Winston Partners Recognized on the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America List

37 Winston attorneys were selected for the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America list. This annual recognition highlights lawyers who have had a significant impact on the industry throughout their careers as well as notable recent achievements.

The Winston attorneys on this year’s list include:

• Rafael Aguilar - Real Estate, Finance, Investment
• Jason Bennett - Banking & Finance, Debt Finance
• Matthew Bergmann - Corporate, esp. Private Equity, M&A
• Michael Blankenship - Corporate Finance & Securities, esp. Energy & Infrastructure
• Mats Carlston - Finance
• Eva Davis - Corporate, M&A, Private Equity
• Dominick DeChiara - Private Equity, M&A
• Francisco Flores - Corporate Finance, Structured Transactions, Cross-Border
• Carl Fornaris - Technology Transactions, Banking & Financial Regulation
• Steven Gavin - M&A, Private Equity
• Basil Godellas - Private Funds, Investment Management, Financial Services
• Charles Haag - Capital Markets, Corporate Governance
• Benjamin Kern - Corporate, Private Equity, Venture Capital
• Timothy Kincaid - Private Equity, M&A
• Jordan Klein - Asset-Based Lending, Financial Services
• Mary Katherine Kulback - Technology Transactions
• Summer LePree - Tax, International Planning, Transactions
• Olga Loy - Tax
• Enrique Martin - Corporate, M&A
• Michael Pikiel Jr. - Infrastructure, Transport & Energy Transactions
• Kimberly Prior - Corporate & Securities, esp. Technology, Financial Regulation, Blockchain
• Richard Puttré - Project Finance, Latin America, Energy & Infrastructure Finance
• Nicholas Rodriguez - M&A, Private Equity, Cross-Border
• Alan Roth - Private Equity
• Jeffrey Rubinger - International Tax
• David Sakowitz - Securities, Corporate Finance, M&A
• Brian Schafer - M&A, Securities, Private Equity
• Richard Shutran - M&A, Leveraged Finance, Energy & Infrastructure
• Daniel Stabile - Financial Services Regulation, Digital Assets, Blockchain
• Matt Stevens - M&A, Corporate, Private Equity
• Matt Stockstill - Private Equity, M&A
• Christina Tate - M&A, Securities, Private Equity
• Becky Troutman - Technology Transactions
• Will Turner - M&A, Venture Capital, Finance & Technology, Crypto
• Bradley Vaiana - Private Equity
• David Wells - M&A, Corporate Finance
• Michael Wu - Private Investment Funds, Transactions, Private Equity

See the full list of 2025 winners here.