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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 LLP represented Bank of America as the underwriter in Vaxcyte, Inc.’s public offering in a deal worth $862 million.

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's capital markets practice covers both issuer- and underwriter-side transactions, displaying particular strengths in handling IPOs by technology companies.

Deals go smoothly when we work with him.

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.

Tad is responsive and solution-oriented.

He is a commercial and collaborative guy to work with.

Tad is one of the best partners to have on a transaction. He understands complex situations and ensures excellent execution for the transaction as a whole.

Tad is exceptional; he is my gold standard in terms of responsiveness and providing pragmatic advice.

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.

Shayne has a sense of the practical, what works and how to manage expectations.

Shayne is always accessible, attentive and a good partner in trying to resolve the obstacles we run into in the course of transactions.

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.

I can always count on Steven to be there on short notice when novel issues or questions arise.

He is thoughtful and careful in his work and delivers excellent counsel.

Steven is the best in the business. He is almost always my number one phone call.

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.

Cheston is a fantastic attorney and a great business partner.

Cheston is someone to run something by for not just a legal but a business perspective.

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.

Sarah is a tireless worker and a thoughtful lawyer.

Sarah is a rising star and one of my favorite partners to collaborate with on a transaction.

Lewis Kneib
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Lewis Kneib
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Co-chair of the LA and Century City corporate department, Lewis Kneib has considerable strength in the capital markets space. He is adept at handling transactions in the hospitality and real estate sectors.

Lewis is one of our go-to capital markets people; he's an expert in the space.

Lewis is one of the most practical and business-friendly lawyers you could meet.

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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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Band 1
Shayne Kennedy
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Shayne Kennedy
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Band 2
Steven B Stokdyk
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Steven B Stokdyk
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Band 2
Cheston Larson
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Cheston Larson
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Band 3
Sarah Axtell
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Sarah Axtell
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Band 3
Lewis Kneib
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Lewis Kneib
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