Chair and Managing Partner
Richard Trobman serves as the Chair and Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins and a member of its Executive Committee. His practice includes representing investment banking firms, private equity firms, and companies in public and private offerings of securities, restructurings, bridge loans, and merger and acquisition transactions, with a particular emphasis on issuances of debt securities and leveraged transactions. Rich has represented a broad range of clients, including LBO companies, such as Advent, BC Partners, The Carlyle Group, Cinven, EQT, PAI Partners, and Nordic Capital, and investment banks such as JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs.
He is mentioned as a leading lawyer for high yield in the most recent editions of IFLR, The Legal 500 UK, and Chambers UK, with Chambers describing him as “an absolutely excellent lawyer who is profoundly plugged in to the high-yield market.”
Rich has represented:
Financial Times recognizes the firm’s strengths across metrics that assess legal industry leadership and strategic growth.
Recognition highlights Chair and Managing Partner’s leadership and track record over more than 30 years at Latham and the firm’s strong growth and success.
Chair and Managing Partner Rich Trobman named Most Innovative Leader; firm garners three finalist recognitions for transactional and litigation successes.