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UK Cryptoasset Regulatory Tracker

Latham’s new interactive online resource helps cryptoasset businesses stay up to date with the UK's rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

Documentary Film

Supreme Advocacy: What It Takes to Argue at the Supreme Court

Bloomberg Law documentary follows Latham appellate team inside a landmark Supreme Court case.

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Press Release

Latham & Watkins Names New Partners and Counsel

The annual promotion of associates highlights the firm’s depth of talent and strengths in key practice areas and markets around the world.

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Client Alert

SEC Seeks Public Feedback on Expanding Access to Public Securitization Markets

The SEC is soliciting comments on whether the current framework for asset-backed securities registration and reporting is serving the needs of today’s securitization market.

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The Latham FPI Guide

Updated guide includes the topics that are of most interest to foreign private issuers and their advisors when engaging in US capital markets transactions.

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Litigators of the Week Winner

Latham Secures Complete Dismissal of SEC Case Against SolarWinds

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Landmark Transaction

Latham Advises Suno in Groundbreaking Partnership With Warner Music Group

Setting a New Standard

Latham Represents Coinbase in Landmark Launch of End-to-End Token Sales Platform

Healthcare Private Equity Exit

Latham Advises Clario in US$8.875 Billion Sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific

Historic Data Center Deal

Latham Advises Macquarie Asset Management in Largest-Ever Global Data Center Transaction

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Historic Take-Private

Latham Advises Silver Lake in US$55 Billion Acquisition of Electronic Arts

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Live Debut

Latham Represents StubHub in US$800 Million IPO

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Transformative Transaction

Latham Advises Anglo American on US$70 Billion Merger of Equals with Teck

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Landmark AI Funding Round

Latham Advises General Catalyst and a16z on Mistral AI’s €1.7 Billion Series C Funding Round

Landmark Victory

Lufthansa Succeeds in Feeder Flights Dispute Against Condor

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Tech Take-Private

Latham Advises on Financing for Dayforce’s US$12.3 Billion Agreement With Thoma Bravo to Become a Private Company

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IP Acquisition

Latham Advises Authentic in US$1.4 Billion Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Guess?, Inc.’s Intellectual Property

23 Consecutive Years on the A-List
Latham consistently ranks among the very top-performing firms across financial and cultural measures.
The American Lawyer A-List 2025

Most Rankings for 11th Consecutive Year
Recognized across a range of transactional, disputes, regulatory, and industry categories, Latham earned 90 Band 1 practice rankings, 96 Band 1 lawyer rankings, and the highest number of lawyers ranked in the guide.
Chambers USA 2025

Law Firm of the Year for Sixth Consecutive Year
Won “Practice Group of the Year” in three categories, while being nominated across six areas in total.
Law360 2024

Advised on more billion-dollar year-end deals than any other law firm in 2024
The American Lawyer and Law.com International

More than 100 #1 rankings across global, regional, and industry M&A and PE league tables in 2024
Bloomberg, LSEG, Mergermarket, Law360

“Latham & Watkins, which tops the FT’s annual ranking of law firms for the region… was one of the first US law firms to consciously integrate innovation into its strategic priorities 20 years ago.”
Most Innovative Law Firm in North America 2023
Financial Times

“Latham & Watkins is the absolute go-to firm for anything that is complex and requires fast turnaround times. They are number one.”
Chambers UK 2024

Our Stories

My Latham Summer

Experience the journey of a Latham summer associate.

Spring Challenge

Latham’s annual Spring Challenge focuses on overall well-being, camaraderie, and engagement across the globe.

ATX Open Kids Day

Latham co-hosted a youth tennis clinic with Boys & Girls Club of the Austin Area ahead of the 2025 tournament.

What is LathamTech?

In 2024, we partnered with clients across the tech ecosystem to drive tech forward.

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December 5, 2025 Client Alert

The UK’s New Regime for Carried Interest Taxation — Key Updates in the Finance (No. 2) Bill

The revised draft legislation introduces helpful clarifications and amendments to the regime.

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December 5, 2025 Client Alert

German Federal Government Publishes Draft Law on Application and Enforcement of the EU Data Act

The Draft delineates the administrative responsibilities of the Federal Network Agency, centralizes data protection oversight with the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, and, among other measures, introduces substantial administrative fines for violations.

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December 4, 2025 Blog

SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter for Fuse Crypto Token

The NAL provides incremental clarity for innovators in the digital asset space and reduces legal risk for similarly structured rewards tokens.

UK Cryptoasset Regulatory Tracker

Supreme Advocacy: What It Takes to Argue at the Supreme Court

Latham & Watkins Names New Partners and Counsel

SEC Seeks Public Feedback on Expanding Access to Public Securitization Markets

The Latham FPI Guide

Latham Secures Complete Dismissal of SEC Case Against SolarWinds

Latham Advises Suno in Groundbreaking Partnership With Warner Music Group

Latham Represents Coinbase in Landmark Launch of End-to-End Token Sales Platform

Latham Advises Clario in US$8.875 Billion Sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific

Latham Advises Macquarie Asset Management in Largest-Ever Global Data Center Transaction

Latham Advises Silver Lake in US$55 Billion Acquisition of Electronic Arts

Latham Represents StubHub in US$800 Million IPO

Latham Advises Anglo American on US$70 Billion Merger of Equals with Teck

Latham Advises General Catalyst and a16z on Mistral AI’s €1.7 Billion Series C Funding Round

Lufthansa Succeeds in Feeder Flights Dispute Against Condor

Latham Advises on Financing for Dayforce’s US$12.3 Billion Agreement With Thoma Bravo to Become a Private Company

Latham Advises Authentic in US$1.4 Billion Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Guess?, Inc.’s Intellectual Property

Our Stories

My Latham Summer

Spring Challenge

ATX Open Kids Day

What is LathamTech?

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The UK’s New Regime for Carried Interest Taxation — Key Updates in the Finance (No. 2) Bill

German Federal Government Publishes Draft Law on Application and Enforcement of the EU Data Act

SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter for Fuse Crypto Token