Winston & Strawn LLP‘s team of ’top notch legal talent’ is active in high-profile cases across the full range of sectors, from aviation, consumer products, agriculture, to TMT, insurance, and finance, with a growing oil and gas litigation practice. In Dallas, Tom Walsh co-chairs the complex commercial litigation practice and specializes in energy-related disputes. Co-chair Samantha Lerner in Chicago handles commercial and patent litigation on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. Chicago-based Linda Coberly is co-chair of the litigation department alongside Tom Melsheimer in Dallas, who leverages his wealth of both civil and criminal jury trial experience. Also in Chicago, Dan Webb is regularly called upon to lead high-profile litigation, while Steve D’Amore has a strong track record defending companies against breach of contract, fraud, false advertising, and RICO violations, as well as in class actions.
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‘Top notch legal talent. Able to tackle the most sophisticated matters while always keeping in mind what is best for the business. Exceptionally responsive. One of the few firms we are comfortable taking our matters to trial.’
‘Tom Melsheimer is the best litigator in Texas, if not the United States. He is dynamic with a jury and great with senior company leaders.'
- 'Tom Walsh is a force of nature. He is exceptionally smart and equally as personable. He is a great organizer as well as a forceful advocate.’
Kernmandanten
- Abbott Laboratories
- Archer Daniels Midland
- Assa Abloy AB
- Boral Industries
- Champion Petfoods
- Comcast Corp.
- FM Global
- Hertz
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
- LifeVantage
Highlight-Mandate
Representing Abbott in state and federal proceedings involving numerous product liability lawsuits regarding their preterm-infant formula products.
Represented Pioneer in securing a ruling denying MIECO’s summary judgment.
Representing Versata Software as plaintiff's counsel in its litigation against Ford, which includes trade secret and breach of contract claims, alleging the car manufacturer misappropriated Versata's technology to create a “like-for-like” replacement and breached the parties' licensing agreement.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Tom Walsh; Samantha Lerner; Tom Melsheimer; Linda Coberly
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Dan Webb; Steve D'Amore; Paula Hinton; Michael Murphy; Sean Suber; Robine Morrison; Michael Toomey