National Office

"Strong combination of standalone national security expertise together with its ability to service clients from top-tier offerings across the firm."
The Legal 500 US 2024

"Strong bench of former government attorneys and broad global network allows [Latham] to act on high-profile investigations and enforcement proceedings."
Chambers USA 2024

"They were always ahead of the ball. It felt like they knew exactly how the government would respond to everything and helped guide me in the right direction."
Chambers USA 2024

"The nationwide group at Latham & Watkins LLP includes former SEC senior officials and experienced corporate practitioners, who focus on highly specialized SEC matters involving complex disclosure and compliance issues under the US federal securities laws."
The Legal 500 US 2023

"The team is super professional and provides the right level of advice and support in delivering a high-class service that makes the client feel comfortable."
Chambers Global 2022

Overview

The National Office of Latham & Watkins is a central resource for clear, pragmatic, and action-oriented US securities law advice. Our mission is to help our clients and our lawyers accomplish their business objectives without undue legal risk.

The National Office team combines market savvy, regulatory expertise, and decades of transactional and SEC experience. Based in Washington, D.C., our National Office team works closely with more than 30 partners in all US securities law disciplines to support our client representation teams across our global platform. Our lawyers have served in leadership positions in the SEC’s Office of the Chairman, Office of the General Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, Office of Mergers and Acquisitions, Office of International Corporate Finance, Division of Trading and Markets, and Division of Enforcement, and on the IPO Task Force responsible for the IPO reforms in the JOBS Act of 2012.