Latham & Watkins Advises Forethought in Acquisition by Zendesk

Zendesk announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Forethought, the leader in AI agents designed for every customer moment. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2026, pending customary closing requirements, including regulatory approvals.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Forethought in the transaction with a corporate team led by New York partner Eli Curi, Los Angeles partner Andrew Clark, and Bay Area partner Brian Patterson, with associates Stanley Onyeador, Eirene Kim, Joy Chen, Justin Tzeng, Shan Shan, Matty McColl, and Donara Aghajani. Advice was also provided on benefits matters by Bay Area partner Ashley Wagner, with associate Nimra Syed; on labor and employment matters by Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, with associates Jenny Bobbitt and Lauren Stark; on intellectual property matters by Orange County/Los Angeles partner Ghaith Mahmood, with associates Jesse Kirkland and Gaby Forte; on data privacy and cybersecurity matters by San Diego/Bay Area counsel Jennifer Howes, with associate Ryleigh Chen; on healthcare matters by Bay Area partner Heather Deixler, with associate Chad Leiper; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partners Patrick English and Alan Devlin, Hamburg partner Jana Dammann de Chapto, and Frankfurt/Düsseldorf partner Max Hauser, with Frankfurt counsel Nils Bremer and associates Alexandra Kandalaft, Ben Bouwman, and Jörn Kramer; on tax matters by Los Angeles partner Pardis Zomorodi, with associate Daniel Mousseri; and on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Harrison White.