Los Angeles

"Latham & Watkins LLP houses a superb entertainment group, which includes a strong bench of junior lawyers as well as well-known senior partners. It is consistently involved in some of the largest transactions in the media and entertainment sector."
Chambers USA 2026 (California)

“A world-renowned finance group with an established position at the forefront of the California market. It regularly acts on behalf of top-tier clients across the whole spectrum of industries.”
Chambers USA 2026 (California)

"Latham & Watkins is by far one of the best in the music industry and is highly recommended. It is a powerful resource for any legal advice or services needed across all aspects of the industry."
Chambers USA 2026 (California)

"A highly respected antitrust practice with recognized strength in its San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. The team excels in merger clearances and cartel defense and offers particular expertise in matters involving IP issues, especially for technology companies."
Chambers USA 2026 (California)

"Latham & Watkins is by far one of the best in the music industry and is highly recommended. It is a powerful resource for any legal advice or services needed across all aspects of the industry."
Chambers USA 2026 (California)

"The expertise and experience of the lawyers in Latham & Watkins team is world-class."
Chambers USA 2026 (California)

"Latham & Watkins is global, extremely experienced and acts on a level of the most elite law firms in the world."
Chambers USA 2026 (California)

"Latham & Watkins LLP's Los Angeles-based practice offers extensive California court experience and an impressive track record in major Hollywood disputes."
The Legal 500 US 2024 (California)

"Extraordinarily well versed across every discipline within the entertainment industry."
Chambers USA 2023 (California)

"The group is very very skilled in the area of entertainment and media and has a really deep and talented bench with a ton of industry knowledge. They're especially good in media and sports law, which they've been doing for a lot of years."
Chambers USA 2022 (California)

Overview

Latham’s Los Angeles office serves as home base to many of the firm’s top-ranked corporate, litigation, finance, tax, and private equity lawyers in Southern California, as well as the renowned Entertainment, Sports & Media Practice.

From negotiating media rights deals for blockbuster sporting events to executing landmark M&A and private equity transactions and winning headline-grabbing trial victories, Latham serves clients across an array of practices.

Giving Back

As one of the world’s largest pro bono providers, Latham takes on matters in nearly every area of public interest law.

In Los Angeles, lawyers dedicate significant pro bono time to causes including individual adoptions and guardianships, fair housing and tenants’ rights, Holocaust reparations, Innocence Project cases, and special education.