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Securities: Litigation - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP boasts an excellent team with growing strength in the securities litigation space. It is particularly noted for its representation of accounting firms. The firm is impressively active on the issuer side, handling numerous securities fraud class actions and major Section 11 IPO cases. It acts for leading corporate issuers in the technology and life sciences spaces and also acts for globally recognizable financial institutions in connection with their role as the underwriters of securities.

Notable practitioners

Andrew Clubok, Blair Connelly and Colleen Smith are key contacts at the firm. They are based in the DC, New York and San Diego offices, respectively.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins secured a Second Circuit win for Philip Morris International and certain of its current and former officers, in connection with allegedly misleading statements.

Strengths

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The ability they have to think through a number of various scenarios or outcomes is really critical.

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Latham provides quality legal advice for complicated matters. It's always prompt and able to tackle difficult topics and questions.

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Latham's attorneys are unbelievably thorough, responsive and creative in their legal strategies.

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