Linda is a business litigator and appellate lawyer and leads the firm’s celebrated Litigation Department. She is known for her strong business sense, clear briefs, and compelling oral advocacy. She has argued more than 70...

Cardelle is the managing partner of Winston’s Chicago office. Over her 20-year career as an employment litigator and advisor, Cardelle has concentrated her practice on employment relations litigation and counseling matters. She has significant experience...

Jennifer Kenedy is a Partner and Chief Risk Officer at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, a newly combined AmLaw 30 international law firm with over 1,600 attorneys. Prior to taking on her new role at Troutman...

Justice Joy Virginia Cunningham was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court in 2022. She was elected to a full term in 2024. Prior to her judicial service Justice Cunningham served as Senior Vice President -General...

Sharon Hwang is a Shareholder at Buchanan. She practices in all areas of intellectual property law with a particular emphasis on patent litigation. She helps her clients maximize the value of their intellectual property and...

Mary Burke has 17 years of investment banking experience within the food industry specializing in financial restructurings, recapitalizations, turn-arounds, private and public placements of debt and equity capital and providing corporate finance and strategic advisory...

Aurora Abella-Austriaco is a Shareholder at Valentine Austriaco and Bueschel P.C.(VAB), an all women owned law firm. Prior to VAB, she was the sole shareholder of Austriaco and Associates Ltd. Austriaco has been in practice...

Natalie Spears is a trial lawyer and trusted business advisor to major news, media, entertainment, sports and technology companies. She represents clients in high-stakes litigation across the US in a wide range of matters, including...

Cathy G. O’Kelly is a member of the Board of Directors of Vedder Price. As a member of the firm’s Investment Services group, her practice includes representation of mutual funds and their boards of directors,...

Jennifer Nijman is a founding partner of the environmental firm Nijman·Franzetti LLP. She was formerly a partner and chair of the environmental practice group at the Chicago office of Winston & Strawn. She concentrates her...