Latham & Watkins Named Top Activism Defense Law Firm in 2024
Firm earns multiple recognitions as a leader in shareholder activism defense.
Latham’s global Asset Management Transactions practice executes on the full spectrum of corporate transactions involving asset managers, investment funds, broker-dealers, financial advisors, and other ancillary financial services businesses. Propelled by deep industry expertise, global reach, and an extensive regulatory footprint, our interdisciplinary team helps clients navigate an increasingly complex web of regulations while structuring transactions to minimize risk while meeting clients’ business objectives.
Our dedicated team leverages the power of Latham’s global platform to seamlessly advise on transactions in the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia, where we support a diverse array of clients, including asset managers, private equity firms, GP staking firms, banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions, as well as founders, management teams, and boards of directors.
We advise on a broad range of transactional matters, including:
Firm earns multiple recognitions as a leader in shareholder activism defense.
The American Lawyer and Law.com International highlight the firm’s role steering more billion-dollar transactions than any other law firm in the last two weeks of the year.
First-half 2024 league tables by Bloomberg, Infralogic, LSEG, and Mergermarket reflect firm’s leading performance.