{"id":54720,"date":"2026-02-05T06:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&p=54720"},"modified":"2026-02-05T06:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:52:03","slug":"latham-adds-experienced-finance-partner-in-new-york-further-expanding-top-ranked-practice","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/latham-adds-experienced-finance-partner-in-new-york-further-expanding-top-ranked-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Latham Adds Experienced Finance Partner in New York, Further Expanding Top-Ranked Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Silverstein advises sponsors, corporates, and credit funds on complex financing and liability management transactions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Max Silverstein has joined the firm\u2019s New York office as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice. Silverstein has substantial experience representing sponsors, corporates, and credit funds in their most complex financing and liability management transactions. His arrival further enhances Latham\u2019s world-class, fully integrated corporate and finance practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to have Max join our all-star team, further enhancing our ability to serve our clients\u2019 most sophisticated financing needs,\u201d said Marc Jaffe, Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins\u2019 New York office. \u201cMax is a talented partner with terrific experience advising on complex matters at the intersection of direct lending, special situations, and restructuring \u2014\u00a0areas that are both a strategic priority and where client demand is incredibly strong and growing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silverstein\u2019s practice focuses on direct lending, special situations transactions, workouts, restructurings, and insolvency matters. He represents private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, corporate borrowers, and credit funds in a broad range of leveraged finance transactions, including acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and asset-based and other senior secured credit facilities. Silverstein has developed a market-leading practice advising clients on complex asset-based term loans and revolvers, including first-in, last-out financings.<\/p>\n

John Sobolewski, Global Chair of Latham\u2019s Liability Management Practice and Global Vice Chair of the Capital Markets Practice, said, \u201cMax is an elite talent and a proven advisor on complex finance and liability management matters. He deepens our market-leading capabilities and strengthens our role as the go-to advisor for clients across the capital stack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silverstein is the latest partner to join Latham\u2019s fully integrated global finance and corporate platform. In the last year, Latham added in New York renowned practitioners\u00a0Ray C. Schrock<\/a>,\u00a0Andrew Parlen<\/a>,\u00a0John Sobolewski<\/a>,\u00a0Ryan Preston Dahl<\/a>,\u00a0Candace Arthur<\/a>,\u00a0Alexander Welch<\/a>,\u00a0Benjamin Rhode<\/a>, and\u00a0Natasha Hwangpo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not only Latham\u2019s incredible scale and resources that are exciting, but also the firm’s strong commitment to investing in and expanding the practice at the highest level,\u201d said Silverstein. \u201cThese things and more offer a unique opportunity to contribute to a platform poised for exponential growth. I\u2019m thrilled to join the team and look forward to contributing to the firm\u2019s ambitious growth plans and continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silverstein joins Latham from Ropes & Gray LLP. He received his JD from Columbia Law School, MA from Relay Graduate School of Education, and BS from Pennsylvania State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-54720","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/54720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}