Latham Among Top Firms Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Competition Report

Latham & Watkins has once again been prominently featured in the latest Who’s Who Legal: Competition report, a comprehensive guide to the leading competition and state aid lawyers and economists around the world. 

Forty-two Latham Antitrust & Competition Practice partners, counsel, and associates from across the firm’s global platform are recognized in the guide, which is compiled via direct recommendations from clients and peers, as well as through in-depth research conducted by Who’s Who Legal.

The following Latham lawyers were honored in the 2024 Competition Guide:

• In Europe: Brussels partners Héctor Armengod, Lucca Crocco, Tomas G. Nilsson, Jean Paul Poitras, Javier Ruiz Calzado, and counsel Wes Lepla and Philipp Studt; Dusseldorf partner Michael Esser; London partners David Little, Jonathan Parker, Simon Pritchard, and associate Oscar Hayward; Madrid partner José María Jiménez-Laiglesia; Paris partners Adrien Giraud and Jacques-Philippe Gunther.
• In the US: New York partners Lawrence Buterman, Elizabeth Prewitt, and Katherine Rocco; San Diego partner Hanno Kaiser; San Francisco partners Joshua Holian, Belinda Lee, Niall Lynch, Al Pfeiffer, Christopher Yates, and Daniel Wall (now retired); Washington, D.C. partners Ian Conner, Jason Cruise, Farrell Malone, Amanda Reeves, Marguerite Sullivan, and Marc Williamson (now retired).

Who’s Who Legal: Competition also named the following “Future Leaders,” which profiles the top competition practitioners worldwide aged 45 or under: Brussels partners Giuditta Caldini, Anthemis Economou, Christos Malamataris, and John Wileur; Frankfurt partner Sebastian Max Hauser; Paris partner Mathilde Saltiel; Washington D.C partner Patrick English; and San Francisco partner Ashley Bauer.

The “Global Elite Thought Leaders” title, which reflects those who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other markets sources, for the Competition Guide, went to Brussels partners Lars Kjølbye, Elisabetta Righini, Sven B. Völcker, and Washington D.C. partners Michael G. Egge and Amanda Reeves.

The firm’s inclusion in this report is a testament to the team's dedication, strategic acumen, and ability to navigate complex, high-stakes matters across multiple jurisdictions.

Latham’s Antitrust & Competition Practice is known for its global experience, trial know-how, and track record of winning on behalf of our clients. The practice covers a wide range of services including merger control, cartel investigations, Staid aid, and litigation.