White & Case edges ahead of Latham in the City with £185m turnover Legal Business Last year’s standout performer Latham & Watkins is facing competition from White & Case after the firm edged ahead in…
Latham’s global march slowed as capital markets slump hits US elite Legal Business After setting the pace during last year’s global reporting season, raising revenue by 14% to $2.61bn to become the largest law firm…
Latham targets Asian private equity market with hires from Clifford Chance and Freshfields Tom Moore After making significant investment into its European private equity practice to transform it into one of the region’s biggest private…
Latham prepares sixth Asia office as it signs property lease for Seoul Legal Business Within a year of reviewing its Asia strategy, Latham & Watkins is set to join the mass of law firms…
Latham & Watkins lures CMA director of mergers to broaden London offering Legal Business Latham & Watkins has hired the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s director of mergers Jonathan Parker as it rounds out…
Latham takes another private equity partner from the Magic Circle as Linklaters’ Traugott departs Legal Business US firm Latham & Watkins has hired Linklaters‘ German head of private equity Rainer Traugott as it continues its aggressive…
Latham taps Hogan Lovells as City finance push continues Legal Business Latham & Watkins continues to enhance its finance roster, this time with experienced Hogan Lovells partner Gary Hamp. The hire…
Middle East moves: Latham loses partner trio to Hogan Lovells in Dubai Legal Business Three of the nine partners in Latham & Watkins’ Dubai office have resigned, just months after the US firm announced…
Maly departs Latham to join former colleague Sloan at MoFo Legal Business US firm Morrison & Foerster has hired from Latham & Watkins‘ London corporate team again, this time appointing partner Vladimir…
Latham & Watkins: Masterminding a fraud claim – the English courts as a magnet forum? Legal Business Simon Bushell London chair of litigation, Latham & Watkins [email protected] The world is an increasingly small place: money travels far…
Hitting the target: Latham & Watkins boosts female partner promotions in latest round Legal Business Almost half the lawyers made partner in Latham & Watkins’ latest 25 partner promotion round are female, following global chair…
Freshfields and Latham act on creation of new PE house as Barclays spins-off another venture Legal Business Private equity heavyweights Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Latham & Watkins have acted on the spin-off of Barclays’ natural resources private…
A&O, Ropes and Latham advise on £1bn Ibstock flotation Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) is advising new client Ibstock, alongside US firms Ropes & Gray and Latham & Watkins as…
A&O turns the tables on Latham with structured finance partner Oddy’s hire Tom Moore Reversing the flow of partners from the Magic Circle to US firms, Allen & Overy has made a rare lateral…
Senior CC German exits mount as Latham recruits head of banking Hagelüken Legal Business Latham & Watkins has returned to Clifford Chance (CC) for another star hire, with German banking chief Alexandra Hagelüken becoming…
Dealwatch: A&O wins place alongside Latham, Ropes and Sidley on Carlyle’s $8bn tech buyout Jaishree Kalia A raft of firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O), have landed roles on Carlyle Group’s $8bn purchase of software-storage company…
Teva’s $40bn generic-drug buy sees Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell lead Legal Business Cross-border teams from Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham & Watkins have landed the lead roles on the $40bn takeover of Allergan’s…
Latham & Watkins looks at South Korea launch amid Asia strategy review Legal Business Having tackled New York and London, Latham & Watkins has tasked a group of partners to review its Asia strategy…
Dealwatch: US firms line up on the $55bn takeover of Time Warner Cable Legal Business In one of the largest M&A deals so far this year, US law firms continued to show their dominance of…
Dealwatch: Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham act on Nokia’s €15.6bn Alcatel-Lucent takeover Legal Business US firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised on Nokia’s plans to take over…
