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Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - Illinois

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP has a prominent corporate practice with extensive capabilities in handling the full gamut of corporate matters, including restructurings, acquisitions and sales of both private and public companies. It represents a diverse range of clients from private equity firms to large privately held companies and family offices. The team utilizes its strength in takeover defense and the breadth of its international network to advise on complex transactions covering multiple jurisdictions.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins LLP advised Cox Enterprises in connection with its sale of Cox Communications to Charter Communications.

Strengths

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Latham & Watkins offers creativity, practicality and breadth of practice groups. The industry-specific knowledge and jurisdictions covered provide a seamless and efficient experience for the client.

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Latham offers excellent advice and experience in handling complex and sophisticated matters. The team is able to bring together different areas of the law firm for holistic advice.

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Latham & Watkins offers great relationship management and strategic advisers with significant transactional expertise.

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael A Pucker
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Michael A Pucker
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Senior Statespeople
Michael Pucker acts on substantial transactional mandates in sectors including hospitality and real estate. His practice covers deals such as M&A.

Michael Pucker is a very seasoned expert. The experience he has and his ability to provide balanced and objective advice, that's one of his biggest strengths. He's really difficult to unsettle in difficult situations.

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Bradley Faris
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Bradley Faris
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Bradley Faris undertakes matters such as acquisitions and joint ventures in the upper echelons of the marketplace. His client base includes those in the healthcare and aviation sectors.

Bradley Faris came up with super creative solutions for problems and was so calm.

Bradley Faris is very strategic and provides great insight on transactions, beyond just the legal issues.

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Christopher Drewry
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Christopher Drewry
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Band 3

Christopher Drewry is a talent in the shareholder activism space. In addition to his activism defense practice, he also advises on high value M&A transactions.

Christopher Drewry is responsive and a great communicator.

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Max Schleusener
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Max Schleusener
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Max Schleusener maintains a high quality transactional practice. He offers strong counsel to public and private companies and private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

Max Schleusener makes the complex simple, all while maintaining a very calm and humorous attitude in highly stressful situations.

Max Schleusener is a pleasure to work with. He is knowledgeable, responsive and able to handle complex matters.

Max Schleusener was instrumental in providing creative business solutions to overcome problems and bring the parties together.

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Jason Morelli
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Jason Morelli
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Band 5

Jason Morelli has garnered recognition in the market for his work on significant, cross-border M&A transactions.

Jason Morelli does what's best for us at all times.

Jason Morelli is pragmatic and a true expert in the M&A space.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Michael A Pucker
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Michael A Pucker
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Senior Statespeople
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Bradley Faris
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Bradley Faris
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Christopher Drewry
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Christopher Drewry
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Max Schleusener
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Max Schleusener
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Jason Morelli
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Jason Morelli
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Band 5
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