Recognition
Latham Shortlisted Across Dozens of Categories in IFLR Americas Awards 2026
September 2, 2026
IFLR
Firm recognized in 36 categories spanning law firm, team, partner, rising star, and deal of the year accolades, including International Law Firm of the Year
Latham & Watkins has been shortlisted in the International Financial Law Review’s (IFLR) Americas Awards 2026 across 36 award categories, including International Law Firm of the Year. The firm was shortlisted for 15 Deals of the Year, seven Teams of the Year, four Law Firm of the Year categories, five Partners of the Year, and three Rising Stars. Two Latham lawyers have also been shortlisted for Specialty Awards. The awards program highlights legal innovation through dealmaking, “celebrating work that improves the cross-border investment environment.” Winners will be honored at a ceremony in New York on October 15.
Latham has been shortlisted for:
Law Firm of the Year
- International Law Firm
- International Firm: Latin America Practice
- Best in State: New York
- Best in State: Texas
Teams of the Year
- Equity
- Loans
- M&A
- Private Equity
- Project Finance
- Securitization and Structured Finance
- Sports
Partners of the Year
- Stelios G. Saffos — Loans
- Antonio Del Pino — M&A
- Alex Kelly — Private Equity
- Michael V. Anastasio — Sports
- Guido Liniado — Structured Finance & Securitization
Rising Stars
- Manasi Bhattacharyya — Equity
- Giancarlo Reanda — Loans
- Andres Chester — Project Finance
Deals of the Year
Equity
- Esentia IPO
Loans
- Sycamore Partners/Walgreens Boots Alliance Acquisition Financing
M&A
- Guess Take-Private Acquisition
- Interpublic Group/Omnicom Acquisition
- Project Flamingo Heineken/FIFCO Acquisition
- SBA Communications/Millicom Acquisition
- Scotiabank–Davivienda Regional Banking Operations Transfer
Private Equity
- Aligned Data Centers Acquisition
- BC Partners & Apollo Global Management/GFL Environmental Services Acquisition
- HPS Investment Partners/BC Partners GardaWorld Security Corporation Minority Stake Acquisition
Project Finance
- FPSO Maria Quitéria Project Bond
Sports
- Sela/TKO Group Holdings Joint Venture — Zuffa Boxing Launch
- WWE/Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Acquisition
Securitization and Structured Finance
- Mexico Infrastructure Partners International Debt Offering
- Syndicated Student Loan Securitization Financing
Specialty Awards
- Antonio Del Pino — Latin America Dealmakers Hall of Fame
- Zachary Fallon — North America Outstanding Contribution to Regulatory Reform