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Latham supports financial institutions across cutting-edge transactions, sensitive regulatory and legislative matters, and high-stakes disputes and investigations — in all major jurisdictions across the globe.

We combine globally integrated capabilities with deep industry experience to help financial institutions thrive amid rapid regulatory change and technological advancements.

Meet our lawyers at SIFMA's C&L Annual Seminar 2026 from March 22–25 in Orlando.

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“Fully equipped to advise on current and emerging requirements implemented by the SEC, CFTC, FINRA and NYSE, among others.”
Chambers USA 2025

Latham’s “expanding team includes a number of alumni of the major regulatory bodies, enabling it to provide clients,” which include “most of the world's major global banks, [...] international broker-dealers, private fund complexes and fintech companies.”
Chambers USA 2025

“Latham has been terrific for all of my US securities regulatory questions and issues. They are industry leaders for all things US securities law as applied to the crypto space.”
Legal 500 US 2025

“[Latham is] one of the best consortiums of lawyers in the country. The breadth and depth of expertise and the quality of the lawyers are consistent across all disciplines.”
Chambers FinTech (USA) 2025

“Latham has a deep bench of people who are very knowledgeable and they have both a start-up practice and a big regulatory practice.”
Chambers FinTech (USA) 2025

"Latham & Watkins provides excellent representation while navigating complex high-profile investigations. The firm is available, responsive and reliable."
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"Latham has a deep bench of former government regulators across the country."
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Global Financial Regulatory Blog

Insights and commentary on financial regulatory issues and developments impacting business and innovation in the US, the UK, Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world.

Speaker Spotlight

Marc P. Berger

Global Co-Chair of Latham’s White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice, Marc Berger, will speak on the panel Key Emerging Issues in Private Client Enforcement from 12:35–1:35 p.m. on Monday, March 23.

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Speaker Spotlight

Jonathan Su

Co-Chair of Latham's Congressional Investigations Practice and former Deputy White House Counsel, Jonathan Su, will speak on the panel Risk and Crisis Management 201: Minimizing Risk and Protecting Reputation from 11:15–12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 23.

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Meet Us at SIFMA's C&L Annual Seminar

Marc P. Berger

Partner

Global Co-Chair, White Collar Defense & Investigations

New York marc.berger@lw.com +1.212.906.1263

Nicola Higgs

Partner

Global Co-Chair, Financial Institutions Group

London nicola.higgs@lw.com +44.20.7710.1154

Jonathan Su

Partner

Co-Chair of Congressional Investigations

Washington, D.C. jonathan.su@lw.com +1.202.637.2290

Douglas K. Yatter

Partner

Global Vice Chair, White Collar Defense & Investigations

New York douglas.yatter@lw.com +1.212.906.1211

Jenny Cieplak

Partner

New York jenny.cieplak@lw.com +1.212.906.1674

Christopher D. Frey

Partner

San Francisco christopher.frey@lw.com +1.415.395.8279

Christopher Garcia

Partner

New York christopher.garcia@lw.com +1.212.906.1309

Raquel Kellert

Partner

New York raquel.kellert@lw.com +1.212.906.1339

Markus E. Krüger

Partner

Frankfurt markus.krueger@lw.com +49.69.6062.6641

Gail S. Neely

Partner

New York gail.neely@lw.com +1.212.906.4578

Paul M. Rosen

Partner

Washington, D.C. paul.rosen@lw.com +1.202.637.3354

John J. Sikora Jr.

Partner

Chicago john.sikora@lw.com +1.312.876.6580

Naim Culhaci

Counsel

New York naim.culhaci@lw.com +1.212.906.1837

Law360 Capital Markets Group of the Year 2025

February 13, 2026 Recognition

Capital Markets Group of the Year: Latham

Latham’s Capital Markets team steered a number of blockbuster transactions last year, including StubHub’s US$800 million IPO and Verisure's US$4.3 billion IPO, and represented funding sources in Sycamore Partners' US$23.7 billion take-private purchase of Walgreens Boots — earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Capital Markets Practice Groups of the Year.