Peter Kerman is Global Chair of the firm's Corporate Department. He joined Latham & Watkins in 1984 and has practiced in its Los Angeles, San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices. His practice centers on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, start-ups and company representation.
In the area of mergers and acquisitions, Mr. Kerman has represented financial buyers, strategic buyers and sellers in numerous acquisitions and dispositions of public and private companies. In addition he has represented a number of investment banking firms in their role as financial advisor in acquisitions and dispositions.
Mr. Kerman has represented a number of venture capital firms in numerous investments and has represented a large number of private venture-backed companies, primarily in the technology field.
In the area of company representation he has advised numerous companies in a variety of public and private offerings, corporate governance matters and compliance with federal securities laws.
Mr. Kerman was recently recognized in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Chambers USA Legal guides as a leading attorney in the areas of Corporate/M&A and private equity. Mr. Kerman is also listed in the 2010 Best Lawyers in America survey in the categories of Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Mergers & Acquisitions Law and was also named to the "Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers" list in 2007. For 2009, Mr. Kerman was named in The Recorder as one its “Attorneys of the Year.”