Winston & Strawn’s Miami Office Growth Featured in Law360 Office Spotlight

Winston & Strawn’s Miami office growth and upcoming expansion to two floors in the Southeast Financial Center was featured in a Law360 Office Spotlight article. In 2025, attorneys and staff will move from the 24th floor to the permanent space on the 17th and 18th floors, totaling 45,134 square feet. The new office will be connected by an internal staircase and can accommodate double the number of employees than the current space. The office will feature a conference center and unobstructed views of Biscayne Bay and the Port of Miami from the reception area. 

Miami Office Managing Partner Enrique Martin told Law360 that the plans to move to the Brickell Avenue tower experienced some delays, ultimately leading to the decision to expand in the Southeast Financial Center, which offered a definitive timeline for a fall 2025 move in.

“The one thing I was admittedly not entirely prepared for was just how quickly we were going to grow, and [they are] good problems to have, so I’m very excited about that,” Rick said. “We initially thought that the temporary space where we are now would be sufficient for an extended period of time.”

Since opening in 2022, the Miami office has grown from six attorneys to 41 and developed a full-service office with strength in digital assets, fintech, financial institutions and regulatory work, project finance, and litigation. Most recently, the firm welcomed partner Andrew Hinkes as a member of the Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology group. He is known for co-authoring the textbook “Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology: U.S. Law and Regulation” with Miami partners Kimberly Prior and Daniel Stabile. 

“Most of the senior lawyers in this office are either former managing partners or practice group leaders at other major firms in South Florida,” Rick said. “We placed heavy emphasis on focusing on recruiting local practitioners with an extensive history of practicing in South Florida, either because they're from here or because they’ve worked 20-plus years in this market.”

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