Retired Partner
Peter Wald retired from the partnership in December 2023. He has been one of the country’s most sought after, influential, and successful trial lawyers. He has an outstanding record of winning “bet the company” cases for US and international clients in federal and state courts across the country. His cases have been routinely featured in the national press. From 2004-2011, Peter served as Global Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Litigation & Trial Department. In 2015, he was named a Securities MVP by Law360 for his ground-breaking work on behalf of Allergan in successfully resisting a hostile takeover attempt by Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Pershing Square Capital Management.
Multiple practices and leading litigators honored for their consistent excellence and being at the top of their field.
Litigation victories were chosen among the top California wins for the sixth consecutive year.
Latham trial lawyers and practices nationwide once again ranked highly in annual report.