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Latham & Watkins LLP

Banking & Finance

Global Guide 2026 : Global: Multi-Jurisdictional


Latham & Watkins LLP

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Banking & Finance - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

Band 1

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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.

Key contact

Dan Seale is based in New York and is global chair of the banking practice. Other key contacts include Jason Bosworth in Los Angeles, Marcello Bragliani in Milan and Alfred Xue in New York.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The law firm offers demonstrable expertise in cross-border matters related to Europe, the USA and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • What makes Latham unique is the breadth and depth of the firm's capabilities and expertise, and how efficiently they bring these capabilities to bear for a transaction.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • The firm is recognized for its strengths in syndicated loan transactions and highly esteemed for its strength on cross-border transaction

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

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