Latham & Watkins

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Rankings published in 2026

Banking

Tier 4

33 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

14 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

13 practice areas

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Linklaters

10 practice areas

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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company

14 practice areas

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Dentons

11 practice areas

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Freshfields

10 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

10 practice areas

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White & Case

10 practice areas

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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard

5 practice areas

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Pinsent Masons

8 practice areas

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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie

7 practice areas

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Baker McKenzie

11 practice areas

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Hadef & Partners

11 practice areas

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King & Spalding

10 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

10 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

9 practice areas

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Reed Smith

5 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

11 practice areas

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Tier 5

ALN UAE | Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota

3 practice areas

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Afridi & Angell

9 practice areas

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DLA Piper

9 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

9 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

9 practice areas

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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS

4 practice areas

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

7 practice areas

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CMS (UAE)

6 practice areas

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Eversheds Sutherland

8 practice areas

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

7 practice areas

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Greenberg Traurig

8 practice areas

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Holman Fenwick Willan

1 practice area

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Paul Hastings

2 practice areas

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Stephenson Harwood

5 practice areas

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Watson Farley & Williams

5 practice areas

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Capital markets : Debt

Tier 2

12 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

14 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

13 practice areas

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Linklaters

10 practice areas

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White & Case

10 practice areas

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Tier 2

Latham & Watkins

10 practice areas

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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

7 practice areas

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Al Tamimi & Company

14 practice areas

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Dentons

11 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

11 practice areas

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Greenberg Traurig

8 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

9 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

10 practice areas

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Capital markets : Equity

Tier 3

12 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

14 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

13 practice areas

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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS

4 practice areas

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Linklaters

10 practice areas

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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company

14 practice areas

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White & Case

10 practice areas

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Tier 3

Freshfields

10 practice areas

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

7 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

10 practice areas

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Tier 4

Hadef & Partners

11 practice areas

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Baker McKenzie

11 practice areas

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

4 practice areas

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M&A

Tier 3

40 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

14 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

13 practice areas

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Freshfields

10 practice areas

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Tier 2

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

7 practice areas

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Linklaters

10 practice areas

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White & Case

10 practice areas

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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard

5 practice areas

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Al Tamimi & Company

14 practice areas

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Baker McKenzie

11 practice areas

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

4 practice areas

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King & Spalding

10 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

10 practice areas

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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie

7 practice areas

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BSA LAW

6 practice areas

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CMS (UAE)

6 practice areas

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Clyde & Co

7 practice areas

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Dentons

11 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

9 practice areas

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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS

4 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

9 practice areas

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Pinsent Masons

8 practice areas

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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

7 practice areas

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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo

2 practice areas

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DLA Piper

9 practice areas

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Eversheds Sutherland

8 practice areas

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Greenberg Traurig

8 practice areas

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Hadef & Partners

11 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

9 practice areas

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Hourani & Partners

2 practice areas

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Squire Patton Boggs

6 practice areas

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Tribonian Law Advisors

2 practice areas

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Trowers & Hamlins

8 practice areas

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Afridi & Angell

9 practice areas

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Gowling WLG

3 practice areas

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Meysan

1 practice area

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Norton Rose Fulbright

10 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

2 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

11 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

1 practice area

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Stephenson Harwood

5 practice areas

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Projects

Tier 3

28 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

14 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

13 practice areas

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Linklaters

10 practice areas

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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie

7 practice areas

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DLA Piper

9 practice areas

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Dentons

11 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

9 practice areas

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King & Spalding

10 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

10 practice areas

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Pinsent Masons

8 practice areas

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White & Case

10 practice areas

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Tier 3

Al Tamimi & Company

14 practice areas

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Bracewell

4 practice areas

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Covington & Burling

4 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

10 practice areas

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Tier 4

CMS (UAE)

6 practice areas

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Clyde & Co

7 practice areas

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DLA Piper

9 practice areas

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Eversheds Sutherland

8 practice areas

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Freshfields

10 practice areas

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

7 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

9 practice areas

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Linklaters

10 practice areas

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Tier 5

Stephenson Harwood

5 practice areas

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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

7 practice areas

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Baker Botts

1 practice area

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Greenberg Traurig

8 practice areas

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Hadef & Partners

11 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

11 practice areas

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Trowers & Hamlins

8 practice areas

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Restructuring and insolvency

Tier 3

19 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

14 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

13 practice areas

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Freshfields

10 practice areas

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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

7 practice areas

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Baker McKenzie

11 practice areas

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DLA Piper

9 practice areas

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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard

5 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

10 practice areas

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Linklaters

10 practice areas

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White & Case

10 practice areas

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Tier 4

Al Tamimi & Company

14 practice areas

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Hadef & Partners

11 practice areas

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Pinsent Masons

8 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

11 practice areas

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Al-Suwaidi & Company

1 practice area

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BSA LAW

6 practice areas

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King & Spalding

10 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

9 practice areas

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Reed Smith

5 practice areas

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Deal Highlights

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Deal Name	Deal Date	Firm Name	Jurisdiction	Deal Type	Lawyer Names	Client Names	Client Role
Abu Dhabi Ports - Bond Issue	2021-04-01	Latham & Watkins	United Arab Emirates	Bond issue		Citigroup, Mizuho Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Société Générale	Underwriter
Silver Lake Partners LP - M&A	2021-04-14	Latham & Watkins	United Arab Emirates	M&A	Justin Hamill	Silver Lake Partners LP	Buyer
Vertiv Holdings Co. - M&A	2021-09-08	Latham & Watkins	United Arab Emirates	M&A		Vertiv Holdings Co.	Buyer
Jawaker FZ LLC - M&A	2021-09-09	Latham & Watkins	United Arab Emirates	M&A		Jawaker FZ LLC	Target
Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II - M&A	2023-04-20	Latham & Watkins	United Arab Emirates	M&A	Aeneas Nalbantis, Alex Farris, Ben Winnett, Charles Claypoole, Chelsea Carlson, Cierra Warren, Daniel Breslin, Gail Crawford, Georgina Hoy, Greer Gaddie, J. Peyton Worley, Jennifer Cadet, Jess McIntosh, Joseph Altieri, Karl Mah, Katharine Moir, Kayleigh Kuyon, Lina Le Roux, Michelle Taylor, Robbie McLaren, Ryan Maierson, Sarah Gadd, Scott Westhoff, Stuart Alford, Thomas Lane, Timothy Neo	Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II	Buyer

M&A

Aerial panorama of New York City skyscrapers at dusk

This week’s people moves: Charles Russell Speechlys, Latham, Davis Polk and more

We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York

Noemi Distefano, May 28 2026

M&A

The Statue of Liberty over the Scene of New york cityscape river

This week’s people moves: Ropes & Gray, White & Case, Willkie and more

New hires were made in the finance, corporate and M&A practices in the UK and the US

Noemi Distefano, February 26 2026

Banking

low angle view of skyscrapers in city of China.

This week’s people moves: Linklaters, Ashurst, Fieldfisher and more

New hires were made across corporate, M&A, regulatory, finance and antitrust practices in the UK, US, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Asia-Pacific

Noemi Distefano, February 05 2026

M&A

Milan, Italy - September 15, 2024: architectural skyline of Piazza Gae Aulenti during sunset.

This week’s people moves: Ropes & Gray, White & Case and more

New hires were made across PE, M&A, capital markets and finance practices in key hubs including Milan, New York and London

Noemi Distefano, January 08 2026

M&A

Frankfurt am Main Downtown City Skyscrapers on Sunny Morning. Hesse, Germany

This week’s people moves: Latham, Baker McKenzie and more

New hires and promotions were made across the PE, corporate, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Frankfurt, Munich, London, New York and São Paulo

Noemi Distefano, December 11 2025

M&A

MILAN,ITALY - CIRCA FEBRUARY 2020: Milan Italy, Porta Garibaldi District. Gae Aulenti Square. Unicredit Tower.

This week’s people moves: Ropes & Gray, Latham and more

New hires were made across the PE, banking and financial services practices in Milan, London, Frankfurt, Chicago and Boston

Noemi Distefano, September 11 2025

Banking

This week’s people moves: Paul Hastings, Latham & Watkins and more

New hires were made across the finance, M&A and funds practices in New York, London and Paris

Karry Lai, July 17 2025

M&A

Bytes, bricks and billions: Latham & Watkins talks data centres M&A

Two of the firm’s partners in Frankfurt and London talk about sector trends and how the firm continues to bolster its internal capabilities to meet demand

Noemi Distefano, July 10 2025

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John Crabb, April 24 2019
IFLR Europe Awards 2019: winners announced

James Wilson, April 05 2019
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Cadwalader hires New York competitor's co-head of financial services

Paola Aurisicchio, January 19 2019
PRIMER: a comparison of EU and US bank resolution regimes

John Crabb, November 20 2018
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Latham's London expansion continues with hire of restructuring duo

Sam Duke, July 31 2018
IFLR1000

Latham adds further regulatory capacity in London

Sam Duke, May 02 2018
IFLR1000

Latham adds to UK structured finance team with Freshfields hire

Sam Duke, September 19 2017
IFLR1000

Latham hires M&A and private equity partner in Milan

Sam Duke, April 19 2017
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Latham & Watkins hires financial regulatory partner in London

Sam Duke, March 10 2017
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Latham lures corporate partner to Silicon Valley office

Kurt Stumpo, March 03 2017
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Sidley Austin recruits eight partners in Munich

Ben Naylor, February 15 2017

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