Eva Cole > Winston & Strawn LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

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.

Highly regarded for its strength in tech and sports-related antitrust litigations, Winston & Strawn LLP‘s expertise spans class actions, multidistrict litigations, and the full range of civil litigation across the tech, food, fashion, and real estate industries. Jeffrey Kessler and Eva Cole co-head the global antitrust practice from the firm’s New York office. Kessler has a broad practice spanning antitrust, sports law, and antitrust-related intellectual property issues; he has significant experience representing international companies in civil and multidistrict litigations, and also takes point on antitrust cases in the sports sector. Cole has stand-out expertise in the electronics, sports, retail, and private equity industries, focusing on cartel investigations and follow-on class actions in these spaces. James Herbison, described by clients as ‘one of the brightest antitrust minds in the country’, leads the Illinois offering from Chicago and has a strong track record handling the full range of antitrust litigation, including price-fixing, merger enforcement, and patent issues. Herbison works alongside Michael Mayer, who focuses his practice on class actions and tech antitrust litigations, counting consumer electronics companies and manufacturers among his clients.