Winston & Strawn LLP

Winston & Strawn LLP's Houston office has a history of working on Latin America transactions, primarily Mexico deals. Much of its work centres on the oil and gas industry, involving capital flows between the US and Mexico; this includes both inbound and outbound transactions. More recently, inbound transactions have dominated, including Latin American family offices and corporates that are investing in US oil-and-gas assets. Mike Blankenship is co-chair of the firm’s energy and infrastructure industry group, managing partner of the Houston office and has a background in energy transactions involving Mexico. Paula Hinton leads the Houston commercial litigation practice and brings further experience in Latin America disputes, including international arbitrations and the enforcement of judgments involving Latin American assets and entities. Michael Murphy is an additional dispute resolution specialist of note. The Houston office forms part of fast growing Latin America practice, which is primarily located in New York and Miami.