Described by clients as ‘a strong team with exceptional knowledge’, Winston & Strawn LLP is sought out by corporates and individuals from numerous sectors, with recent engagements in the food and electronic components segments. Co-head Eva Cole focuses on international cartel investigations and class actions, and has a track record of dealing with antitrust authorities from Europe and various countries from across the globe, including Australia, Brazil, Korea and Mexico. Cole leads the group alongside trial lawyer Jeffrey Kessler, who balances a busy workload of criminal and civil investigations, jury trials and civil litigation for domestic and international companies. Both are based in New York, as is Jeffrey Amato, who is another key contact for international cartel litigation and government investigations. In Chicago, Jim Herbison is an experienced litigator, and adept at the full gamut of jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations as part of his multifaceted antitrust practice, which encompasses advice on allegations of price-fixing and bid-rigging. Heather Lamberg left the firm in May 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘They have a strong team with exceptional knowledge. ’
'Eva Cole is outstanding in terms of experience and client advocacy in cartel matters. ’

Key clients

Panasonic Corporation
NTN Corporation
Hitachi Metals
Corning Inc.
Corning International Kabushiki Kaisha
Nippon Seiki
Norman W. Fries, Inc. (Claxton Poultry Farms)

Work highlights

Represented 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.
Represented an engineering company executive in connection with a federal investigation of alleged violations of criminal antitrust laws involving purported no-poach agreements.
Represented a technology company in connection with a cartel investigation being conducted by the UK’s OfCom.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Eva Cole

Winston & Strawn LLP

https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/cole-eva-w.html#full-bio Eva Cole helps clients navigate the complex area of antitrust law, identifying and mitigating risks before they turn into problems and effectively managing and resolving problems that have unavoidably turned into disputes. As co-chair of the firm’s Antitrust/Competition Practice Group, she focuses her practice on civil antitrust litigation, class actions, and international cartel investigations led by enforcement agencies around the world. She has particularly distinguished experience representing clients in the electronics, financial, and sports industries.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jeffrey Kessler, Eva Cole

Other key lawyers

Jeffrey Amato, Jim Herbison