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.
Doug Lumish was honored among California’s leading IP lawyers for his recent victories, including in a patent litigation appeal at the Federal Circuit, and for his ability to step in on the eve of trial to supplement clients’ teams and lead them to victory.
Won Firm of the Year: California for the second consecutive year and earned recognition for Latham’s antitrust, IP, and securities practices.
A Latham antitrust team led by partners Belinda Lee, Ashley Bauer, and Chris Yates won dismissal for their client Michelin in the Ohio federal MDL alleging several US tiremakers engaged in price-fixing.