Marc D. Jaffe

Partner

New York
marc.jaffe@lw.com
+1.212.906.1281

PRACTICES

  • Banking
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate Governance
  • Emerging Companies & Growth
  • Israel Practice
  • Public Company Representation

INDUSTRIES

  • Entertainment, Sports & Media
  • Financial Institutions
  • Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure
  • Retail & Consumer Products
  • Technology

BAR QUALIFICATIONS

  • New York

EDUCATION

  • JD, University of Chicago Law School, 1993
  • AB, Harvard University, 1990

PROFILE

Marc Jaffe, Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ New York office, represents leading companies, investment banking firms, and investors in both public and private equity and debt offerings and corporate matters.

Marc regularly handles high-profile and precedent-setting corporate matters on behalf of prominent US and foreign companies, investment banks, private equity and venture capital funds, and other investors. His broad industry experience includes the technology, entertainment, retail and consumer, financial services, gaming, hospitality, manufacturing, energy, and media and telecommunications sectors.

Marc guides clients on diverse types of capital markets and financing transactions, including:

  • Initial public offerings
  • Secondary and follow-on offerings
  • Private placements
  • Debt offerings
  • Restructurings

Leadership

Marc currently serves as Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office. He previously served as Global Chair of Latham’s Corporate Department and Global Co-Chair of the Capital Markets Practice.

Marc is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker on securities law-related topics.

EXPERIENCE

Since 2011, Marc has represented issuers and underwriters in more than 450 equity and debt offerings, including more than 80 IPOs and more than 115 high yield offerings. Select IPOs include:

  • Amer Sports, Inc.
  • At Home Group
  • Birkenstock
  • Bojangles’
  • Camping World
  • Canada Goose
  • Casper Sleep
  • Ceridian
  • Coinbase
  • Criteo
  • Dole
  • Duckhorn
  • East Resources Acquisition Company
  • El Pollo Loco
  • Endeavor
  • European Wax Center
  • EverQuote
  • EVO Payments
  • Farfetch.com
  • Fiverr
  • Floor & Décor Holdings
  • Gambling.com
  • GitLab
  • Golden Nugget
  • GoodRx
  • J. Jill
  • Kaltura
  • La Quinta
  • Lemonade
  • Lulu's Fashion Lounge
  • Manchester United
  • Marex Group
  • monday.com
  • National Vision Holdings
  • Nord Anglia Education
  • Oatly
  • Oddity Tech, Ltd.
  • Peloton
  • Riskified
  • Rivian
  • Savers Value Village, Inc.
  • SciPlay
  • SeaWorld Entertainment
  • Shift4
  • SmileDirect
  • Smith Douglas Homes, Corp.
  • Spotify
  • Teladoc
  • trivago
  • Vertex
  • Vroom
  • Warby Parker
  • WCI Communities
  • Zoe’s Kitchen
  • ZoomInfo