Latham & Watkins has a market-leading practice in high-profile regulatory enforcement actions. The group advises on the full spectrum of civil and criminal enforcement issues, with unique strength handling investigations brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as well as other financial regulators. Praised as a ‘top-tier practitioner’, Marc Berger joined from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in February 2025, and specializes in government and internal investigations, enforcement matters, and high-profile disputes. Douglas Yatter, a go-to lawyer for financial services and fintech clients, co-head the group from New York with Berger, while Kevin Andrew Chambers leads out of Washington DC, focusing on white-collar, securities, and professional liability matters, and Terra Reynolds leads out of Chicago, particularly skilled in the healthcare and life sciences industries. The team in New York also includes Benjamin Naftalis, who has notable expertise in the crypto space, and Christopher Garcia, who excels in high-stakes regulatory and criminal disputes. Other key practitioners include Alice S. Fisher, a seasoned white-collar and regulatory enforcement lawyer, Vanissa Le, who joined July 2025 from DLA Piper LLP (US), bolstering the group’s capabilities in congressional investigations, and Savannah Burgoyne, all of whom are based in DC.
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- Latham is truly stacked with talent in white collar. It has a rich history of people with government experience. I experienced the firm when I was at DOJ, and those folks appeared in front of me, and now I work alongside them. Latham is hyper-efficient in how it approaches cases. Latham focuses on what matters and gets to answers and a resolution as quickly as possible.
- Alice Fisher and Doug Greenburg stand out for their many years of experience and a truly deep breadth of experience. Katherine Sawyer came back to Latham after many years as an AUSA and also really exemplifies Latham's no-nonsense, client-focused, efficient approach to investigations. Katherine speaks Spanish fluently and works extensively in Latin America. I am on a matter with Katherine now, and she is exceptionally good at translating difficult legal and factual topics into a narrative that prosecutors understand, which is a huge benefit to her clients in regulatory matters.
Key clients
- Honeywell
- American Airlines
- SBB Research Group LLC
- United Health
- Honeywell
- American Airlines
- SBB Research Group LLC
- United Health
- Honeywell
- American Airlines
- SBB Research Group LLC
- United Health
Work highlights
Represented Honeywell in government investigations into a subsidiary’s alleged violations of applicable anti-corruption laws stemming from conduct in Brazil and Algeria.
Representing SBB Research Group LLC, its founder Dr. Sam Barnett, and COO Matthew Aven in a lawsuit brought by the SEC, which alleges that SBB's valuation model inflated the value of structured notes in its funds.
Representing UnitedHealth Group Inc. in a False Claims Act litigation concerning alleged unsupported diagnostic information submitted for Medicare Advantage plans, leading to supposed overpayments.
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Practice head
Marc Berger; Kevin Andrew Chambers; Terra Reynolds; Douglas Yatter
Other key lawyers
Benjamin Naftalis; Christopher Garcia; Alice S. Fisher; Vanissa Le; Savannah Burgoyne; Douglas N. Greenburg; Manuel Abascal; Daniel J. Dominguez; Raquel Kellert; Christopher D. Frey; Erin Brown Jones; Katherine Sawyer