Latham’s Washington, D.C. office — more than 350 lawyers strong — offers clients powerhouse corporate capabilities, regulatory insights, as well as litigation and trial strength.
We have built a remarkable track record of navigating the federal government — in the courts, the White House and Executive Branch agencies, as well as Congress. As a group, we draw on experience serving in a wide variety of senior roles within the federal government, so we can advise clients based on deep knowledge of the inner workings of government.
We regularly represent clients facing criminal, civil, and congressional investigations, litigation in all US courts, and the full range of commercial disputes. Our courtroom victories regularly earn Latham recognition from National Law Journal as among the very best litigators and trial lawyers in Washington.
Unique among firms in the capital, we combine classic litigation and regulatory practices with our premier transactional practices, which include the largest and most successful corporate/M&A, capital markets, private equity, and leveraged finance practices in Washington.
As one of the world’s largest pro bono providers, Latham takes on matters in nearly every area of public interest law. In Washington, D.C., some of our key pro bono causes include advocating for asylum seekers, reuniting immigrant and refugee families, and safeguarding tenants’ rights, veterans’ rights, and civil rights.
Alice Fisher, Miriam Fisher, and Greg Garre recognized for appearing on D.C.-area magazine’s Top Lawyers list for at least 10 of the last 15 years.
Latham & Watkins LLP's Jean Pawlow has represented Netflix as tax counsel in its string of successes in class actions across federal and state courts against claims that it was liable for state-based franchise fees.
Melissa Arbus Sherry of Latham & Watkins LLP led teams that scored a unanimous US Supreme Court victory over a narrowly missed Tax Court deadline and an important ruling on the enforcement of federal forum-selection clauses.