Associate
Dr. Ivo Veit Wanwitz is an associate in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins’ Hamburg office.
Ivo advises German and international strategic and private equity investors on national and cross-border M&A transactions. He also advises on general corporate law matters and on the intersection of corporate finance.
He has extensive experience working with clients from a wide range of industries. His work has a particular focus on energy and infrastructure investments, including transactions and project developments. His experience includes, most notably, (digital) infrastructure, renewable energies, hydrogen, and gas.
Ivo studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, from which he also received a Bachelor of Laws degree, and at the University of Virginia School of Law. He also holds a doctorate degree in law from the University of Tübingen.
He is admitted to practice law in Germany as Rechtsanwalt, as well as in California.
Prior to joining the firm as an associate, Ivo worked as a law clerk and as a trainee lawyer in Latham & Watkins’ Finance and Corporate Departments in Hamburg and Los Angeles.
During his law studies, Ivo was a scholar of the German National Academic Foundation.
Ivo was named as one of the “Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch” for corporate law by Best Lawyers and Handelsblatt in 2024.
Ivo’s representative experience includes advising: