Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP, whose multifaceted practice is predominantly based in New York, advises a range of clients from emerging and middle-market sponsors and funds to high-profile global asset managers and investment managers. Among the team’s varied workload is forming and structuring both traditional private equity funds and alternative investments throughout their lifecycle, but work also encompasses GP led secondaries and liquidity solutions. The group has a fund regulatory strategy team, headed up by Matthew Chase, which combined with the tax and global securities leaves the practice well placed to be able to handle a variety of fund transactions including secondary transactions. Chase, who leads the team alongside group chair Paul Kukish, has vast experience representing new and emerging managers, and Alex Kelly. Edward Nelson has strong leveraged buyout and venture capital experience. Oliver Prakash-Jenkins and Andrea Schwartzman are other important names to note in New York, while Barton Clark is a key team member in the group’s Washington DC office. All practitioners are based in New York unless stated otherwise.