Andrew James is a corporate associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins.
Mr. James represents public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and other stakeholders in connection with a variety of significant mergers and acquisitions, including in distressed situations, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, take-private transactions, divestitures, venture capital and other growth-based investments, and restructurings.
He also advises a number of public companies and their boards with respect to corporate governance policies, issues, and activist situations.
Prior to joining Latham, Mr. James was a corporate associate at another leading international law firm.
While in law school, Mr. James was the manager of business and legal affairs for a notable fintech emerging growth company and helped it navigate business and regulatory challenges. Mr. James has also spent time with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as well as in-house with an asset management firm, which advises large-cap, growth, and emerging market funds.
Mr. James' representative experience includes:
*Matters handled prior to joining the firm