Recognition
Latham Partners Recognized in Texas Lawbook’s Billion-Dollar M&A Rankings
August 24, 2026
The Texas Lawbook
Seven Latham partners were featured on The Texas Lawbook’s US$1 billion+ M&A Leaderboard for 1H 2026, highlighting the depth of the firm’s Texas M&A platform.
Seven Latham & Watkins partners were recognized on The Texas Lawbook's 1H 2026 Texas-led and Texas-related US$1 billion-plus M&A leaderboards. Houston partners Justin T. Stolte and Chris Heasley led the charts with four deals each, valued at US$11.8 billion and US$8.2 billion, respectively.
Also featured on the leaderboard charts were Latham partners:
- Trina Chandler, with two deals valued at US$14.7 billion
- Ryan Maierson, with two deals valued at US$9.4 billion
- Ryan Lynch, with two deals valued at US$6.6 billion
- John Stavinoha, with two deals valued at US$6 billion
- James Garrett, with two deals valued at US$5 billion
Latham also grabbed the #1 spot for Texas-related billion-plus deals in 1H 2026 with a firm total of 35 deals valued at US$132.4 billion, further underscoring the depth of the firm's market-leading Texas M&A practice.