Winston & Strawn LLP

Government Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance Litigation

https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/machala-angela-m.html#full-bio Angela Machala is the managing partner of Winston’s Los Angeles office. She represents business entities, independent directors, and executives in federal grand jury, SEC, and other government investigations. Angela has successfully defended clients charged with or investigated for theft of trade secrets, securities fraud, health care fraud, environmental crimes, FCPA violations, and defense contractor fraud. She has extensive experience assisting companies in conducting sensitive internal investigations. In the civil arena, she has represented businesses accused of negligence in hiring, Lanham Act, and civil RICO claims, as well as breach of fiduciary duty, usurpation of corporate opportunity, and fraud claims.