaged in upper middle-market transactions. Matthew Costigan is sought out by public and private companies, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies for his wealth of experience in the full spectrum of M&A matters; he oversees the practice that is primarily based in Chicago. Oscar David acts for clients from the worlds of manufacturing, private equity, pharma and technology in high-value and middle-market M&A. Matthew Bergmann is a skillful capital markets, M&A and private equity practitioner, while Steven Gavin often counsels on corporate governance issues. As a result of Florida’s tremendous growth in M&A activity and private equity firms, the firm has recently expanded in the jurisdiction. Former co-head Uri Doron and Katie Blaszak are no longer at the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- International trade > CFIUS
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions