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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP has a distinguished capital markets practice boasting an impressive roster of skilled practitioners, renowned for their commercial approach. The firm advises a range of banks, sovereign governments and corporate clients on all types of high-value debt and equity transactions. It frequently advises on transactions in the life sciences and technology industries.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins advised AMD in an underwritten public offering of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Richard A Kline
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Richard A Kline
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Richard Kline is the chair of Latham’s technology industry group and Bay Area corporate department. His capital markets practice covers both issuer-and underwriter-side transactions, displaying particular strengths in handling IPOs by technology companies.

Tad Freese
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Tad Freese
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Tad Freese is especially active in the technology market, advising banks and companies on their debt and equity transactions.

He is a powerhouse.

Shayne Kennedy
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Shayne Kennedy
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Shayne Kennedy impresses clients with his ability to handle complex debt and equity securities offerings. He is particularly experienced at advising on IPOs in the life sciences and technology industries.
Steven B Stokdyk
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Steven B Stokdyk
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Steven Stokdyk is a distinguished figure in the California legal market. He focuses his practice on the representation of issuers and underwriters in transactional securities matters, such as IPOs and debt offerings.
Cheston Larson
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Cheston Larson
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Cheston Larson maintains a robust practice, which sees him advising issuing companies, and their underwriters, on diverse capital markets transactions. He is notably adept at providing counsel to organizations in the pharmaceutical sector.
Sarah Axtell
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Sarah Axtell
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Sarah Axtell handles the full range of capital markets transactions, with clients including companies in the technology market and major investment banks.
Lewis Kneib
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Lewis Kneib
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As global co-chair of the firm's REIT industry group, Lewis Kneib has considerable strength in the capital markets space. He is adept at handling transactions in the hospitality and real estate sectors.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Richard A Kline
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Richard A Kline
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Tad Freese
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Tad Freese
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Shayne Kennedy
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Shayne Kennedy
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Steven B Stokdyk
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Steven B Stokdyk
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Cheston Larson
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Cheston Larson
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Sarah Axtell
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Sarah Axtell
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Lewis Kneib
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Lewis Kneib
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