Latham & Watkins LLP is highly experienced acting as defense counsel for clients in class action litigation as well as regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings brought by the SEC and FTC. The firm also supports clients with incident response matters concerning ransomware attacks. Its clientele includes tech companies, sports teams, oil & gas distributers and life sciences companies. Michael Rubin spearheads the team from San Francisco and advises on global regulatory investigations and data breach litigation. Jennifer Archie specializes in defending clients before the FTC, DHS and state attorneys, while Antony Kim guides clients through cyberattack and data breach responses. Serrin Turner, based in New York, is highly knowledgeable in SEC enforcement actions and class action litigations. Marissa Boynton advises multinational corporations in healthcare, retail, professional services and tech. Clayton Northouse supports clients with global privacy and cybersecurity governance. Unless stated otherwise, mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.
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- 'The team is unsurpassed at providing key practical advice and experience dealing with regulators.'
- 'Robert Blamires in particular is very responsive, helpful and practical at solving our data privacy concerns and issues.'
Key clients
- Apple, Inc.
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Otonomo, Inc.
- Truthfinder
- Accellion, Inc.
- Thomson Reuters, Inc.
- Binance.US
- Gen Digital, Inc.
- AppsFlyer, Inc.
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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Practice head
Michael Rubin
Other key lawyers
Jennifer Archie; Antony Kim; Serrin Turner; Robert Blamires; Marissa Boynton; Clayton Northouse