News About Latham & Watkins
Kirkland tops global M&A rankings after strongest first nine months for dealmaking since 2021
Chicago-founded giant comfortably ahead of Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham & Watkins in second and third spot respectively
Kirkland, Latham and Jones Day steer Royal Caribbean’s $3bn acquisition of stake in Sandals
Kirkland & Ellis is advising cruise operator on its largest-ever deal, with Latham & Watkins and Jones Day acting for Sandals
Vinson & Elkins adds Latham’s structured finance vice chair in double hire
Loren Finegold joins as V&E’s new structured finance chief in New York alongside newly minted partner Ed Comber
Sullivan & Cromwell and Cooley among early adopters as OpenAI unveils new legal AI platform
Astra for Law combines GPT-6 Astra with US legal research database enabling law firms and legaltech companies to develop their own AI tools and workflows
Sidley, Latham score lead roles as Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea FC
Sidley guides Clearlake as it acquires stakes from Latham-repped US financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, in deal that values Chelsea at around £5bn, including debt
Sullivan & Cromwell opens first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi
Firm rehires Ahmed el-Gaili as a partner from Latham & Watkins to lead Middle East practice
Latham deepens tech push with Hg general counsel hire in London
Samantha McGonigle brings extensive tech and software-related deals experience, follows recent tech hires by Latham in London from MoFo, Travers Smith
Clutch of law firms guide DCC Energy’s $7.7bn takeover by KKR, ECP
Gibson Dunn, Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Cleary guide KKR’s largest public-to-private transaction in Europe in more than a decade alongside Irish firms Matheson, Arthur Cox and William Fry
Cravath, Latham guide Martin Marietta’s $13.5bn Lhoist North America merger
French firm Bredin Prat also helps steer latest in string of deals in the US building-products industry
Latham continues London tech transactions push with Travers partner hire
Hire of Richard Offord follows trio of tech-focused M&A partners joining from Morrison Foerster in May
Quartet of firms guide $17.6bn Caesars Entertainment acquisition
Latham, Skadden, Freshfields and White & Case score roles in deal that will see casino giant’s acquisition by conglomerate owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta
Latham & Watkins adds MoFo London chief in M&A team hire
Andrew Boyd joins with two more partners in hire that boosts Latham’s tech M&A credentials in the City
Pillsbury debuts in Boston with Latham litigation hire
Robert Gilbert joins to launch office targeting tech, health and banking clients alongside four senior Pillsbury attorneys
Weil hits Latham, White & Case for senior antitrust duo as German buildout continues
Arrival of Ingo Brinker and Niklas Brueggemann follows several transactions-focused hires in Germany over the past six months
Five-lawyer Latham team decamps to August Debouzy in Paris
Latham’s Paris litigation chair, Mathilde Saltiel, takes group of counsel and associates to leading French boutique
Latham raids Wachtell for finance, M&A partner duo in New York
Emily Johnson and Mark Stagliano continue string of historically rare exits from prestigious Wall Street firm
Latham & Watkins adds private equity quartet from Clifford Chance in Paris
Group includes trio of partners: Benjamin de Blegiers, Daniel Zerbib and Gauthier Martin
Latham adds litigation partner duo in Texas from Kirkland, Winston
Hires come ahead of planned office launch in Dallas, according to reports
Skadden further boosts London disputes team with latest partner hire from Latham
Samuel Pape’s arrival follows the hire of Sophie Lamb KC from Latham in January
Skadden hires Latham’s former global arbitration co-chair in London
Sophie Lamb KC becomes Skadden’s second high-profile European partner hire in as many days