Over more than a quarter century, Latham’s San Francisco Bay Area offices have grown and innovated alongside the global economy’s most dynamic players.
Drawing on the firm’s global reach, we have become one of Silicon Valley’s largest legal advisors, uniquely well-positioned to guide companies through every stage of development, from startup formation to IPO or acquisition and beyond. Our nationally renowned litigators and trial lawyers regularly set precedents affecting entire industries, from high-stakes securities litigation, to cutting-edge technology and data privacy cases, to healthcare, life sciences, and intellectual property matters. Having advised clients through the ups and downs of industry booms and busts we provide sophisticated, experienced counsel to market-leading innovators and investors across industries.
As one of the world’s largest pro bono providers, Latham takes on matters in nearly every area of public interest law. In the Bay Area, some of our key pro bono causes include ending pre-arraignment cash bail, and advocating for poverty relief, tenants’ rights, and children’s rights issues.
Sy Damle, Gabe Fleet, Andy Gass, Britt Lovejoy, David Marriott, Al Pfeiffer, Alli Stillman, Jonathan West, and Joe Wetzel recognized as leaders in the music industry.
Partners Larry Buterman and Chris Yates achieved a rare calendar-year trial hat trick, successfully protecting their clients from enterprise-threatening lawsuits.
Nationally recognized Capital Markets partner Sarah Axtell honored among California’s leading tech law lawyers for her successes advising technology companies at every stage of the corporate lifecycle, including representing Reddit, Rubrik, OneStream, and ServiceTitan on their high-profile IPOs.