Laura Elizabeth Bladow

laura.bladow@lw.com

+1.202.637.2367

Profile

Laura Bladow advises corporate and individual clients in complex commercial litigation, with a focus on securities litigation.

Laura represents clients from a range of industries in high-stakes matters in state and federal courts, including:

Securities fraud class actions
DeSPAC litigation
Shareholder derivative litigation
Contract disputes
Intellectual property litigation
Other complex litigation

She maintains an active pro bono practice advocating for the best interests of at-risk children in high-conflict custody cases as a court-appointed guardian ad litem.

Prior to joining Latham, Laura served as a law clerk to Judge Carolyn B. McHugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

During law school, Laura was the editor-in-chief of the William & Mary Law Review.

Experience

Laura’s recent experience includes representing:

fuboTV and certain of its officers in securities class action and derivatives suits that alleged securities law violations
Riverstone Holdings and certain former directors and officers of Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. in a securities class action and opt-out suit alleging securities and state law violations arising from a deSPAC
Nissan and certain of its former officers in a securities fraud class action in the middle District of Tennessee, arising from allegations that the automaker failed to disclose executive compensation for the Company’s former CEO and Chairman of the Board
2U, a leading education technology company, in a securities class action alleging misleading statements in connection with financial projections
A multinational ecommerce company in a copyright infringement lawsuit and Digital Millennium Copyright Act defense case filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

District of Columbia
Virginia

Education

JD, William & Mary Law School, 2018
BA in International Affairs & Political Science, University of Colorado, 2012

Practices

Marble Pillars Representing Legal, Financial, Strength and Stability Concepts

April 17, 2023 Recognition

A Whole Mess of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Three Latham teams recognized for securing wins for clients Farfetch, Peloton, and fuboTV.

March 7, 2024 In the News

Latham Passes Skadden as Busiest Securities Defense Firm

Despite a downward trend in securities case filings over the past three years, Latham & Watkins LLP has remained one of the most active law firms on the defense side, taking over the top spot from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, according to reports released by Lex Machina.