3,500+Lawyers across our global platform
60+Languages spoken
About Us
Latham & Watkins advises the businesses and institutions that power the global economy.
We bring together the world’s best legal talent in every major jurisdiction to shape the deals and win the disputes that transform markets. Our experience at the cutting edge of commercial, financial, and legal innovation enables us to deliver results that fuel our clients’ success.
Our approach is guided by our commitment to quality, our collaborative culture, and our core values.
Unwavering Client Focus
We adopt the urgency of our client’s mission in each engagement. Leveraging vast global resources, we work relentlessly and efficiently to accomplish your goals.
Consistent Excellence
We draw on elite capabilities across more than 60 disciplines to meet the precise needs of each client and matter. With our broad and diversified platform we can anticipate and address any legal or business challenge anywhere in the world — with flawless coordination.
True Partnership
We work to understand your business, goals, and strategy to ensure we deliver advice that meets your legal needs and supports your success.
Strong Teamwork
We collaborate across continents, languages, and time zones to support every client.By the Numbers
At Latham, we leverage our vast global resources to work relentlessly and efficiently to accomplish client goals. Additionally, we embrace our responsibility to act as a good corporate citizen. We value our people and our communities, drawing strength from the vibrant places in which we live and work, and giving back.
Latham: A culture that connects
We recognize that our values drive our success. At Latham, we prioritize:
Our people
We lift each other up with a culture that prizes personal growth, wellbeing, and the perspectives of each team member.
Our communities
We draw strength from the vibrant places in which we live and work; our commitment to give back has led us to become one of the largest pro bono legal service providers in the world.
Our world
We contribute to a healthier environment through commercial work, pro bono counsel, and ever more sustainable operations.
Investing in Our Lawyers
We cultivate each lawyer’s individual talents, interests, and competencies through a supportive culture and a suite of programs designed to help them achieve their professional goals and deliver exceptional service to our clients.
Our Culture of Well-Being
Investing in the well-being of our people is among our highest priorities. We empower our colleagues, as well as their families and household members, to engage in their well-being and take charge of their health through our “LiveWell Latham” platform and other global initiatives.
Our Alumni
Latham & Watkins’ vibrant, talented alumni community embodies our past, present, and future. Current and former Latham lawyers can connect with the alumni community via LathamAlumni.com.
For questions, contact Amanda Stipe, associate director of alumni relations.