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.
Latham & Watkins is a finalist for the California Legal Awards’ Tech Industry Advisory Team of the Year.
Michele Johnson, Global Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department, spoke to The Recorder about the litigation team’s latest wins and how the business of litigation is evolving for Latham’s California Legal Awards' Tech Industry Litigation Department of the Year profile.
Global Co-Chair of Latham’s Privacy & Cyber Practice and Global Vice Chair of the Technology Industry Group, partner Michael Rubin earned Law360’s Cybersecurity MVP honor for successfully resolving regulatory matters and for securing court victories in novel disputes.