Recognized for its deep expertise, Winston & Strawn LLP is a trusted advisor to corporations and individuals across various industries, with recent work in the food, telecoms and finance sectors. The team is jointly led by Eva Cole and James Herbison. Cole specializes in international cartel investigations and class actions, frequently engaging with antitrust authorities in Europe, Australia, Brazil, Korea, and Mexico, while Chicago-based Herbison focuses on complex litigation with an emphasis on civil and criminal antitrust, government investigation, and counselling matters. Trial lawyer Jeffrey Kessler handles a diverse caseload spanning criminal and civil investigations, jury trials, and litigation for both domestic and international clients. Jeffrey Amato is a key contact for international cartel litigation and government investigations. Unless stated otherwise, all mentioned attorneys are based in New York. Neely Agin left the firm in February 2024.
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Key clients
- Panasonic Corporation and related entities
- NTN Corporation
- Hitachi Metals
- Corning Incorporated
- Nippon Seiki
- Norman W. Fries, Inc. (d/b/a Claxton Poultry Farms)
- Kent Thiry, former CEO of DaVita
Work highlights
- Assisting North American Soccer League, Winston defeated summary judgment in June 2024, and in July, the judge refused plaintiffs’ request to reconsider the order denying their motion for summary judgment.
- Defended Claxton Poultry Farms in In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation and related criminal indictments against Claxton and two of its executives, securing complete acquittals at trial for both individuals, followed by DOJ’s voluntary dismissal, with prejudice, of all antitrust charges against Claxton.
- Defending a technology company in connection with a cartel investigation being conducted by UK’s OffCom.
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Eva Cole; James Herbison
Other key lawyers
Jeffrey Amato; Jeffery Kessler