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Latham & Watkins LLP Offices

Latham & Watkins LLP
12670 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Craig Garner

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Position

Craig Garner is a corporate partner with extensive experience representing companies in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and a broad range of general corporate and securities matters. Craig serves as primary outside counsel for a number of public and private companies and regularly advises boards of directors and special committees in complex strategic transactions and corporate governance matters.

Craig leads the San Diego Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer, and named among the top 100 influential leaders in San Diego, by numerous legal publications.

Craig successfully advises public and private companies in complex strategic transactions, including:

    • Public and private offerings
    • Mergers and acquisitions
    • Joint ventures
    • Going private transactions
    • Shareholder activism and takeover defense planning

Craig regularly lectures on a variety of M&A and securities law topics. He also co-authors the Annual Meeting Handbook, which is published annually and distributed nationwide.

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United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

Per one client, Latham & Watkins LLP’s REIT team is ‘the best of the best’, maintaining its reputation of handling marquee REIT transactions and financings across all asset classes, particularly large-scale IPOs. Alongside its strong expertise in IPOs, the team has extensive experience in M&A and debt offerings. Leading the team in Los Angeles, Julian Kleindorfer distinguishes himself for advising REITs on the full breadth of corporate finance and securities matters including securities offerings and major joint ventures. In Century City, Ana O’Brien chiefly focuses on the tax aspects of REIT transactions and is relied on for her deep knowledge of the federal taxation of REITs. Highly sought-after capital markets expert Lewis Kneib is reputed for his prowess as outside counsel to prominent REIT companies, including data center REITs, and underwriters on debt and equity offerings. In the Washington DC office, Abigail Smith stands out for her work representing issuers and underwriters, while Brent Epstein and Craig Garner, found in Century City and San Diego respectively, also come recommended. William Cernius retired in 2024.

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