Law firms Dealwatch: KWM leads for regular client TransDigm on $1bn US defence purchase Legal Business · 1 July 2016 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Deal watch King & Wood Mallesons Latham & Watkins King & Wood Mallesons, Latham & Watkins (KWM) and Cleveland firm BakerHostetler have advised on the $1bn sale of defense company Data Device Corporation (DDC) to TransDigm Group.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryLatham launches $1m AI awards programme for associatesLaw firmsAlex Ryan10 Nov 2026‘These are significant items on clients’ balance sheets’ – inside Latham’s five-partner Houston projects playLaw firmsWill Lewallen4 Nov 2026Latham hires five Weil trainees in London as wind-down loomsLaw firmsWill Lewallen4 Nov 2026Dechert set to hire senior HSF Kramer partner in London corporate pushLaw firmsWill Lewallen13 Nov 2026Cravath makes rare London partner promotion amid 11-strong roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 Nov 2026Sidley in talks to take Weil Paris office alongside heavyweight PE partners in London and GermanyLaw firmsWill Lewallen5 Nov 2026Dealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealLaw firmsAlex Ryan15 Jan 2024Dealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loanLaw firmsAlex Ryan8 Dec 2023Deal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint ventureLaw firmsMegan Mayers9 Sep 2022