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Kfir Abutbul

Partner

Zeeshan Ahmedani

Partner

Charles Akinboyewa Jr.

Associate

Richard Alsop

Partner

Paula Anderson

Partner

Lara Aryani

Partner

Gus Atiyah

Partner

Azam Aziz

Partner

Matthew Behrens

Counsel

Thad Behrens

Thad Behrens is a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice. His practice focuses on the representation of companies, boards of directors, executives or underwriters in high-stakes commercial disputes, including securities actions, shareholder derivative cases, M&A litigation, tender offer litigation, proxy contest lawsuits and internal investigations. He also has extensive experience in defending class actions involving consumer protection, environmental issues, healthcare and telecommunications. He has obtained major victories for some of the most recognizable companies in the U.S. For example, Thad recently obtained dismissals for two matters on behalf of Tenet Healthcare, a securities case and the other a medical care case. He also won a putative environmental class action lawsuit for AT&T by first obtaining denial of class certification and then securing voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit. Thad led the successful defense of the National Football League (NFL) in a consumer class action brought by ticketholders to Super Bowl XLV—first obtaining a denial of class certification and then winning the subsequent federal jury trial against the remaining individual plaintiffs. He also obtained summary judgment for the NFL in two different lawsuits brought in Texas state courts by a fantasy football convention company. Thad has also led BP Products North America, Inc. to victory by defeating class certification and securing a voluntary dismissal in a $10 billion environmental litigation brought by property owners who claimed to have been harmed by alleged air emissions from one of the company’s oil refineries. Ranked by Chambers USA for securities litigation, sources tell the directory that Thad is “the smartest lawyer I’ve ever worked with and 100 steps ahead of most counsel” and “one of the smartest lawyers you will find in the securities area,” noting that he “is thought of really highly and is really good on his feet.” Clients also describe him as “trusted,” “very client-friendly, very smart and very strategic in his thinking” an “excellent writer, thoughtful and cost efficient” who “works well with other law firms” and “always has in mind the overarching goal and our broader interests, as opposed to just trying to win litigation.” Thad is also recognized by The Best Lawyers in America of Woodward/White, Inc. for Litigation – Securities, by Thomson Reuters as a “Texas Super Lawyer” and by D Magazine as a “Best Lawyer in Dallas” for Class Actions and Securities Litigation and Enforcement. In addition, Thad was named “Litigator of the Week” by Texas Lawyer in recognition of his successful representation of client AT&T in a federal class action suit. Prior to entering private practice, Thad served as a law clerk for the Honorable Garland E. Burrell, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Thad is also a recognized leader in the community. He is a Master of the Bench in the esteemed Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, a former president of the Dallas Federal Bar Association and an alumnus of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s famed Leadership Dallas program.

Maria Christopher Bell

Counsel

John Bennett

Partner

Stephen Besen

Partner

JB Betker

Partner

Parul Bhatia

Associate

Bjorn Bjerke

Partner

Maxmilien Bradley

Specialized Practice Lawyer

Lisa Brill

Partner

Melisa Brower

Partner

Matthew Brown

Counsel

Brittany Brudnicki

Associate

Robert Bucella

Counsel

John Cannon

Partner

Jonathan Cheng

Counsel

Michael Chernick

Partner

Kuang Chiang

Counsel

Helen Christakos

Partner

Sara Coelho

Partner

Saralyn Cohen

Pro Bono Counsel & Director

Creighton Condon

Partner

Samuel Cooper

Partner

Matthew Craner

Partner

Nicole Daley

Partner

Romain Dambre

Partner

Dario De Martino

Partner

Zach Deaton

Associate

Jesse Debban

Partner

Jessica Delbaum

Partner

Alain Dermarkar

Partner

C.Wallace DeWitt

Senior Counsel

Christine (Xiaoyu) Ding

Associate

Joshua Ebersole

Partner

Drew Elphick

Associate

Paul Epstein

Partner

David Esseks

Partner

Sean Finley

Partner

Stephen Fishbein

Partner

Jonathon Flynn

Counsel

Christopher Forrester

Partner

Chris Gaine

Associate

Jai Garg

Partner

Charles Gittleman

Of Counsel

Christopher Glenn

Associate

Dan Gold

Partner

Geoffrey Goldman

Partner

Alejandro Gordano

Alejandro advises corporations, governments and investment banks on corporate finance transactions, including SEC-registered and exempt debt and equity offerings, credit facilities, restructurings, liability management and structured finance transactions, including diversified payment right securitizations. He also provides SEC-disclosure and corporate governance advice, and has knowledge of the banking, transportation, TMT, biotech, retail and energy sectors. Alejandro has been at the forefront of ESG capital market deals across Latin America, leading a number of ESG “firsts”, including the first emerging-market sustainability-linked bond, the first sustainability-linked bond by a sovereign worldwide, the first international sustainability-linked bond out of Peru, and the first exchange offer in Argentina replacing standard bonds with green bonds.

Alan Goudiss

Partner

Denise Grant

Partner

Austin Grossfeld

Associate

John Gueli

Partner

Adam Hakki

Partner, Co-Chair of the Executive Committee and Board and U.S. Chair.

Karen Hart

Associate

Lorenz Haselberger

Partner

Richard Hauser

Associate

Catherine Hein

Catherine Hein advises clients on national security matters, including related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).* Catherine helps clients across industries to identify and strategically address potential issues that may implicate CFIUS authorities. She draws on significant experience in cross-border investments and US national security regulatory regimes. Prior to joining Latham, she served as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement & Intelligence at the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury), where she supported OFAC and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). She previously served as the CFIUS Managing Counsel at Treasury, where she led a team of more than 20 lawyers on foreign investment reviews by CFIUS. In her public service, Catherine advised Treasury leadership and administration stakeholders on policy issues and legal authorities and requirements in connection with foreign investment reviews, economic sanctions, and other US national security matters. She worked extensively on all aspects of CFIUS cases, including non-notified transactions, negotiating complex mitigation agreements, and compliance and enforcement actions. Catherine has worked for US government agencies on financing for international development and infrastructure projects. She began her career as a banking and finance attorney at an international law firm.

Patrick Hein

Partner

Jack Heinberg

Partner

John Hibbard

Counsel

David Higbee

Partner

Susan Hobart

Partner

Elizabeth Holland

Partner

William Holste

Associate

Jeff Hoschander

Partner

David Ingle

Counsel

Eugene Ingoglia

Partner

William James

Partner

Stephen Janick

Associate

Brian Jebb

Partner

Elaine Johnston

Partner

Daniel Kachmar

Associate

Daniel Kahn

Associate

George Karafotias

Partner

Erika Kent

Partner

Derek Kershaw

Partner

Sonia Khandekar

Associate

Lena Kiely

Partner

Dennis Kitt

Associate

Benjamin Klebanoff

Associate

Todd Koretzky

Partner

Nik Krylov

Associate

Adam Kupitz

Partner

Daniel LaGuardia

Partner

Taylor Landry

Partner

Christopher LaVigne

Partner

Grace Lee

Partner

Hyunsok Lee

Associate

Jean Lee

Partner

Kyungwon (Won) Lee

Partner

Jason Lehner

Partner

Daniel Lewis

Partner

Dave Lewis

Partner

Stephanie Li

Associate

Doreen Lilienfeld

Partner

Daniel Litowitz

Partner

Judy Little

Counsel

Susan Loeb

Associate

Derrick Lott

Partner

Eric Lucas

Counsel

Eileen Maguire

Counsel

Thomas Majewski

Counsel

Gordon Mak

Partner

Thomas Makin

Partner

Ilya Mamin

Associate

Anthony Mansfield

Partner

Randall Martin

Counsel

Andrew Maryan

Counsel

Nisim (Niso) Matari

Associate

Helen McKinney

Counsel

Andrew Meiser

Associate

Nathan Meredith

Partner

Jacob Mezei

Associate

Jake Mincemoyer

Partner

Sami Mir

Partner

Nicholas Mitrokostas

Partner

Gregory Mocek

Partner

Natalie Montano Young

Senior Counsel

Roger Morscheiser

Partner

Jennifer Morton

Partner and leader of firm's broker-dealer regulatory practice

Rachel Mossman Zieminski

Partner

Robert Mundheim

Of Counsel

Lona Nallengara

Partner

John Nathanson

Partner

Bill Nelson

Partner

Noni Nelson

Associate

Kaja Niewiarowska

Associate

Clare O'Brien

Partner

Rory O'Halloran

Partner

Manuel Orillac

Partner

Daren Orzechowski

Partner

Robert O’Leary

Counsel

Maura O’Sullivan

Partner

Donna Parisi

Global Co-Head of International DCM, Derivatives & Securitization and Financial Institutions Sector Lead

Jeffrey Pellegrino

Partner

Samantha Peppers

Associate

Scott Petepiece

Partner

Nhung Pham

Counsel

Andreas Piepers

Associate

Ilona Potiha Laor

Partner

Jason Pratt

Counsel

Taylor Pugliese

Associate

Sara Raisner

Partner

Corey Reis

Associate

Jeffrey Resetarits

Partner

Maura Rezendes

Partner

Ken Rivlin

Partner

Ian Roberts

Partner

Lyle Roberts

Partner

William J. F. Roll, III

General Counsel

Alicia Rose

Associate

Jason Rothschild

Senior Counsel

Kent Rowey

Partner

Christopher Ryan

Partner

Anna Salek

Partner

Bill Satchell

Of Counsel

Stephen Savoca

Associate

Paul Schreiber

Of Counsel

Adam Schwartz

Partner

Richard Schwed

Partner

Xueqing (Ashley) Shan

Associate

Mark Shapiro

Partner

Soumya Sharma

Senior Counsel

Leila Rashida Siddiky

Associate

Adam Sofen

Partner

Grace Song

Associate

Sheyla Soriano

Associate

Fredric Sosnick

Partner

Michael Steinberg

Partner

Todd Stenerson

Todd is U.S. Head of Antitrust Litigation. Representing both plaintiffs and defendants throughout the courts of the U.S., Todd has played a leading role in matters of importance for three decades. In addition to his extensive antitrust, multi-district litigation and arbitration experience, he has handled investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of his complex commercial litigation background, he also has handled several dealer termination and RICO cases, as well as business torts, breach of contract and ERISA cases. AV Preeminent-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and a BTI Client Service All-Star, Todd routinely garners praise from clients, peers, the judiciary and industry leading publications. Most recently, Todd was again ranked by Chambers & Partners for general commercial litigation, with sources noting that “he’s extremely knowledgeable and he’s very good on his feet as an oral advocate” and that “this is where we turn when it comes to complex and large-scale litigation.” Four separate times, Benchmark Litigation has shortlisted him for “Antitrust Litigator of the Year” in addition to naming him both a “National Practice Area Star” and a “Local Litigation Star.” He has also been touted for his litigation skills by The Legal 500. Clients have described Todd to these publications as being “very strategic,” “a really strong lawyer who has a very compelling style,” and “a great trial lawyer” who is “amazingly talented, articulate, confident, and a tenacious fighter.” Recognized for his versatility and ability to adapt to the needs of a given situation, clients also note that he is “very collaborative” and that, “with these big mega-cases, you think about trial or settlement, but Todd is taking depositions, making decisions, really thinking about how this is going to play out in trial. That’s not something you see every day.”