Diana S. Doyle chairs the Tax Department of the Chicago office. Ms. Doyle’s practice focuses on domestic and international tax planning for multinational companies, in particular private and public company mergers and acquisitions. She has advised domestic and international companies on such matters as taxable stock and asset purchases, tax-free reorganizations and spin-offs, entity formation, securities offerings, limited liability company agreements and partnership tax. Ms. Doyle also has experience with tax audits and litigation, including refund claims and franchise tax disputes.
Ms. Doyle was cited as a recommended attorney in World Tax 2010, a guide to the world’s leading tax firms published by International Tax Review. She is a member of the planning committee for the University of Chicago tax conference, and speaks on a variety of topics, including “Mergers & Acquisitions Hot Topics” at the 2009 Federal Tax Institute at Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Recent publications include contributions to “Lessons from the First Triggering of a Modern Poison Pill: Selectica, Inc. v. Versata Enterprises, Inc.” which was mentioned in The American Lawyer on April 27, 2009, The Harvard Law School blog on Corporate Governance on April 22, 2009 and The New York Times DealBook on April 17, 2009, and “The Resurgent Rights Plan: Recent Poison Pill Developments and Trends,” presented at the 2009 Ray Garrett Institute in Chicago.
Ms. Doyle serves on Latham & Watkins’ Global Recruiting Committee as the hiring partner for the Chicago office and chairs the Marketing and Communications subcommittee, responsible for Latham & Watkins recruiting materials. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Latham’s Women Enriching Business (WEB) initiative and is on the board of directors of the Chicago-based Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Firms, a non-profit association focused on the career advancement and professional development of women attorneys.
Ms. Doyle began her practice with Latham & Watkins as a Summer Associate in 1995 after several years in the newsroom at the Chicago Sun-Times. She is a member of the Illinois bar and is admitted to the United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and the Eastern District of Wisconsin.