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Trading places: Latham picks up M&A star in rare Wachtell departure

Trading places: Latham picks up M&A star in rare Wachtell departure
Alex Ryan
Alex Ryan
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23 June 2025
Corporate and M&A

Latham & Watkins has made a major addition to its M&A practice in New York with the hire of Wachtell partner Zach Podolsky (pictured), marking a rare corporate exit from the elite Wall Street firm.

Podolsky is following his former Wachtell colleague John Sobolewski, who moved to Latham in February, joining as global head of liability management and vice chair of capital markets.

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