NEW YORK, December 7, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys have been appointed as partners. The class represents Winston’s ongoing commitment to diversity, with 42.8 percent being women, coloreds, and LGBTQ +.
As established members in eight different practice areas and seven US branches, this year’s list of new partners underscores both the breadth of our practice and the firm’s growth in key markets.
“Each of these partners reflects the excellence and integrity that Winston & Strawn has always represented,” said Tom Fitzgerald, Winston Chairman. “Their tireless dedication and nuanced understanding of today’s most pressing legal and business challenges are proof of the dedication they bring to their work every day. We are proud of the many successes they have achieved for our clients and look forward to their further career growth. “
This year’s partner course looks like this:
Dave Bauer (Chicago) primarily focuses on the areas of private equity, mergers & acquisitions and general management consulting for listed and privately held companies.
Josh Birenbaum (The angel) focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures. Josh has a diverse range of corporate law matters relating to public and private companies, private equity funds and their portfolio companies, and financial institutions.
Daniel Bley (new York) focuses on derivatives, structured products and structured finance, including esoteric asset classes. Dan represents broker-dealers, hedge funds, financial institutions, asset managers and end-users in a range of transactions, with an emphasis on novel and innovative structured finance solutions that combine securitisations and derivatives.
Jason S. Campbell (Los Angeles) is an employment advisor and litigation attorney. He represents employers in nationwide class and individual labor disputes and advises employers on a wide range of labor law issues, including compliance with wages and working hours, leave of absence, dismissals, investigations and protection of trade secrets.
Chase J. Cooper (Dallas) is a complex commercial litigation attorney with extensive practice in the field of auditing. He serves clients in a variety of industries including healthcare, energy, network marketing, and financial services. He has extensive experience with the False Claims Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and other consumer protection laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and all types of contract and business crime claims.
Laura Franco (San Francisco, Silicon Valley) focuses their practice on advising on intellectual property, litigation and transactions, providing clients with comprehensive brand protection and enforcement strategies. She is a member of the firm’s videogame, gaming and esports group, which is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions to companies in these industries. Laura is also the co-chair of LLAW, the firm’s affinity group for Latino attorneys.
Hao Huang (The angel) represents financing partners and sponsors in a large number of financing and acquisition transactions in the fields of renewable energies and infrastructure The United States. She has advised lenders, tax equity investors, energy hedge providers and sponsors on the development, acquisition and financing of wind and solar projects across the country.
Jeffrey Hülskamp (Chicago) focuses on complex commercial disputes, financial services and securities disputes. He represents and advises numerous public and private companies, including Fortune 500 companies, private equity companies, real estate funds and start-ups.
Andrew Hutchinson (Chicago) has extensive experience in commercial finance with a focus on complex domestic and cross-border acquisition finance, mergers, recapitalizations, refinancing, take-private and restructuring. He also advises medium-sized clients on the structuring and negotiation of unitranche and senior stretch facilities, recurring return facilities, growth debt facilities, first / second lien facilities and subordinated loans.
Brian Jansen (Dallas) advises clients on a variety of debt financing transactions, including acquisition finance, asset-based lending, debt-in-owssession facilities, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments. His clients include private credit funds, national banks and other financing financial institutions as well as private equity funds and operating companies from various sectors as borrowers.
Samantha Katz (new York) represents private equity companies and their portfolio companies in connection with platform and add-on acquisitions, mergers, disposals, growth investments and co-investments. Samantha also has experience advising and managing clients in the healthcare industry and personal lifestyle.
Blaise Latella (new York) represents private equity sponsors, corporations, and a wide range of lenders, including banks, hedge funds, mezzanine funds, and SBICs, in relation to acquisitions, cash flows, and asset-based syndicated and club finance.
Austin Leach (new York) advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies in connection with platform and add-on acquisitions, disposals and other exit strategies; Joint ventures; and general corporate matters.
Jason A. Lewis (new York) has extensive experience with energy, raw materials and derivatives. Jason has represented a wide range of market participants in financing, acquisitions and other commercial matters and has advised clients on related regulatory issues.
Shawn R. Obi (The angel) focuses her practice on complex commercial disputes, particularly consumer protection cases, class actions, securities matters, financial services disputes, and advertising litigation. Shawn regularly represents clients in the food, beverage and consumer goods industries in class action lawsuits related to false advertising and product labeling.
Aaron C. O’Dell (The angel, Dallas) is a litigation attorney with extensive experience in securities and complex, trading and business processes. Aaron has extensive experience successfully conducting litigation from emergence to trial, including negotiating multiple cases and arbitrating through to ruling in federal and state courts across the country.
Justin Podjasek (new York) represents clients in all aspects of real estate, from acquisition, sale, rental, financing, development, construction to asset management of various classes of real estate assets. His ability to represent parties on both sides of transactions and their investors enables him to develop time- and cost-efficient solutions for complex transactions that achieve consensus among all parties involved.
Katherine (Katy) A. Preston (Houston) focuses on complex commercial and bankruptcy proceedings. She represents private and corporate clients in contractual disputes and other complex legal disputes in state and federal courts. Katy also frequently defends customers against fraudulent transfer claims and other bankruptcy proceedings. She regularly advises clients in a variety of industries including oil and gas, finance, and energy.
Grant K. Schmidt (Dallas) specializes in complex commercial disputes, high-level economic crime and intellectual property matters. He has attempted judgment on more than 10 cases and his advocacy includes extensive oral arguments, testimony and written experience in numerous state and federal courts.
Jeffrey L. Steinfeld (The angel) focuses on securities disputes, white collar crime and SEC enforcement proceedings, class actions, officer and director duties, and merger and acquisition litigation, including advising on de-SPAC business combinations. Jeffrey has extensive experience defending criminal and civil insider trading and securities fraud proceedings and defending securities class actions.
Kristin D. Wickler (Chicago) focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. She has represented companies on public and private acquisitions, cross-border transactions, portfolio sales of renewable energy, joint ventures and equity investments. Kristin also regularly advises clients on corporate and LLC governance issues as well as complex business obligations.
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