Winston Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2018 “Top 250 Women in Litigation”

Winston & Strawn Partners Natalie Arbaugh, Linda Coberly, Paula Hinton, and Kathi Vidal are recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2018 list of the Top 250 Women in Litigation. The annual list honors the accomplishments of female litigators from across the United States. The attorneys selected by the publication are chosen through several phases of research, including review of their recent case work, peer review, and client feedback on their performances.

Based in Dallas, Natalie Arbaugh represents plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of industries in state and federal courts throughout the country in complex, and often high-profile, business and intellectual property disputes. In her more than 15-year career, she has tried more than 30 cases.

Chicago Managing Partner and Appellate & Critical Motions Practice Chair Linda Coberly focuses her practice on appeals and on critical motions that resolve complex commercial lawsuits before trial. She counsels clients on appellate and strategic issues at all stages of litigation, from before trial through and including proceedings before the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Paula Hinton, based in Houston, is a go-to trial lawyer in high-stakes litigation. With more than 30 years of experience, she is often enlisted by clients in bet-the-company litigation when matters are well underway. She recently defended a company in one of the largest environmental civil penalties cases tried in Texas.

Silicon Valley Managing Parter Kathi Vidal is one of the leading patent litigators in the country. Nationally recognized for trying high-profile, high-stakes, and high-tech patent disputes, Kathi protects innovative companies through offensive patent actions to preserve their market or through innovative strategies to efficiently resolve defensive patent actions.