Latham advises many of the top market players in Southern California and around the globe, from startups to private equity firms, media companies, financial institutions, and multinationals.
Founded in Los Angeles in 1934, Latham’s first office remains one of its largest and serves as home base for many of the firm’s top-ranked corporate, litigation, finance, tax, and private equity lawyers.
Latham’s LA-based lawyers routinely rank among the top tier of practitioners in California and globally across transactional, litigation, and regulatory practices. Working closely with colleagues around the world, the LA team serves businesses ranging from early stage companies to global market leaders in all of Southern California’s key industries, including technology, entertainment, life sciences, finance, real estate, and private equity.
As one of the world’s largest pro bono providers, Latham takes on matters in nearly every area of public interest law.
In Los Angeles, lawyers dedicate significant pro bono time to causes including individual adoptions and guardianships, fair housing and tenants’ rights, Holocaust reparations, Innocence Project cases, and special education.
The firm earned 63 #1 rankings for global energy and infrastructure M&A in 2024.
In the leading competition publication’s annual review of the strongest antitrust practices around the globe, the firm dominated in every category, ranking second across all specialties.
For the second year in a row, Latham was honored for its pro bono work on behalf of the Animal Legal Defense Fund.