Winston & Strawn LLP has built a strong reputation for handling complex civil, criminal, and appellate antitrust cases, including matters intersecting with intellectual property and technology. Recent highlights include successfully defending consolidated class action litigation and securing summary judgment for clients accused of price-fixing conspiracies. The team has also achieved significant dismissals in monopolization and Sherman Act disputes, among other notable victories. Co-chairing from New York, Eva Cole specializes in cartel investigations and class actions. In Chicago, co-chair James Herbison recently secured summary judgment and a DOJ dismissal of criminal charges for a client in the high-profile broiler chicken litigation. Based in New York, Jeffrey Kessler is frequently entrusted to lead challenging antitrust, sports law, and IP cases, including major jury trials. Other key contributors include New York-based Jeffrey Amato and Chicago’s Mike Mayer .
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Practice head

Eva Cole; James Herbison

Other key lawyers

Jeffrey Kessler; Jeffrey Amato; Mike Mayer; Tom Neuner