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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP offers a well-regarded transactional team with a notable focus on OTC derivatives and equity-linked products. The firm is also able to offer guidance on regulatory and enforcement issues, including the Volcker Rule. The attorneys in the derivatives practice are able to draw on the firm's significant international presence when acting for clients in transactions, both on the buy- and sell-side.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins LLP represented Goldman Sachs International and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as dealers in an accelerated share repurchase for Aptiv PLC, the notional amount of which was $3 billion.

Strengths

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There is a seamless workstream between Latham's various offices globally. If you call one office in one jurisdiction, they communicate internally with their other offices.

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Latham has well-rounded and great knowledge of the market. The team is very commercial in its outlook and able to opine on legal and business matters.

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Everyone we deal with on the Latham team is knowledgeable, diligent, responsive and creative in solving problems.

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Latham has an exceptional understanding of the business and commercial considerations around equity derivatives. The team is able to break down highly complex matters into their basic substance.

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Latham is our number one choice for complex and sophisticated transactions.

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Notable Practitioners

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Douglas K. Yatter
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Douglas K. Yatter
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With in-depth knowledge of the CFTC, Douglas Yatter is well respected for his enforcement practice, which sees him assist with investigations into market practices, including market spoofing.

Douglas is knowledgeable about CFTC cases and its inner workings so his guidance is practical and takes into consideration political dynamics. He is very savvy about that.

He's a well spoken and astute lawyer.

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Witold Balaban
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Witold Balaban
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Witold Balaban is known for his expert counsel on complex equity derivatives, including transactions requiring bespoke structuring.

Witold is flexible and commercial in his approach.

Witold is a super smart guy, aggressive and commercial. He has seen so many transactions and he can get them to a good place.

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Yvette Valdez
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Yvette Valdez
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Yvette Valdez has an impressive and diverse derivatives practice. She is particularly sought after by clients for her expertise navigating the regulations surrounding cryptocurrency.

Yvette is great, with a particular expertise in emerging tech, crypto and decentralized assets. She's really established herself as an authority on that front.

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Rafal Gawlowski
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Rafal Gawlowski
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Rafal Gawlowski has a broad derivatives practice, which regularly sees him advise issuer-side clients in transactions.

Rafal is highly commercial and understands how to apply black letter law to complex business and financial risk decisions.

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Catherine Lee
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Catherine Lee
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Catherine Lee has experience advising financial institutions, including syndicates of banks, on equity-linked transactions.

Catherine is a great lawyer across the spectrum and pleasant to work with.

Catherine is one of our go-tos. She is someone who can take a lot of work on.

Catherine is incredibly diligent, creative and cuts through complex topics with ease - overall, she is a phenomenal partner to our business.

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Eric Rice
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Eric Rice
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Eric Rice has a developing reputation in the derivatives market, with notable deal experience in equity-based transactions.

Eric is great and knows his stuff inside and out.

He was instrumental in getting the transaction across the line.

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Reza Mojtabaee-Zamani
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Reza Mojtabaee-Zamani
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Reza Mojtabaee-Zamani maintains a busy equity derivatives practice and he also demonstrates strength in equity-related transactions, such as margin loans.

Reza was my favorite partner to work with. He is a super smart guy, responsive, nimble and good at communicating issues.

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Witold Balaban
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Witold Balaban
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Douglas K. Yatter
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Douglas K. Yatter
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Rafal Gawlowski
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Rafal Gawlowski
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Yvette Valdez
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Yvette Valdez
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Catherine Lee
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Catherine Lee
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Eric Rice
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Eric Rice
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Reza Mojtabaee-Zamani
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Reza Mojtabaee-Zamani
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Derivatives: Enforcement
Douglas K. Yatter
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Douglas K. Yatter
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Derivatives: Mainly Regulatory
Yvette Valdez
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Yvette Valdez
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