Recognition
Latham Recognized With Seven LMG Life Sciences EMEA Awards 2026
June 5, 2026
LMG Life Sciences
The firm was honored with major awards, including practice Firm of the Year, Impact Deal, and Rising Star awards.
Latham & Watkins secured seven major wins at the 2026 LMG Life Sciences EMEA Awards, one of the industry’s leading awards programs in the region. The awards recognize the leading law firms and lawyers from across Europe and the Middle East and celebrate their success in the life sciences industry.
The firm won the following awards:
- Antitrust & Competition Firm of the Year
- Debt Financing Firm of the Year
- Private Equity Firm of the Year
- Capital Markets & Financing Impact Deal: BioVersys CHF 123 Million IPO — The firm’s Europe team advised the joint global coordinators on the first biotech listing in Switzerland since 2018.
- Breakthrough, R&D, and Collaboration Impact Deal: atai Life Sciences / Beckley Psytech — Latham represented atai Life Sciences in its strategic combination to create AtaiBeckley, a global leader in transformative mental health therapies.
- Breakthrough, R&D, and Collaboration Impact Deal: Carlyle Group’s Acquisition of Vantive — The firm advised Carlyle regarding the merger control and FDI approvals for its acquisition of Vantive.
- White Collar Crime Rising Star: Annie Birch — The London associate was named a rising star for her work advising global companies, financial institutions, and their senior executives in white collar and contentious regulatory matters and investigations.