ANGELA MACHALA
Los Angeles Managing Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP
Some of Angela Machala’s most striking case-related career accomplishments to date involve successfully getting criminal charges dropped against her clients before trial, against all odds. Her track record is due in part to her diligence in researching and investigating these cases, as well as her finely honed ability to use the resulting facts to educate and persuade prosecutors of her clients’ innocence.
In one representative case, Machala helped to successfully secure a rare post-indictment dismissal of all criminal charges against her client in a closely watched theft of trade secrets case in the Northern District of California. The US Department of Justice described its decision to drop the charges as a “serious step,” especially more than a year since the indictment. Prior to that case, on the eve of trial, Machala obtained a dismissal from the California Attorney General’s Office of all charges against her client, a registered nurse.
