Latham Secures Top-Tier 2026 Rankings Across the Asia-Pacific Region
Latham & Watkins has once again achieved broad recognition in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026, Chambers Greater China 2026, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026, and Legal 500 Greater China 2026 guides, which spotlight the region's leading law firms and business lawyers.
The firm earned approximately 38 practice rankings in Chambers and 36 practice rankings in Legal 500, with 36 and 53 individually ranked lawyers, respectively.
Latham achieved region-wide Band 1 recognition in Chambers across Capital Markets: Equity, Corporate/M&A, and Corporate/M&A: Private Equity categories. Notably, Latham’s Singapore team achieved top-tier recognition for Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A in both directories — earning Band 1 and Tier 1 rankings. The team has maintained Band 1 for Capital Markets (International Firms): India for 13 consecutive years, underscoring Latham's position as a first-choice advisor in the region. The firm’s Greater China Private Equity team also achieved Band 1 and Tier 1 rankings, underscoring the strength of the Latham’s One Asia platform.
Latham also earned Band 1 rankings for Corporate & Finance across key South and Southeast Asia markets, including India, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia — the most Band 1 rankings in the region among international firms in the Lawyers Based Abroad category. These rankings recognize the firm’s strength across capital markets, banking, project finance, M&A, and private equity transactions in the region.
Legal 500 also recently ranked Latham Tier 1 for fintech in Hong Kong, making Latham the only firm to hold Band 1 and Tier 1 fintech rankings across five key markets: the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, the UAE, and Hong Kong.
In the finance space, Latham also continued to maintain its Tier 1 ranking for Projects & Energy (International Firms and Joint Ventures) in Japan — showcasing the strength of the One Asia platform and the consistency and collaboration the team delivers across Asia’s most complex energy and infrastructure mandates. Latham’s China restructuring practice also earned Tier 1 recognition for Restructuring and Insolvency in Hong Kong.
As one client noted to Chambers, “Latham, as a firm, provides me with wider and deeper coverage. It just has more impressive resources, especially with the multi-jurisdictional advice and insight.”
Latham’s Chambers Asia-Pacific and Greater China 2026 Band 1 Practice Rankings:
Capital Markets: Equity - Asia-Pacific Region
Corporate/M&A - Asia-Pacific Region
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity - Asia-Pacific Region
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms) - China
Corporate/M&A: International: The Elite - Singapore
Capital Markets: International - Singapore
Capital Markets (International Firms) - India
Corporate & Finance (International Firms) - Indonesia
Corporate & Finance (International Firms) - Malaysia
Corporate & Finance (Expertise Based Abroad) - Philippines
Corporate & Finance (Expertise Based Abroad) - Thailand
Latham’s Legal 500 Asia-Pacific and Greater China 2026 Tier 1 Practice Rankings:
Capital Markets (Equity) - Hong Kong
Corporate (including M&A) - Hong Kong
Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory - Hong Kong
Private Equity - Hong Kong
Restructuring and Insolvency - Hong Kong
Capital Markets: Equity and Debt (Foreign Firms) - Singapore
Corporate and M&A (Foreign Firms) - Singapore
Projects and Energy (International Firms and Joint Ventures) - Japan
Foreign Firms - Philippines
Latham’s Chambers Global 2026 Band 1 Rankings in Asia-Pacific
International & Cross-Border Transactions (International Firms) - China
International & Cross-Border Capabilities (International Firms) - Singapore
Private Equity: Buyouts & VC Investment (International Firms) - China
Capital Markets - Thailand