Brinton Scott, managing partner in Winston & Strawn LLP’s Shanghai office, has worked in China for more than two decades. Before joining Winston, Brinton was the managing partner of the Shanghai office of a UK-based law firm, where he also headed the firm’s China practice.

Brinton has extensive experience in advising Fortune 500 and large private multinational corporations in various matters including: investigations (fraud, corruption, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act); foreign direct investment; mergers and acquisitions (including merger controls); reorganizations; joint ventures; construction (Greenfield); employment; intellectual property; and technology and licensing. He has advised clients across a broad array of industry sectors including: aerospace; automotive; chemical; construction; food and beverage; insurance; medical device; pharmaceutical; publishing; media and entertainment; real estate; and retail.

Brinton was recently appointed Chairman of the Legal Committee of The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. He is responsible for promoting the development of the PRC’s legal systems and addressing any legislation and regulatory changes that may affect trade, commerce, industry, finance, or services in Shanghai and the PRC.

Some of Brinton’s additional activities include organizing and participating in public speaking engagements and in-house training seminars, as well as contributing to legal periodicals and other publications.

Jeff heads the firm's China practice. Raised and educated in America but never forgetting his Chinese roots, Jeff firmly grasps both cultures’ unspoken nuances, including their vastly different ways of thinking and approaches to problem-solving. Well-versed in both legal systems, Jeff’s dynamic personal background, multilingual proficiency, and ability to understand and address the needs of clients from both sides of the Pacific have led him to foster multiple niche practice areas.

A disputes specialist and skilled U.S. litigator, Jeff helps clients navigate through serious claims of liability. Appearing before all levels of U.S. federal and state courts and international arbitral tribunals, Jeff tackles highly complex but recurrent issues of jurisdiction and venue in cross-border disputes. He has succeeded in addressing threshold challenges based on forum non-conveniens, lack of personal or subject matter jurisdiction, failure to exercise compulsory joinder, the presumption against extraterritorial application of U.S. laws, and claims of immunity under the ForeignSovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).

Kevin is admitted in the PRC and New York State with extensive legal experiences in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and foreign direct investment in China.