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Latham & Watkins LLP

Commercial and Corporate Litigation

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Latham & Watkins LLP

Rankings

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Commercial and Corporate Litigation - London (Firms)

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Latham & Watkins has a well-established litigation team with substantial experience handling high-profile cases. The team is noted for its expertise in contractual breaches, joint venture disputes and shareholder claims. Its clients include asset managers as well as leading companies in technology and natural resources.
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Work Highlights

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  • Latham & Watkins continued to represent Sinovac Biotech in litigation against shareholders across multiple jurisdictions arising out of a contested election at its 2018 AGM.

Strengths

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  • The firm's strengths are its responsiveness, breadth of knowledge, and pragmatism. Latham is always able to handle anything I give them, the team has broad expertise.

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  • Latham understands client requirements and the nature of their business. The work is always considered, on-time and on-point. The firm's pool of resources is strong and doesn't disappoint.

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  • Latham and Watkins' credibility, combined with its excellent, authoritative advice and deep expertise gives us huge leverage.

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  • Latham is incredibly user friendly and has the core litigation skills to act very effectively on any subject matter. The firm always responds with timely, fully thought through and pragmatic advice.

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  • Latham lawyers have first rate legal acumen. It is a very sophisticated team - first rate from top to bottom, a real testament to the firm's leadership.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Martin Davies
    Martin Davies

    Martin Davies

    Martin Davies is global vice chair of the litigation and trial department at Latham & Watkins. He has great depth of experience as a commercial litigator, handling major contract disputes as well as shareholder actions for an impressive roster of blue-chip clients.

    • Martin is pleasant and great to work with. He gets to the bottom of the matters easily, he understands the complexities and works through them.

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    • Martin Davies is one of the best lawyers in the market.

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  • Oliver Middleton
    Oliver Middleton

    Oliver Middleton

    Oliver Middleton has a growing reputation for his adept representation of large corporate entities in commercial litigation. He is particularly well versed in post-M&A disputes and shareholder claims.

    • Oliver is a pleasure to deal with - he is smart, clear and pragmatic.

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    • Oliver Middleton is truly a standout performer.

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