News About Latham & Watkins
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
Saudi Arabia grants first foreign licences to trio of international firms
Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills and Latham & Watkins become first foreign law firms granted licences to practise in the Kingdom under new rules
Addleshaw Goddard signals Middle East ambitions as it adds partners from Bracewell and Latham & Watkins for Riyadh debut
UK firm’s fourth office in the region to launch with five partners and eight-strong team of lawyers and paralegals
Latham & Watkins makes up 23 counsel to partner in latest round
US-heavy cohort follows 44 associates making partner in January in record-tying round
Latham and Skadden called in for Hesai’s Nasdaq debut
Largest IPO for Chinese company since 2021 heralds expected comeback for Chinese US listings in 2023
McDermott taps Noerr and Latham to expand German private equity team
Holger Ebersberger and Hanno Witt join as partners in Munich, having previously worked together at Linklaters
Linklaters, Latham, Orrick and Hengeler advise on €16bn Vodafone, GIP and KKR telecoms joint venture
Vodafone is expected to raise at least €3.2bn after selling part of its stake in German telecoms business Vantage Towers
Sidley, Latham and Cleary Gottlieb advise on $9bn US healthcare merger
Walgreens-backed VillageMD acquires Warburg Pincus-backed Summit Health-CityMD
Latham & Watkins promotes 44 to partnership in record-equalling round
New York and London offices see most promotions with 11 and 10 respectively
Firms including DLA Piper, Linklaters back study into lack of black partners in the UK
'The 1% Study’ outlines steps law firms should take to boost number of senior black lawyers
Sullivan & Cromwell and Goodwin Procter top global M&A deal rankings as market continues to slow
Sullivan leads on value, Goodwin on volume as global activity sees largest year-on-year percentage decline since 2009