Litigation: General Commercial
USA Guide 2024 : Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
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About
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Our Texas offices are staffed with lawyers who are well known for their litigation prowess and trial skills, as well as their remarkable wins in bet-the-company and life-changing matters. Our attorneys offer top-notch litigation capabilities for a wide variety of litigation, including breach of contract, unfair competition, class action, complex business tort, mass/toxic tort, product liability, environmental tort, securities fraud/insider trading, breach of fiduciary duty, non-compete/employee raiding, trade secret, intellectual property, RICO, antitrust, False Claims Act/qui tam, insurance coverage, and derivative actions.
Winston has a well-deserved reputation as a trial lawyers’ firm. Our litigators are some of the most seasoned in the industry.
Our Texas litigation team represents clients from a wide array of industries, including financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing and industrial suppliers, consumer product and retailers, construction and real estate developers, public entities, technology, health care and medical devices, professional services, telecom, as well as high-net-worth individuals.
Our Houston-based oil and gas litigation practice continues to thrive. The team is routinely involved in high-stakes litigation involving hundreds of millions of dollars or more for some of the most important companies in the sector.
Chambers Review
Winston & Strawn LLP has a deep bench of seasoned trial lawyers, offering wide-ranging expertise in commercial and white-collar litigation. The firm is well equipped to handle disputes in the energy sector, with additional experience litigating on behalf of financial services, technology, real estate and manufacturing companies.
Work Highlights
- Winston & Strawn continued to represent Fox News Network in a defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems seeking over $1.6 billion damages in connection with claims aired about voter fraud following the 2020 presidential election.
Strengths
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"Winston has strong lawyers."
"Winston has a deep bench."
"Winston has strong lawyers."
"Winston has a deep bench."
Notable Practitioners
Tom Melsheimer excels across a broad array of civil and criminal matters. He draws particular acclaim for his considerable trial expertise.
"Tom is a national powerhouse. He is a tremendous lawyer."
"He is an outstanding trial lawyer."
Christopher Pace is a respected commercial litigator with significant experience representing clients in class actions, antitrust disputes and trade secrets cases, among others.
"Christopher is excellent. He is a good writer and has excellent analytical skills."
Paula Hinton tries a wide array of high-stakes disputes, including on behalf of energy companies. She possesses a wealth of experience spanning business torts, trademark and product liability matters, among others.
"Paula is a gifted, shrewd trial lawyer."
Stephanie Clouston's vast litigation experience includes product liability, breach of contract and intellectual property claims.
Founding partner of Winston & Strawn's Dallas office John Sanders is trusted to handle complex commercial disputes including partnership, trade secret misappropriation and securities claims.
"John gives you both the legal answers and the reality so you know the risks and what to spend in a case. He lets you know what things are high importance or low risk."
Michael Murphy offers broad commercial litigation expertise. He represents clients in a variety of matters, including class actions, antitrust claims and contractual disputes.
"Michael is very measured and calm, and if a crazy situation comes up, he takes his time and comes up with a thoughtful approach. He is a very strong advocate."
"He is a smart and wonderful lawyer."
"He is a talented trial lawyer."
Natalie Arbaugh is recognized for her wealth of expertise in business disputes and intellectual property litigation.
Katrina Eash is noted for her ability to defend clients in a range of commercial litigation, with noteworthy strength in class actions and intellectual property-related disputes.
Ranked Lawyers at
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Members
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Brett Johnson
Chad Walker
Chase Cooper
Chris Pace
Denise Scofield
Geoffrey Harper
Jervonne Newsome
John Sullivan
Katrina Eash
Katy Preston
LeElle Slifer
M. Imad Khan
Matthew Durfee
Michael Murphy
Natalie Arbaugh
Rex Mann
Robine Grant
Samantha Lerner
Head of Department
Scott Thomas
Steve Stodghill
Tom Walsh
Head of Department
Walter "Casey" Berger
Clients
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CPB Contractors Pty Ltd. (CPB)
Dallas Mavericks
Fox News Network, LLC
Westlake Chemical
Industries
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Automobiles & Parts
Banks
Chemicals
Construction & Materials
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Energy
Financial Services
Food & Beverage
Health Care
Media & Entertainment
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Retail
Software & Computer Services
Sports
Technology, Hardware & Electronics
Telecommunications
Utilities