News About Latham & Watkins
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
Latham recruits life sciences partner duo in DC from Skadden, real estate partner in New York
Former FDA lawyers Jennifer Bragg and William McConagha move over in DC as Safehold CLO Douglas Heitner joins real estate team in New York
Latham, Skadden and Paul Weiss among firms advising on $6.9bn Squarespace take private
Private equity firm Permira is leading the deal, with support from General Atlantic and Accel
Kirkland, Latham shepherd Thoma Bravo’s £4.3bn Darktrace acquisition
Kirkland acts for marquee client Thoma Bravo as Latham counsels UK-listed cyber security company
Reed Smith, Shoosmiths lead on Concord’s £1.1bn Hipgnosis takeover
DLA Piper and Latham also called in for deal to save embattled song fund
Kirkland, Latham shepherd EQT’s $35bn Equitrans gas merger
Last year’s top M&A firms lead as flurry of US oil and gas dealmaking continues
Freshfields continues US hiring drive with addition of two Latham private capital partners
Duo join in New York as global co-head of private capital and head of US private capital respectively
Wachtell, Vinson & Elkins and Latham lead on Chord’s $11bn Enerplus merger
Canadian firms Goodmans and Blake Cassels & Graydon also advise as consolidation in US gas and oil industry continues apace
Latham & Watkins makes up 19 counsel to partner in latest promotions round
Round follows Los Angeles giant promoting 34 associates to partner in January
Latham & Watkins launches MENA region headquarters in Saudi Arabia
Move follows new Saudi rule that multinationals must have regional headquarters there or risk losing lucrative government contracts
Paul Hastings snaps up two Latham partners in London
Investigations and litigation team boosted by arrival of Stuart Alford KC and Oliver Browne
Kirkland, Latham advise on Chesapeake’s $7.4bn deal for Southwestern
Top M&A firms instructed on latest multibillion-dollar energy industry deal, with Wachtell Lipton also called in
Kirkland tops global 2023 M&A rankings ahead of Latham as dealmaking hits 10-year low
Deal value fell 17% in 2023 to $2.9trn with volume down 6% to 55,200