News About Latham & Watkins
Standard Chartered’s GC and Latham partner among lawyers recognised in New Year Honours
DE&I champion Sandie Okoro awarded OBE while UK listings reformer Mark Austin becomes a CBE
Sidley and Latham sew up Coupang’s $500m Farfetch rescue deal
Sidley advises South Korea’s Coupang on its acquisition of troubled luxury e-commerce platform, advised by Latham
Willkie Farr hires Latham partner in London to co-chair European restructuring group
Simon Baskerville joins as Willkie moves to capitalise on expected uptick in restructuring work
Latham & Watkins adds private credit partner duo in London from Akin Gump
Fergus Wheeler and Paul Yin join banking practice after only 10 months at Akin
Kirkland & Ellis secures Latham, White & Case partners for Riyadh launch
Chicago giant chooses Saudi Arabia for Middle East headquarters citing Kingdom’s growing significance for clients
Kirkland, Latham act in Birkenstock $1.5bn US IPO
Kirkland counsels German shoemaker on New York Stock Echange listing as Latham acts for underwriters
Clifford Chance makes twin energy partner hire from Latham & Watkins
New recruits Craig Nethercott and Chirag Sanghrajka will be based in London and Dubai respectively
Skadden Arps, Latham called in for Danaher’s $5.7bn Abcam acquisition
Skadden advises US medical giant Danaher as Latham acts for UK’s Abcam in all-cash deal
Latham to close Shanghai office in favour of ‘consolidated hub’ in Beijing
In wake of Dentons’ withdrawal from mainland China, US giant says it remains committed to ‘important market’
Latham, Wachtell advise on Tapestry’s $8.5bn acquisition of Versace-owner Capri
Luxury merger also gives Tapestry access to Capri brands Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors
Latham builds London funds team with twin hire from Sidley
‘Next generation’ partner Mateja Maher departs after three-and-a-half years at Chicago giant
Simpson Thacher adds partners from Paul Weiss, Latham to lead alternative capital practice
Paul Weiss hybrid capital lead Tracey Zaccone joins in New York alongside Latham veteran David Teh
Latham scoops high-profile London capital markets champion from Freshfields
Mark Austin, author of UK government's Secondary Capital Raising Review, joins US giant
Clifford Chance targets energy work with Houston launch
Magic Circle firm to add seven partners from rivals including two from Latham & Watkins to open third US office
WE Soda calls in Latham as it plots first big ticket London listing in 2023
Soda ash producer is planning to raise at least $800m from listing on the London Stock Exchange
Kirkland, Latham and Skadden check in for Asda’s £2.3bn acquisition of EG petrol chain arm
Addleshaw Goddard and Allen & Overy also act in deal to create retail group with £30bn combined revenue
Latham, Davis Polk advise on L’Oréal’s $2.5bn acquisition of luxury beauty brand Aēsop
Legal team led by top GC Alexandre Menais oversees brand's largest-ever M&A deal
Latham, Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Pillsbury advise on UFC and WWE mega-merger
UFC owner Endeavor agrees to merge with WWE in deal that would value combined sports giant at more than $21bn
Kirkland, Latham and Pillsbury advise on $4.8bn Concentrix merger with Webhelp
Transatlantic deal will create a global leader in customer experience services
Latham & Watkins secures antitrust partner in London from Linklaters
Leading merger control practitioner Simon Pritchard joins US firm after 10 years at magic circle rival