December 4, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – . Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that 30 associates, representing all five of the firm’s departments and 13 of its offices, were elected to the partnership, effective January 1, 2006. The 30 associates are in addition to the six counsel promoted to partner on April 1 of this year. “We are delighted to name another outstanding group of new partners to the firm,” said Robert M. Dell, Chairman and Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins. “The backgrounds and accomplishments that these partners bring to the firm demonstrate the extraordinary diversity and talent at Latham.”
Associates Elected To Partnership
Chicago:
Cathy A. Birkeland – practices corporate law with a focus on corporate finance, securities matters and general company representation, and received her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1997.
Frankfurt:
Dr. Roland Maass – practices corporate law with a focus on advising major domestic and international companies on all aspects of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and equity capital market transactions, and was admitted to the bar in Germany in 1994. He received his LL.M. from New York University School of Law in 1999 and his Dr.jur. from University of Tübingen, Germany, in 1996.
London:
Nicholas A. Cline – practices corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity investments for European and US clients, and received his B.Sc. from Kings’ College, University of London in 1992 and his C.P.E. and L.P.C. from the College of Law, Guildford in 1993 and 1994.
Martin Cotterill – practices corporate law with a focus on legal and business advice on all aspects of complex technology and outsourcing transactions including information technology and telecommunications, business process outsourcing, assisted transformation and business re-engineering transactions and technology-based collaborations and received his B.Eng from the University of Wales in 1990, his C.P.E. from Sussex University in 1994 and his L.P.C. from De Montfort University in 1995.
Alexander J. Hamilton – practices corporate law with a focus on outsourcing and technology transactions, including information technology and network, business process and assisted transformation outsourcing, off-shoring and systems procurement and integration, and received his B.A. from Nottingham University in 1993 and his law degree from the College of Law, London in 1994.
Dominic J. Newcomb – practices finance law with a focus on leveraged acquisition finance representing both lenders and private equity sponsors, and received his law degree from University of Bristol in 1994.
Ross Pooley – practices finance law specializing in multi-jurisdictional leveraged acquisition finance, structured finance, asset-based lending and debt restructuring, and received his law degree from University College, Oxford University in 1993.
Los Angeles:
Adel F. Bebawy – practices corporate law with a focus on technology transactions, including outsourcing, telecommunications, research and development collaborations, and technology licensing and commercialization, and received his J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1996.
Ana Genender O’Brien – practices tax law with a focus on the federal taxation of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financing transactions for corporations, partnerships and REITs, and received her J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1996.
Robert M. O’Shea – practices corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general company representation, and received his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1995.
Gregory P. Rodgers – practices corporate law with a focus on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation, and received his J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1997.
Moscow:
Varun Gupta – practices corporate law with a focus on capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions, and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1996.
New York:
Hanno F. Kaiser – practices US and international antitrust counseling and litigation, and received his Dr.jur from the University of Bonn in 1998 and his LL.M. from the University of California at Davis, in 1998.
Dennis D. Lamont – practices corporate law with a focus on corporate finance and securities law, representing investment banks and issuers in domestic and international capital markets transactions, including high yield debt, convertible debt, liability management, equity offerings, acquisition finance and mezzanine finance, and received his J.D. from University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 1995.
Jennifer S. Perkins – practices corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, general corporate representation of public and private companies, and public and private debt and equity offerings, and received her J.D. from Cornell University Law School in 1997.
Daniel C. Seale – practices finance law with a focus on the representation of financial institutions, as well as borrowers and issuers, in leveraged finance transactions, with a particular focus on acquisition finance, and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1995.
Northern Virginia:
J. Christian Word – practices litigation with a focus on securities litigation and professional liability matters, including class actions, and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997.
Orange County:
Kevin B. Espinola – practices corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, public and private company representation, corporate finance and general corporate and securities matters, and received his J.D. from University of Notre Dame Law School in 1997.
Paris:
François Mary – practices corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate restructurings and cross-border corporate transactions, and received his law degree from University of Montpellier in 1992.
Rachel W. Thorn – practices international commercial arbitration and international litigation with a focus on investor-state disputes and disputes involving the energy and construction sectors, long-term purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, and purchase price adjustments, and received her J.D. from University of Chicago School of Law in 1996.
San Diego:
Cheston J. Larson – practices corporate law with a focus on securities offerings, venture capital financings, general corporate representation of public and private companies, and transactions involving corporate partnering, strategic alliances, licensing and development matters for life sciences and technology companies, and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1997.
Christine G. Rolph – practices environmental law with a focus on insurance litigation for policyholders and the defense of corporate entities in toxic tort and multi-plaintiff actions, and received her J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1997.
San Francisco:
Bradley A. Bugdanowitz – practices corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and corporate governance, and received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1996.
Andrew S. Williamson – practices corporate law with a focus on public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation of public and private companies, and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997.
Silicon Valley:
Matthew Rawlinson – practices litigation with a focus on intellectual property litigation, including patent, Lanham Act and copyright litigation, and received his J.D. from University of Chicago School of Law in 1996.
Mark V. Roeder – practices corporate law with a focus on public and private securities offerings, emerging company representation, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and general company representation, and received his J.D. from University of Michigan School of Law in 1995.
Washington, D.C.:
J. Scott Ballenger – practices appellate litigation including appeals to the US Supreme Court, and received his J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1996.
Abid R. Qureshi – practices litigation with a focus on representing clients in qui tam proceedings and government fraud investigations with a focus on the healthcare industry, and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1997.
Paul F. Sheridan, Jr. – practices corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, joint ventures, and public and private securities offerings, and received his J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1996.
Jennifer S. Van Driesen – practices finance law with a focus on secured lending and other financing transactions, including cash-flow and asset-based loans, mezzanine and other subordinated debt facilities, and construction loans, and received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997.
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Contacts
Robert Dell, Chairman and Managing Partner, 415-395-8050
John Sherrell, Chairman, Associates Committee, 213-891-8174
