International & Cross-Border Transactions - Germany
What the team is known for
Latham & Watkins' German offering plays a crucial role in the law firm's overall international strategy. Long established as a leading force in Germany, the law firm has a history of acting for both homegrown entities, including DAX 30 companies, along with overseas clients facing questions relating to the German market. The law firm is especially active on matters involving the USA and Asia, and clients in search of cross-border support are particularly drawn to the team's close ties to excellent practices in London and the USA, as well as Latham & Watkins' wider network, which spans several locations throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
The law firm's financing practice is top-tier in the German market and provides expert cross-border advice to sponsors, banks and corporates. Equally, Latham & Watkins' corporate/M&A team is highly adept at advising on international transactions, acting on behalf of its well-established domestic client base and for foreign investors. Latham & Watkins also operates internationally on a broad spectrum of private equity transactions, with its capabilities in Germany strongly enhanced by close collaboration with partners in the USA and London. Its capital markets offering, particularly regarding equity, is formidably strong too.
Latham & Watkins also offers clients a full suite of dispute resolution capabilities from Germany. The law firm is sought out by a combination of leading German entities, prominent multinational corporations and nation states for guidance in both cross-border litigation and arbitration proceedings. Clients facing complex, multi-jurisdictional proceedings benefit from the law firm's cross-staffing of cases and its integrated approach to dispute resolution, as practitioners from across the Latham & Watkins network regularly work in tandem on international matters.
Strengths
"Latham & Watkins excel at bringing international and local German teams together to ensure consistent standards and ensure solutions are found. They are incredibly user-friendly, hard-working and rigorous."
"Latham & Watkins is a great outfit. They cover all areas of disputes and are particularly stellar when it comes to complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. The firm has great depth in the team, with good people from junior associate up to the partner level."
"Latham & Watkins will pull together the best team internationally that is best for the particular case, and they’re very good at identifying those people."
