Caira Watson Haynes is an associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm's Corporate Department.
Caira represents public and private companies as well as private equity clients in mergers and acquisitions, complex business transactions, and general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Latham, Caira was a corporate associate at a leading international law firm. She was also a judicial extern for The Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and a Public Interest Law Initiative fellow at Just The Beginnings – A Pipeline Organization.
Caira earned her JD from Duke University School of Law, where she served as president of the Black Law Students Association and received the Justin T. Miller Award for Leadership. She was also a student attorney in Duke's Children's Law Clinic, where she represented low-income children and parents on issues relating to education, public benefits, and access to adequate healthcare.
Caira maintains an active pro bono and community service practice, currently serving on the associate board of Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, and as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.