News About Latham & Watkins

Latham makes up 24 to partner as associate promotions fall for a second year

Women make up 50% of this year’s intake, up from 38% last year

6 Nov 2024

Skadden raids Latham for London tech transactions head

Deborah Kirk latest in string of partner departures from Latham’s City office

4 Nov 2024

Raft of firms called in for $14.5bn Nord Anglia acquisition

Latham, Cravath, Ropes and Debevoise act on international school operator’s acquisition by consortium

22 Oct 2024

A&O Shearman adds leveraged finance partner in Paris from Latham

Michel Houdayer latest in string of defections from Latham's Europe offices

16 Sep 2024

Latham adds senior tax partner in London from Travers Smith

Simon Skinner joins having earlier led Travers’ tax team

12 Sep 2024

Latham names successor to London managing partner Kensell

Corporate partner Ed Barnett takes over leadership of 500-lawyer office

4 Sep 2024

Latham hires highly rated M&A partner from Saudi independent firm

Arrival of Leen Zaza comes amid heightened interest by international firms in Saudi Arabia’s legal market

20 Aug 2024

Kirkland, Freshfields score leading roles on £5.4bn Hargreaves Lansdown sale

Latham and Linklaters also among raft of firms called in for investment platform's takeover by private equity consortium

9 Aug 2024

Milbank hires six-lawyer finance team in London from Latham

Alternative investment partner Alex Martin joins alongside special counsel and four associates

8 Aug 2024

Kirkland hires M&A heavyweight from Latham for Frankfurt launch

Tobias Larisch joins to open Chicago giant’s second Germany office

5 Aug 2024

Weil adds Latham PE dealmakers for Los Angeles and San Francisco launches

Tana Ryan and Navneeta Rekhi join as New York firm targets West Coast growth

11 Jul 2024

Skadden tops M&A league rankings in first half as deal value rebounds

Paul Weiss and Latham & Watkins follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 18% rise in global deal value

10 Jul 2024

Latham, S&C among raft of firms guiding Paramount’s $28bn Skydance merger

Ropes, Cravath and Simpson Thacher also acting in deal to intended to turn Hollywood icon into a tech-media hybrid

9 Jul 2024

Linklaters, Latham shepherd VW’s $5bn joint venture with Tesla rival Rivian

Linklaters acts for longtime client VW on proposed partnership that will see Rivian’s technology used in both companies’ electric vehicles

27 Jun 2024

Willkie adds 11-lawyer restructuring team in Germany from Latham

Partners Jörn Kowalewski and Ulrich Klockenbrink join in Frankfurt with team as part of Willkie’s new German strategy

11 Jun 2024

Raft of firms called in for Waste Management’s $7.2bn Stericycle acquisition

Latham & Watkins, Hogan Lovells, Vinson & Elkins and Baker Botts steer deal to expand top US waste management company’s healthcare footprint

7 Jun 2024

Kirkland, Latham lead on Champion’s $1.2bn sale to Authentic Brands

Kirkland acts for seller HanesBrands alongside Jones Day as Latham counsels Authentic

6 Jun 2024

Latham, Orrick lead on SAP’s $1.5bn WalkMe acquisition

Israeli firms Meitar and Gornitzky & Co called in on deal to buy Israeli-founded SaaS company

5 Jun 2024

White & Case builds in Germany with hire of capital markets partner duo from Latham

Oliver Seiler and David Rath join US firm in Frankfurt amid reports Latham restructuring partner duo are moving to Willkie Farr & Gallagher

23 May 2024

Latham, Kirkland shepherd CyberArk’s $1.5bn Venafi acquisition

Latham guides CyberArk in acquisition of cybersecurity business from Kirkland-repped Thoma Bravo

21 May 2024