Latham & Watkins
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| legal form | LLP |
| founding | 1934 |
| Seat | Organized under the laws of the US state of Delaware |
| management | Richard M. Trobman |
| Number of employees | Over 2,700 lawyers (as of September 2019) |
| sales | $ 3.77 billion as of March 2020 |
| Branch | Legal advice |
| Website | de.lw.com |
Latham & Watkins [ ˌleɪθəm‿ən‿ˈwɒtkɪnz ] is a global law firm and one of the largest in the world.
Founded in Los Angeles in 1934 , the firm now advises over 2,700 lawyers in 30 offices worldwide on all aspects of commercial law . In Germany , Latham & Watkins is represented by around 170 professionals in Hamburg , Frankfurt am Main , Munich and Düsseldorf .
history
Dana Latham and Paul Watkins founded the law firm in January 1934 in Los Angeles . Latham specialized in tax law and later became the head of the United States Federal Tax Service under President Dwight D. Eisenhower , while Watkins worked primarily in labor law .
The law firm grew slowly from three to 19 lawyers in 1960 and 46 in 1970, during which time the law firm also established its internal committees through which employed lawyers are to participate in firm decisions.
Jack Walker became managing partner of the firm in 1988 and expanded it, among other things with new offices in other locations. From 1994 to 2014, Robert Dell, as successor in this position, continued to expand the company by tripling the number of professionals, although the firm's growth path was impaired by the economic crisis of 2008 . During this time, the partners' profits fell by around 20 percent, which is why Latham & Watkins laid off 190 lawyers and 250 employees in 2009.
Since then, Latham & Watkins has grown again under the management of Bill Voge and Richard M. Trobmann , so that today over 2,700 lawyers are active worldwide in the USA , Europe , Asia and the Middle East . The law firm is one of the best-selling law firms in the world.
Lawyers of the firm
The following lawyers were or are working for Latham & Watkins:
- Michael Chertoff , former Secretary of Homeland Security
- Richard Danzig , former US Secretary of the Navy
- Bruce Babbitt , former US Secretary of the Interior and Governor of the US state of Arizona
- Carla Anderson Hills and Reed Hunt , former heads of the US Securities and Exchange Commission
- Gregory G. Garre , former US Solicitor General (Supreme prosecutor of the United States)
- Kathryn Ruemmler , former White House legal advisor under President Barack Obama
- Philip Perry , former Chief Justice of the US Department of Homeland Security
- Beth Wilkinson , accuser in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City
- Ivan Gazidis , manager of the Italian football club AC Milan
- Arne Sorenson , Managing Director of the international hotel chain Marriott International
Selected mandates
Among the global mandates, for example, the sale of the former Hollywood prime minister Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to competitor Sony , the negotiations about the bankruptcy of the world's oldest tourism company Thomas Cook or the largest stock market flotation in history, the IPO of the oil company Saudi Aramco , were particularly prominent known.
Branches
Latham & Watkins has offices in Boston , Brussels , Century City (LA) , Chicago , Dubai , Düsseldorf , Frankfurt am Main , Hamburg , Hong Kong , Houston , London , Los Angeles , Madrid , Milan , Moscow , Munich , New York City , im Orange County , Paris , Beijing , Riyadh (Associate), San Diego , San Francisco , Seoul , Shanghai , Silicon Valley , Singapore , Tokyo, and Washington, DC . The law firm has no head office; all offices are treated equally. Latham & Watkins also has supporting offices, including in Manchester .
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] accessed on October 9, 2019
- ↑ [2] accessed on October 9, 2019
- ↑ Latham & Watkins - About us, accessed October 9, 2019
- ↑ [3] accessed on October 9, 2019
- ↑ a b Latham & Watkins - Germany, accessed on May 8, 2018
- ^ History of Latham & Watkins - FundingUniverse. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Participate. Retrieved September 24, 2019 .
- ^ Latham & Watkins LLP - Global Directory - Robert M. Dell. Retrieved September 24, 2019 .
- ↑ jdjournal.com Revenue Down, Profits Up at Latham & Watkins
- ↑ Abovethelaw.com Nationwide Layoff Watch: Latham Cuts 440 (190 Associates, 250 Staff)
- ↑ typepad.com Latham to Cut 190 Associates, 250 Staff
- ↑ Chambers Associate Latham & Watkins might be an internationally legal heavyweight, but it's "not an uptight or arrogant place." ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Latham & Watkins LLP - About Us - News - Rich Trobman Elected Chair and Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ JUVE- www.juve.de: Productivity clearly in the plus: Latham scratches at the 900,000 euro mark at UBT. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ The Lost Secrets Behind Latham and Kirkland's Success. Retrieved September 22, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Michael Chertoff. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University: Richard Danzig. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Bruce Babbitt: Man Without Shame. Retrieved September 22, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Carla Anderson Hills | American lawyer. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Biography Of Reed Hundt. October 26, 2016, accessed on September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Latham & Watkins LLP - Global Directory - Gregory G. Garre. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Latham & Watkins LLP - Global Directory - Kathryn H. Ruemmler. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Latham & Watkins LLP - Global Directory - Philip J. Perry. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Beth Wilkinson '84 Profiles. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ In defense of Ivan "the Terrible" Gazidis. In: JvdLD. October 23, 2012, accessed on September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Arne M. Sorenson. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ↑ International Law Office ( Memento of the original dated July 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Negotiations: In this house Thomas Cook's future was decided. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. September 22, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Subscribe to read. Retrieved September 23, 2019 (UK English).
- ↑ Global firms lined up to advise as Thomas Cook rescue talks fail. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019 (UK English).
- ^ Latham & Watkins LLP - About Us - News - Latham and The Law Office of Salman M. Al-Sudairi Advise on the Initial Public Offering of Saudi Aramco. Retrieved December 13, 2019 .
- ^ Latham & Watkins LLP - Global Directory - Latham Around the World. Retrieved September 20, 2019 .
- ^ A global firm with no headquarters. In: lw.com. Legal Technology Journal, accessed September 21, 2019 .
- ^ Latham & Watkins becomes latest firm to 'northshore' with Manchester support office. In: Legal Cheek. January 9, 2015, accessed September 22, 2019 .
