About

Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP

Our Texas offices are staffed with lawyers who are well known for their litigation prowess and trial skills, as well as their remarkable wins in bet-the-company and life-changing matters. Our attorneys offer top-notch litigation capabilities for a wide variety of litigation, including breach of contract, unfair competition, class action, complex business tort, mass/toxic tort, product liability, environmental tort, securities fraud/insider trading, breach of fiduciary duty, non-compete/employee raiding, trade secret, intellectual property, RICO, antitrust, False Claims Act/qui tam, insurance coverage, and derivative actions. 

Winston has a well-deserved reputation as a trial lawyers’ firm. Our litigators are some of the most seasoned in the industry.

Our Texas litigation team represents clients from a wide array of industries, including financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing and industrial suppliers, consumer product and retailers, construction and real estate developers, public entities, technology, health care and medical devices, professional services, telecom, as well as high-net-worth individuals.

Our Houston-based oil and gas litigation practice continues to thrive. The team is routinely involved in high-stakes litigation involving hundreds of millions of dollars or more for some of the most important companies in the sector.





Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Winston & Strawn LLP has a deep bench of seasoned trial lawyers, offering wide-ranging expertise in commercial and white-collar litigation. The firm is well equipped to handle disputes in the energy sector, with additional experience litigating on behalf of financial services, technology, real estate and manufacturing companies.

Work Highlights

  • Winston & Strawn represented Boral Industries in a case that involved its sale of a window manufacturing company for $240 million to the defendant/cross-plaintiff Billy Robinson.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Tom Melsheimer
1
Tom Melsheimer
1
Band 1
Tom Melsheimer excels across a broad array of civil and criminal matters. He draws particular acclaim for his considerable trial expertise.

Tom Melsheimer is an excellent litigator.

Tom Melsheimer does an exceptional job.

I have seen Tom Melsheimer in trial and he's one of the top three litigators in the country.

Tom Melsheimer is a super talented trial lawyer with a broad range of capabilities to handle any number of high stakes cases. He is one of the area's leading trial lawyers.

Christopher RJ Pace
2
Christopher RJ Pace
2
Band 2
Christopher Pace is a respected commercial litigator with significant experience representing clients in class actions, antitrust disputes and trade secrets cases, among others.
Stephanie Clouston
3
Stephanie Clouston
3
Band 3
Stephanie Clouston's vast litigation experience includes product liability, breach of contract and intellectual property claims.

Stephanie Clouston is an excellent litigator. She is responsive, easy to work with and rolls her sleeves up.

Stephanie Clouston has a very sharp eye and attention to detail. She keeps clients informed of new information and provides advice with a certain risk level at the forefront.

Michael T Murphy
4
Michael T Murphy
4
Band 4
Michael Murphy offers broad commercial litigation expertise. He represents clients in a variety of matters, including class actions, antitrust claims and contractual disputes.

Michael Murphy is a really impressive lawyer.

Michael is an excellent trial lawyer.

Michael Murphy is a very good lawyer. He is detail-oriented, diligent and a good writer.

John Sanders
5
John Sanders
5
Band 5
Founding partner of Winston & Strawn's Dallas office John Sanders is trusted to handle complex commercial disputes including partnership, trade secret misappropriation and securities claims.

John Sanders is exceptional and does a great job at client service, client development and legal representation.

John Sanders learns the unique aspects of a client's business, allowing him to be committed to success and represent his clients more efficiently.

Natalie Arbaugh
5
Natalie Arbaugh
5
Band 5
Natalie Arbaugh is recognized for her wealth of expertise in business disputes and intellectual property litigation.

Natalie Arbaugh is a great lawyer.

Katrina Eash
U
Katrina Eash
U
Up and Coming
Katrina Eash is noted for her ability to defend clients in a range of commercial litigation, with noteworthy strength in class actions and intellectual property-related disputes.

Katrina Eash works very hard and is enjoyable to work with.

Ranked Lawyers at
Winston & Strawn LLP

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Texas

Litigation: Trial Lawyers

Tom Melsheimer
1
Tom Melsheimer
1
Band 1

Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds

Litigation: General Commercial

Tom Melsheimer
1
Tom Melsheimer
1
Band 1
Christopher RJ Pace
2
Christopher RJ Pace
2
Band 2
Stephanie Clouston
3
Stephanie Clouston
3
Band 3
John Sanders
5
John Sanders
5
Band 5
Natalie Arbaugh
5
Natalie Arbaugh
5
Band 5
Katrina Eash
U
Katrina Eash
U
Up and Coming

Texas: Houston & Surrounds

Litigation: General Commercial

Michael T Murphy
4
Michael T Murphy
4
Band 4

Members

Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP

Brett Johnson

Chad Walker

Chase Cooper

Geoffrey Harper

Jervonne Newsome

John Sullivan

Katy Preston

LeElle Slifer

M. Imad Khan

Matthew Durfee

Rex Mann

Robine Grant

Samantha Lerner

Head of Department

Scott Thomas

Steve Stodghill

Tom Walsh

Head of Department

Walter "Casey" Berger

Clients

Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP

CPB Contractors Pty Ltd. (CPB)

Dallas Mavericks

Fox News Network, LLC

Westlake Chemical

Industries

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Automobiles & Parts

Banks

Chemicals

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Beverage

Health Care

Media & Entertainment

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Sports

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Utilities