Winston Attorneys Named to Benchmark Litigation “40 & Under Hot List” 2020

Six Winston attorneys have been recognized on the 2020 Benchmark Litigation “40 & Under Hot List,” an exclusive ranking of the most talented U.S. litigators 40 years of age or younger.

northeast

• Matt Saxon represents clients in a range of commercial disputes focusing on multi-district litigations, products liability, and white collar criminal investigations. He also has considerable experience representing clients in copyright litigation, securities disputes including Rule 10(b)-5, wire fraud, FCPA, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair competition claims.

Midwest

• Scott Ahmad is an experienced litigation partner whose practice focuses on mass tort/product liability cases, financial services litigation, and high-stakes commercial disputes. He also represents the firm’s financial services clients in complex lawsuits and subpoena matters, including defending them in consumer class actions and complex commercial lawsuits, preparing managing directors and executives for civil depositions and regulatory interviews, and providing strategic counseling and advice. 
• Matthew Carter represents clients in state and federal courts throughout the country in complex commercial and criminal matters. His service as an Illinois Supreme Court law clerk, and his appointments as a Special Assistant Attorney General in Illinois and Deputy Special Prosecutor in Cook County, have provided him with invaluable experience in his complex commercial and appellate litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and corporate internal investigation practice.
• Bryce Cooper concentrates his practice on complex commercial, product liability, and pharmaceutical patent litigation, with a primary focus in the health care and agribusiness industries. He has represented numerous pharmaceutical and medical device companies in complex litigation through trial and appeal.

South

• Michael Bittner is experienced in all aspects of patent litigation (for both plaintiffs and defendants), including performing pre-filing investigations, handling complex discovery, preparing for and presenting at Markman hearings, working with fact and expert witnesses, preparing and presenting the case for dispositive motions and trial, and through appeal. He represents clients in a wide variety of technologies, including telecommunications, networking, financial services, and data management.
• Katrina Eash litigates cases involving patent and trademark infringement allegations, partnership disputes, theft of intellectual property and trade secrets, breaches of contract and fiduciary duties, business torts, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, unfair competition, corporate espionage, and whistleblowing. Additionally, she has extensive experience defending companies in class-action litigation and regularly handles class claims involving allegations of RICO and securities violations.