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Latham & Watkins LLP

Tax: Corporate & Finance

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Latham & Watkins LLP

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Tax: Corporate & Finance - USA

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Latham & Watkins LLP enjoys a superb geographical footprint, fielding skilled practitioners across the US. First-rate choice of counsel for heavyweight tax transactions involving renowned media and pharmaceutical companies as well as energy entities. Regularly appears in complex, cross-border M&A and restructurings. Additional expertise spans corporate finance and investment fund matters. Diverse client portfolio includes domestic and international corporations, private equity firms, compensation committees and individual executives.
Notable practitioners

Katharine Moir and Jocelyn Noll are key contacts.

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Work Highlights

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  • Latham & Watkins advised Skydance Media on its merger with Paramount Global to form New Paramount.

Strengths

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  • Latham & Watkins has unparalleled knowledge and experience on various complicated business transactions.

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  • The Latham & Watkins team is world-class in all respects.

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  • The firm takes the time to understand their client's unique situation and needs in order to find the best solution.

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  • They are all just technically excellent lawyers, fantastic professionals and very commercial practical problem-solvers who understand how to get transactions done.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jiyeon Lee-Lim
    Jiyeon Lee-Lim

    Jiyeon Lee-Lim

    Jiyeon Lee-Lim is a premier practitioner who chairs the global tax team at the firm. She is sought out for her market-leading expertise in the tax aspects of capital markets transactions.
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  • Nicholas J DeNovio
    Nicholas J DeNovio

    Nicholas J DeNovio

    Nicholas DeNovio offers considerable expertise in the tax aspects of cross-border corporate transactions.
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