Troy Yoshino and Eric Knapp’s Arrival to Winston’s San Francisco Office Covered in Multiple Media Outlets

Winston & Strawn recently announced the addition of Troy Yoshino and Eric Knapp to the firm’s San Francisco office, where they joined as partners in the Litigation Department. Their arrival contributes to the firm’s ongoing commitment to expanding its bench strength in the Bay Area in order to serve clients whose businesses fuel the region’s and the nation’s economy.

Troy defends numerous types of class actions, including cases involving consumer claims, employment, privacy, financial services, insurance, and toxic tort. He has a long, successful record of coordinating class actions and complex proceedings and defending clients facing litigation in multiple jurisdictions around the world. In addition, he is an experienced appellate lawyer and has handled appeals before the Supreme Court of the United States, several federal circuits, and various state appellate courts.

Eric has extensive experience defending companies in state and federal court against major class actions involving claims such as consumer protection law violations, product defects, toxic torts, unfair business practices, and violation of wage and hour law. His clients include some of the world’s largest, best-known corporations representing diverse industries such as automotive, insurance, chemicals, and food and beverage.

“Troy and Eric’s arrival speaks to the strong caliber of talent we are attracting across multiple geographies,” said Winston Chairman Tom Fitzgerald in the press release announcing their arrival. “Their class action experience further strengthens our ability to successfully defend complex litigation matters on behalf of critically important industries.”

Troy and Eric’s move to Winston has been covered by the following news outlets:

• “Winston & Strawn Hires 2 Class Action Litigators in Northern California,” The Recorder
• “Winston & Strawn targets Bay Area expansion with hire of two class action partners from Squire Patton Boggs,” The Global Legal Post
• “Winston & Strawn Adds 2 Squire Patton Class Action Pros,” Law360
• “Winston & Strawn Adds Two Prominent Class Action Litigators in San Francisco,” Attorney At Law Magazine
• “Winston & Strawn bolster the San Francisco office by adding two new partners,” Daily Journal
• “Winston & Strawn Chair Navigates Big Law’s Changing Growth Game,” Bloomberg Law