Katherine A. Rocco

A selection of Kate’s matters include representing:

• Akorn Pharmaceuticals against price-fixing allegations*
• Akzo Nobel on its successful defense of PPG Industries’ unsolicited US$28 billion takeover attempt*
• Alarm.com on its acquisition of iConnect*
• American Express:
  • In its litigation against the DOJ’s anti-steering claims in Ohio v. American Express and related matters including Italian Colors*
  • At trial and on appeal against price-fixing allegations in Ross v. American Express*
• Apollo on a confidential transaction
• Ares and National Veterinary Associates (NVA) on NVA’s sale to JAB and Compassion First*
• Ares:
  • In the acquisition of Unified Women’s Health and related strategic transactions
  • In multiple confidential transactions and related matters
• Avaya Holdings on its strategic partnership with RingCentral and subsequent matters*
• Blackstone and Alight on the acquisition of assets from Aon
• Blackstone and Alight on confidential transactions and antitrust matters*
• Blackstone and Service King on confidential transactions*
• British American Tobacco on Reynolds’ acquisition of Lorrilard*
• Butterfly Equity on the sale of Orgain to Nestle*
• Cambrex on its US$2.4 billion agreement to be acquired by Permira*
• The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of Arctic Glacier and subsequent matters*
• Charter Communications on confidential antitrust matters*
• Endeavor Group on confidential transactions in sports and media
• Equity One on its US$15.6 billion merger with Regency Centers*
• Francisco Partners and its portfolio company RedSail Technologies on the acquisition of PioneerRx*
• Francisco Partners:
  • In the merger of Payscale with Payfactors*
  • In its US$3.4 billion acquisition of Verifone and associated strategic transactions*
• A hedge fund client on a confidential DOJ investigation relating to price-fixing allegations
• Hitachi in a theft of trade secrets litigation*
• Huntsman on its US$2.1 billion sale of its chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses to Indorama Ventures*
• IntelSat in its acquisition of GoGo Wireless*
• KKR on its acquisition of Optiv*
• Life Technologies on its acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific*
• Madison Dearborn Partners on the sale of Topps Trading Cards to Fanatics*
• Marriott Vacations Worldwide on its US$4.7 billion acquisition of ILG*
• Media Rights Capital (MRC) on its joint venture with Penske Media*
• Meta (f/k/a Facebook) on a confidential matter
• Olympus Advisors and AmSpec on antitrust and other matters*
• Olympus Advisors on its sale of Ritedose to Humanwell Healthcare and AGIC Capital*
• Olympus Partners and Liqui-Box on the US$585 million acquisition of DS Smith’s plastics division and related litigation*
• Oracle on a confidential matter*
• The Orchard — a film, TV, and music distribution company — on antitrust and other matters*
• Pamplona Capital and nThrive on the acquisition of Adreima*
• Pamplona Capital Management on its US$5 billion acquisition of PAREXEL International*
• A private equity client in a DOJ leniency application in a cartel matter
• Qualcomm:
  • In its litigation against Broadcom*
  • Against a complaint by Nvidia & Icera in the EU*
  • On various FRAND and RAND matters*
  • In multiple antitrust investigations, litigations and strategic transactions*
• Scientific Games on its acquisition of Bally Technologies*
• Silver Lake Partners and Oak View Group on their acquisition of Spectra*
• Starwood Capital Group on the sale of Mammoth Resorts to Aspen Skiing Company and KSL Capital Partners*
• Starwood Capital Group on its US$6 billion joint acquisition with Blackstone of Extended Stay America*
• Unilever on its:
  • Acquisition of Talenti*
  • Sale of SlimFast*
• United Airlines in its merger with Continental Airlines*
• VWR on its US$6.4 billion sale to Avantor*
• Wynn Casinos & Resorts in a confidential antitrust matter*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham