Mr Kevin Smith > Winston & Strawn LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Winston & Strawn LLP Offices
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NEW YORK, NY 10017
NEW YORK
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Mr Kevin Smith
Work Department
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/smith-kevin-c.html
Lawyer Rankings
Latin America: International firms > Corporate and M&A
Winston & Strawn LLP has rapidly developed its Latin America practice, initially in New York, susbsequently in Sao Paulo, and most recently in Miami, where it has assembled a large and multi-skilled team. The legacy group had built a reputation for public M&A involving Latin America businesses that are publicly traded in the US, Latin America-focused private equity work (notably fund formation and transactions), and advising Latin American businesses on their expansion initiatives in North America, including significant acquisitions. Having built a very credible Sao Paulo office, primarily through the hire of the highly rated Rodrigo Carvalho in 2021, the practice is now reaping the rewards with a steady pipeline of Brazil-related deals, particularly venture capital and emerging company transactions, along with crypto and blockchain deals. The launch of its Miami office in May 2022 turned heads, not least because it saw the arrival of senior corporate partner Enrique Martin and Colombia born Nicholas Rodríguez from Jones Day, along with a number of other prominent partners and associates, covering multiple disciplines. Co-head of the Latin America and Caribbean group Talbert Navia is a hugely experienced and very much at the forefront of Latin America-focused private equity fund formation and transactions. Fellow practice co-head Allen Miller is another seasoned practitioner with an excellent record in public M&A, particularly involving Chilean entities. Completing the senior NY-based partner group for Latin America, Kevin Smith is also an experienced specialist with a focus on M&A and private equity matters. All named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- International trade > CFIUS
- Government > Government contracts