Banking & Finance - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
What the team is known for
Latham & Watkins has a stellar banking and finance group which benefits from an extensive global footprint, offering clients a high-quality network of teams across key jurisdictions such as the UK, France, Germany and China. The law firm offers:
• Strength as one of the foremost lender-side practices in the USA.
• Experience representing a multifaceted client base, including a number of leading international banks on the lender side and private equity firms and corporates on the borrower side.
• High-end advice on senior secured bank and asset facilities, shareholding acquisitions and term loans, as well as leveraged and acquisition finance matters.
• Expertise in Islamic finance mandates in the Middle East through highly respected teams located in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Strengths
"Latham & Watkins has a good ability to marry technical expertise with commercial-mindedness."
"The Latham & Watkins team has such deep experience and broad bench strength that there is nothing that fazes them."
"The firm's ability to not only provide advice in relation to actual questions but also to anticipate potential future matters to be considered is highly valuable."
Notable practitioners
Daniel Seale in New York chairs the global banking practice while Greg Robins, based in Los Angeles, acts as vice-chair.
