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Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins
Company typeLimited liability partnership
IndustryLegal services
Founded1934
Headquarters24 offices - Los Angeles, CA
Key peopleRobert Dell, Chairman and Managing Partner
ProductsFull legal services
RevenueN/A
Number of employees2,100 Attorneys
Websitewww.lw.com

Latham & Watkins LLP is a prominent global law firm. It is one of the largest law firms in the world, currently employing more than 2,100 attorneys in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive California roots, but its largest office is now in New York City.

It currently has 2,100 attorneys throughout its offices in: Barcelona, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Newark, New Jersey, New York City, Costa Mesa, California, Reston, Virginia, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley(Menlo Park), Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington D.C.

As of 2006, it was the 5th largest law firm in the world by revenue, and the second largest in the United States. In 2008, Latham & Watkins became the first U.S.-based law firm in history to announce over $2 billion in yearly revenue.

Recognition

The American Lawyer's 2007 "A-list" ranked Latham & Watkins 4th in the nation out of more than 200 firms taking into account factors such as diversity, dedication to pro bono, prestige and associate satisfaction. It ranked 8th in the 2007 Vault Prestige List, a survey which asks law firm associates to rank the perceived prestige of the major law firms. Further, in 2007 the Vault ranked Latham as one of the "Best 20 Firms to Work For," one of only three large firms with New York offices to make the list. Latham was also identified in the December 2006 issue of The American Lawyer as the Am Law 200's "most admired firm." Legal Business magazine awarded Latham the coveted title "Law Firm of the Decade" for its ability to handle the immense challenges posed by the legal industry globally over the last ten years and its financial and strategic success during the period.

On October 10, 2007, Latham & Watkins was included in a ranking of law firms by the national law student group Building a Better Legal Profession. The organization ranked firms by billable hours, demographic diversity, and pro bono participation. The results can be found on the organization's website, http://www.betterlegalprofession.org.

Notable clients and cases

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Notable Latham & Watkins attorneys

  • Sean Berkowitz - Federal prosecutor in the trials of Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling.
  • Kirk Davenport II - High-yield debt attorney. (need more reference/link here?)
  • David Gordon and Bill Voge - project finance attorneys. (need more reference/link here?)
  • John Kirby - Intellectual property attorney, in honor of whom Nintendo named its "Kirby" character after a series of high-profile cases
  • Maureen Mahoney - Former Deputy Solicitor General in 1991, represented the University of Michigan before the Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger
  • Philip Perry, was Department of Homeland Security, General Counsel, now a partner in the litigation department and chair of the Public Policy practic group.
  • David J. Schindler – convicted famous hackers Justin Tanner Petersen, Kevin Mitnick (aka Condor), and Kevin Poulsen (aka Dark Dante), represented the notable Church of Scientology in the Reed Slatkin Ponzi scheme, and sent letters to inform Church protesters that they were identified as members of the Anonymous Group, and that they are to cease any illegal activities..
  • Joshua Stein- One of the leading writers on commercial real estate law in the US as well as a leading practitioner. Editor of the website Real-Estate-Law.com .
  • Margaret Zwisler- One of the leading anti-trust lawyers in the United States. (Need link/reference here?)

Notable Latham & Watkins alumni

References

  1. [http://www.ilrg.com/nlj250/ Internet Legal Research Group — 250 Largest Law Firms in the US
  2. Ashby Jones, "Latham & Watkins Breaks $2 Billion Revenue Barrier", Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2008.
  3. Amir Efrati, You Say You Want a Big-Law Revolution, Take II, "Wall Street Journal", October 10, 2007.
  4. Adam Liptak, In Students’ Eyes, Look-Alike Lawyers Don’t Make the Grade, New York Times, October 29, 2007, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/us/29bar.html?em&ex=1193889600&en=4b0cd84261ffe5b4&ei=5087%0A
  5. Thomas Adcock and Zusha Elinson, Student Group Grades Firms On Diversity, Pro Bono Work, "New York Law Journal," October 19, 2007, http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?hubtype=BackPage&id=1192698212305
  6. Bowman, Lisa (1999 October 3). "Schindler heads toward life post-Mitnick". ZD Net. Retrieved 2008 April 24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. Reckard, Scott (2006 November 8). "Scientology groups to pay back $3.5 million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008 April 24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. Gray, Tyler (March 31,2008). "Anonymous on Trial? Scientology Steps Up Skirmish". Radar. Retrieved April 24,2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  9. Heller, Jamie (2008 March 28). "Lawyer Pleas in Case Charging that He Bilked Firm and Clients". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2008 April 18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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