Latham Stands Out as London Powerhouse in Legal 500 UK 2027

Latham & Watkins has earned broad recognition in the Legal 500 UK 2027 rankings, which highlight the market’s leading lawyers and law firms through an extensive research process.

This year’s guide named Latham as Tier 1 for M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £750m+. The recognition places the firm at the highest level across a connected set of transactional and finance practices, including private equity, acquisition finance, equity capital markets, high yield, securitisation, restructuring, and infrastructure.

Latham now stands out as the only firm ranked Tier 1 for the highest-value M&A category in both Legal 500 US and Legal 500 UK, highlighting the firm’s unmatched transatlantic platform.

Across the guide, clients praised Latham’s “deep bench of talent” and ability to approach complex issues through a “strong commercial lens.” They also highlighted the firm’s “deep pragmatism and understanding of the industry” and “exceptional legal and structural knowledge.”

Latham earned 44 UK practice recognitions, including 18 Tier 1 rankings across key transactional, disputes, regulatory, and industry practices:

• Acquisition Finance
• Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
• Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency
• Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
• Environment
• Equity Capital Markets: Mid-Large Cap
• Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory
• Fintech: Corporate and Commercial
• Fintech: Regulatory
• High Yield
• Infrastructure: M&A
• Infrastructure: Project Finance
• IT and Telecoms
• M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals (£750m+)
• Oil and Gas
• Private Equity: Transactions, High-Value Deals (£500m+)
• Securitisation
• TMT

The results reflect the breadth of Latham’s London platform and its ability to guide clients through consequential transactional, disputes, regulatory, and industry matters.