Laura Elizabeth Bladow

laura.bladow@lw.com

+1.202.637.2367

Profile

Laura Bladow is a trial attorney who litigates complex commercial disputes, with a focus on defending corporate and individual clients in securities class actions.

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

Securities fraud class actions
De-SPAC litigation
Shareholder derivative litigation
Contract disputes
Intellectual property litigation
Other complex litigation

She maintains an active pro bono practice, including in partnership with Volunteer Legal Advocates.

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:

2U, a leading education technology company, in a securities class action alleging misleading statements in connection with financial projections
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 de-SPAC
Investors in SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation in a Section 225 action through a trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery
BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. and certain of its current and former officers in securities class action and derivative suit alleging securities law violations in connection with an accounting restatement
fuboTV and certain of its officers in securities class action and derivatives suits that alleged securities law violations
A major auto manufacturer and certain of its former officers in a securities fraud class action arising from allegations that the automaker failed to disclose executive compensation for the company’s former CEO and chairman of the board
Google, in a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit and Digital Millennium Copyright Act defense case brought by educational publishers
Shopify in a copyright infringement lawsuit and Digital Millennium Copyright Act defense case brought by educational publishers

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

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October 31, 2025 Recognition

Litigators of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs — VCP and Eldridge, and Blackstone and CVC

Two Latham Securities and M&A Litigation teams notched wins in Delaware Chancery Court: one successfully voided board changes on behalf of minority shareholders in a Section 225 action, and another secured dismissal of all claims for a client group affiliated with private equity firms in a de-SPAC case.

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.

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May 15, 2026 Our Work

Latham Wins Complete Defense Jury Verdict for ExxonMobil in Section 10(b) Securities Class Action

Latham secures a complete defense verdict in a rare securities class action trial in the Northern District of Texas.

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.