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
Skadden raids Latham for London tech transactions head
Deborah Kirk latest in string of partner departures from Latham’s City office
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
A&O Shearman adds leveraged finance partner in Paris from Latham
Michel Houdayer latest in string of defections from Latham's Europe offices
Latham adds senior tax partner in London from Travers Smith
Simon Skinner joins having earlier led Travers’ tax team
Latham names successor to London managing partner Kensell
Corporate partner Ed Barnett takes over leadership of 500-lawyer office
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
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
Milbank hires six-lawyer finance team in London from Latham
Alternative investment partner Alex Martin joins alongside special counsel and four associates
Kirkland hires M&A heavyweight from Latham for Frankfurt launch
Tobias Larisch joins to open Chicago giant’s second Germany office
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kirkland, Latham lead on Champion’s $1.2bn sale to Authentic Brands
Kirkland acts for seller HanesBrands alongside Jones Day as Latham counsels Authentic
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
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
Latham, Kirkland shepherd CyberArk’s $1.5bn Venafi acquisition
Latham guides CyberArk in acquisition of cybersecurity business from Kirkland-repped Thoma Bravo