Recognition
Latham Named Law Firm of the Year Finalist in Alternative Credit Investor’s 2026 North America Awards
February 26, 2026
Alternative Credit Investor
Annual awards program recognizes “the most influential fund managers and service providers shaping the alternative credit space.”
Latham & Watkins has been named a Law Firm of the Year — Transactions finalist in Alternative Credit Investor’s 2026 North America Awards. The annual awards program recognizes “the most influential fund managers and service providers shaping the alternative credit space.” The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in New York in April 2026.
Latham continues to outpace all other firms in the global private credit and hybrid capital market. Latham ranked #1 across 9fin, Octus, and KBRA DLD’s FY 2025 direct lending/private credit league tables — the three leading sources tracking direct lending activity. According to 9fin, Latham advised on 466 private credit transactions in the US and Europe — double the second-ranked firm and more than the second- and third-ranked firms combined.
In addition, Latham is ranked Band 1/Tier 1 for Private Credit in both Chambers USA and Legal 500.
These dominant global and regional rankings are a testament to Latham’s decades of leadership in the private credit market and commitment to delivering unparalleled, scaled advice on market-defining transactions to our clients.