Latham & Watkins LLP advise a wide range of industries, including financial services, energy, life sciences, and natural resources, on the full breadth of transactional tax practices, including cross-border and complex international issues and structures. Global chair Katharine Moir, based in San Francisco, advises leading private equity firms and companies on large and complex multi-billion dollar transactional issues. Chair of practice Jocelyn Noll, based in New York, has extensive experience in federal tax matters such as international M&A, joint ventures, restructurings, and public and private financings. Kirt Switzer in San Francisco represents corporations and investment banks in matters such as M&A, financings, and post-merger integration. Highly regarded Los Angeles-based Pardis Zomorodi advises on complex transactions, including M&A, spin-offs, and joint ventures. In Chicago, expert bankruptcy tax lawyer Joseph Kronsnoble advises US and foreign debtors and creditors in bankruptcy reorganizations, and David Raab handles a range of tax matters for corporations and private equity firms such as The Carlyle Group and BC Partners. Washington DC’s Andrea Ramezan-Jackson is a sought-after tax advisor for Up-C transactions. Bryant Lee and Matthew Dewitz, chairs of the firm’s tax departments in Houston and New York, respectively, advise on significant tax transactions and high-profile tax matters such as T-Mobile’s multibillion-dollar merger. Scott Cockerham joined the firm from A&O Shearman in September 2024. Jiyeon Lee-Lim retired from practice in January 2025.
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- 'The tax team provides practical and valuable advice that helps us navigate all our tax issues.'
Key clients
- Skydance Media
- Lineage Logistics
- Reddit, Inc.
- Airbnb, Inc.
- SRS Distribution
- Leonard Green & Partners L.P.
- Telecom Italia SpA
- CyberArk Software Ltd
- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments)
Work highlights
- Advised Skydance Media, along with Paramount Global on its definitive agreement to form “New Paramount” — a next-generation media and technology leader.
- Advised Airbnb, Inc on tax matters in connection with Airbnb’s acquisition of vFive, Inc., an artificial intelligence start-up.
- Advised SRS Distribution (“SRS”) on the tax aspects of its sale to The Home Depot. SRS was a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners and Berkshire Partners.
Lawyers
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Pardis Zomorodi
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Practice head
Katharine Moir; Jocelyn Noll
Other key lawyers
Kirt Switzer; Pardis Zomorodi; Joseph Kronsnoble; Katharine Moir; David Raab; Jocelyn Noll; Andrea Ramezan-Jackson; Bryant Lee; Matthew Dewitz; Scott Cockerham