Law firms Latham lands Debevoise arbitration star Lamb as it seeks disputes growth in the City Legal Business · 27 May 2016 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Litigation Debevoise & Plimpton Latham & Watkins Latham & Watkins has hired US rival Debevoise & Plimpton‘s rising arbitration star Sophie Lamb (pictured) as it builds out its disputes practice.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 2026Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025White & Case snaps up A&O Shearman IP trio as post-merger exits continueLaw firmsAlex Ryan14 Feb 2025‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the YearLaw firmsAnna Huntley8 Oct 2024‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024Law firmsIsabel Caine9 Sep 2024‘There is total support for getting this done’ – funders and litigators react to King’s Speech litigation funding snubLaw firmsIsabel Caine21 Aug 2024