Law360 Features New Houston Partner Michael Murphy

Following Michael Murphy’s move to Winston & Strawn’s Houston office, he spoke with Law360 to discuss his commercial litigation practice and his experience in the energy industry. Michael also offered insight into trends he’s seeing in the commercial litigation sector, especially when it comes to the environment.

Michael elaborated that his focus is on complex commercial litigation in oil field disputes, commercial disputes and more, along with catastrophic incidents and environmental litigation. He explained that he moved to the firm with the hopes of expanding his practice and attracting “bigger-ticket litigation.” He also pointed to the team at Winston and how a good group of colleagues is essential in times of crisis. Michael went on to explain that throughout 2019, he noticed a general increase in litigation and he expects that to continue into this year.

When describing Michael, Tom Fitzgerald, Winston & Strawn’s Chairman, said: “Michael is a seasoned trial lawyer whose expertise within the energy industry builds on the recent expansion of our energy [mergers and acquisitions] and private equity practices in Houston and Paris, as well as in our litigation group nationally.”

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