Latham Named Law360’s Competition Group of the Year
Law360 Named Latham a Competition Group of the Year, thanks to a historical defeat of a FTC in-house merger challenge, defending biotech firm Grail, after its acquisition by Illumina.
Chris Yates, a partner in Latham & Watkins’ San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, litigates and tries precedent-setting antitrust cases in courts across the United States.
Mr. Yates regularly counsels and represents clients at the forefront of the sports, technology, travel, and healthcare industries. Drawing on more than two decades of litigation and trial experience, he routinely achieves success for clients facing a variety of cutting-edge antitrust and competition issues, including:
Mr. Yates has achieved success in federal trial courts throughout the country, including New York, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Delaware, and California, and has won appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and other appellate courts.
Mr. Yates is recognized as a leading antitrust lawyer by: Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, Global Competition Review, and Lawdragon.
Mr. Yates served as Global Vice Chair of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice from 2010 - 2020.
Mr. Yates has represented:
Law360 Named Latham a Competition Group of the Year, thanks to a historical defeat of a FTC in-house merger challenge, defending biotech firm Grail, after its acquisition by Illumina.
Partners Chris Yates and Aaron Chiu convinced US District Judge to side with The Fédération Internationale de Natation in claims that it did not leverage its position to prevent an upstart professional swim league.
Global Competition Review’s renowned annual rankings celebrate Latham’s banner year of legal innovation and history-making work.