Latham & Watkins Represented Cox Communications in Completed Combination With Charter Communications

Charter Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR) announced that it has completed its previously announced transaction with Cox Communications. This transformative transaction creates the leading broadband and video company in the nation and the fastest-growing mobile provider in its footprint, with seamless connectivity and video entertainment, and high-quality customer service delivering powerful benefits for customers, local communities, employees, and shareholders.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Cox in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Chicago partner Bradley Faris and Washington, D.C. partner Victoria VanStekelenburg, with assistance from partner Brad Guest and associates Katie Connelly, Maddie Merkle, Paul Bowers, Harrison Halberg, and Dallin Adams. Advice was provided on communications matters by Washington, D.C. partners Matthew Brill and Elizabeth Park, with associates Michael Herman and Hiromi Oka; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partners Mandy Reeves and Lindsey Champlin and counsel Keith Klovers, with associates Doug Tifft and Evan Omi; on tax matters by Washington, D.C. partner Andrea Ramezan-Jackson and Houston partner Christine Mainguy, with associates Jeremiah Cowen and James Aldred; on executive compensation and benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partner David Della Rocca and New York partner Megan Alessi, with associate Bryce Groce; on finance matters by Washington, D.C. partners Manu Gayatrinath and Melissa Fabian, with associate Laura Edwards; on capital markets matters by Washington, D.C. partners Jason Licht and Chris Bezeg and counsel Lucas Balchun; on intellectual property and carveout matters by Washington, D.C. partner Kieran Dickinson, with associate Caroline Lammon; on real estate matters by New York partner Dara Denberg and San Diego counsel Achraf Farraj; on derivatives matters by New York partner Witold Balaban and counsel Polina Tulupova; and on corporate matters by New York partner Ryan Gold and Los Angeles/New York partner Greg Rodgers, with associate Ian Lachow.