Latham & Watkins has particular strength in multinational mandates, and advises a prestigious client base on a broad range of complex tax matters. Jointly leading the team are Karl Mah, who has particular expertise in structured finance and real estate matters, and Sean Finn, whose focus is high value M&A and private equity issues. Also leading are Helen Lethaby, noted for her aptitude in a broad range of transactions as well as matters relating to partnership taxation, and Aoife McCabe, an expert in transactional tax who made partner in January 2024. James Leslie is active for a broad range of clients, including private equity funds, financial institutions, and corporates.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
‘Good understanding of the market and technical changes.’
‘Sean Finn - responsive and commercial, even when dealing with complex tax matters.’
'Latham and Watkins is one of the top law firms in the world. What differentiates them from other law firms I’ve worked with is the people. The firm has some of the best M&A tax lawyers.'
'Helen Lethaby is a highly qualified lawyer and a pleasure to work with. She is very technical in matters relating to global M&A restricting and is a master negotiator on the tax side.'
'Smart, commercial and creative. Very strong team with work performed to the highest standards with very tight deadlines. Work seamlessly with their colleagues.'
'Helen Lethaby - great to work with, able to distil and solve complex issues elegantly.'
'Responses are very fast and clear, observing the fast pace of the deal we have worked together.'
'James Leslie has rock solid tax knowledge, and experience with M&A transactions. He provided a lot of comfort to us during the transaction.'
Clients clés
- Dilmon
- Citigroup
- Awaze Group
- Plastic Energy Ltd
- Block M Shareholders
- Diversified Energy Company
- Manchester United
- Farfetch
- Tapestry, Inc.
- Equistone Partners and Acuity Knowledge Partners
Points forts
- Advised Manchester United on the sale of its stake to Sir James Arthur Ratcliffe.
- Acted as lead deal counsel advising Whirlpool Corporation on its strategic joint venture with Arçelik A.Ş, creating a combined €6 billion revenue business as part of its portfolio transformation.
- Advised the underwriters on Birkenstock’s Initial Public Offering of 32,258,064 Ordinary Shares listed on NYSE, one of the largest US IPOs of 2023.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.
Responsable de la pratique
Karl Mah; Helen Lethaby; Sean Finn; Aoife McCabe
Autres avocats clés
James Leslie