Over more than a quarter century, Latham’s San Francisco Bay Area offices have grown and innovated alongside the global economy’s most dynamic players.
Drawing on the firm’s global reach, we have become one of Silicon Valley’s largest legal advisors, uniquely well-positioned to guide companies through every stage of development, from startup formation to IPO or acquisition and beyond. Our nationally renowned litigators and trial lawyers regularly set precedents affecting entire industries, from high-stakes securities litigation, to cutting-edge technology and data privacy cases, to healthcare, life sciences, and intellectual property matters. Having advised clients through the ups and downs of industry booms and busts we provide sophisticated, experienced counsel to market-leading innovators and investors across industries.
As one of the world’s largest pro bono providers, Latham takes on matters in nearly every area of public interest law. In the Bay Area, some of our key pro bono causes include ending pre-arraignment cash bail, and advocating for poverty relief, tenants’ rights, and children’s rights issues.
Chris Yates named to the Daily Journal’s annual list of legal leaders who have made a significant impact in California.
For achieving a trial hat trick together with Latham’s unmatched trial teams, partner Chris Yates earned a spot on the Top 100 list, which annually celebrates California’s leading attorneys who have made a significant impact through their legal work, professional leadership, and contributions to the broader community.
Now in its third year, the list honors lawyers in private practice whose exceptional accomplishments distinguish them as outstanding legal leaders.