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Corporate Governance - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins acts for a who's who of the nation's leading public companies on the full range of corporate governance and securities compliance matters. Clients can call upon the team's institutional expertise in acting for large corporates, with expert resources in corporate governance, shareholder activism and SEC-facing matters. The firm also houses a number of former SEC luminaries in its national office to offer tailored guidance in SEC compliance and reporting issues.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins advised Alkaml Technology on a variety of corporate governance issues, most recently advising on a $300 million notes issuance.

Strengths

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Latham's bench is very deep and their network of contacts is the strongest of any firm I work with in the public company space.

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Their combination of expertise, knowledge and creativity make Latham a destination for navigating the most complex of governance matters. The day to day team is incredibly strong and knowledgeable, but when complex issues require an even higher level of input and thought, they have the best in the world.

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A benefit of their relationships is that we have a window into best practice in governance, disclosure and proxy practice. The firm knows us inside and out.

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Notable Practitioners

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Keith Halverstam
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Keith Halverstam
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Keith Halverstam chairs the firm's public company and board advisory practice. He offers wide-ranging skills in corporate governance and reporting issues, as well as capital markets transactions and crisis management matters.

He's terrific.

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Jenna Cooper
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Jenna Cooper
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Jenna Cooper acts for a range of domestic and international clients on corporate governance and compliance issues.

She is invaluable, we really enjoy working with her. She gives extremely practical advice, understands our business, and gives actionable advice and helps us achieve our goals. She isn't overly conservative, she just gets it.

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Joel Trotter
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Joel Trotter
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Joel Trotter is considered a font of wisdom and expertise for SEC-facing corporate governance matters, acting for emerging and mature public companies on a broad range of reporting, compliance and enforcement work.

He's knowledgable, experienced, detail-oriented and thoughtful. His ability to use those attributes to think outside of the box and provide advice for challenging and novel situations is his true differentiator.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Keith Halverstam
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Keith Halverstam
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Jenna Cooper
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Jenna Cooper
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Joel Trotter
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Joel Trotter
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