Latham & Watkins was recognized among the "Sweet Sixteen" group of firms in the inaugural edition of The Lawyer's Transatlantic Elite survey, which the magazine reports is "leading the transatlantic market for the provision of top-end transactional legal services." Inclusion in the elite group reflects "a stellar client base, regular roles on top deals, market-leading finances, and the cream of the legal market talent." The Lawyer's profile of Latham & Watkins notes: "[O]ne of the most significant firms in New York, and indeed, the world." The magazine adds: "Latham stands out among the Sweet Sixteen for its rare combination of law delivered locally but with New York standards. The unique culture it engenders gets it to the top of deals tables and secures it a place among the elite. More than any other firm in this group, Latham has taken a blank-page approach to making a global partnership coalesce."

Project Finance "Deal of the Year"

Latham & Watkins advised the sponsors and project company on the Fujian Refining & Ethylene Project which scooped Project Finance's 2007 Asia-Pacific Downstream Oil & Gas Deal of the Year award. The magazine described the deal as the "largest project financing to date for a Sino-foreign joint venture in China" and "the first project financing for a joint venture to be conducted entirely under Chinese law." This is the third accolade for the Fujian Refining project, with the ground-breaking deal also recognized by Asian-Counsel and International Financial Law Review in their "Deal of the Year" awards.

The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

Latham & Watkins ranked in the Top 3 across multiple categories in The American Lawyer's 2008 Corporate Scorecard, a closely watched annual review of the leading law firms advising on a range of finance and corporate matters within the United States during 2007, including: M&A as Counsel to Principals and Counsel to Investment Advisors by number of deals; Private Equity by number of deals; IPOs as Issuer's Counsel and Underwriter's Counsel by number of issues; Equities as Issuer's Counsel by number of issues and proceeds; and High Yield Corporate Debt as Issuer's Counsel and Underwriter's Counsel by number of issues. Latham placed #1 in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) debt transactions as Issuer's Counsel by number of deals and proceeds. The firm also placed strongly in Project Finance, recording top tier placement by number of financings and value of deals, and as Debtor’s Counsel in the insolvency of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp., which was cited among the top US bankruptcy filings of 2007.

2008 PLC Which Lawyer? Competition Law Super League

Latham & Watkins ranked in the top-10 for the 2008 PLC Which Lawyer? Competition Law Super League, which evaluates global law firms practicing antitrust and competition law. The publication praised Latham's quality of service, impressive international breadth and leading antitrust and competition practitioners, and stated that the firm has established “credible and successful competition law practices on both sides of the Atlantic, boasting strong EU competition law expertise.” In addition, the publication observed that “Latham’s core state aid practice is matched by an equally impressive national and European behavioural practice, with notable expertise in cartel issues.”

International Financial Law Review European "Equity Deal of the Year"

Latham & Watkins advised on International Financial Law Review's 2008 European "Equity Deal of the Year," which was awarded to the $8 billion IPO of Russia's second largest bank VTB. In one of the largest IPOs of 2007 and the first foreign listing of a Russian bank, a Latham & Watkins team from London and Moscow advised VTB on this offering of shares and global depositary receipts listed on the London Stock Exchange. Latham & Watkins also advised Deutsche Bank AG London on the recapitalization and refinancing of Schefenacker plc, which was awarded "Restructuring of the Year" in Europe. Deutsche Bank AG London acted as lead arranger on the Schefenacker plc restructuring and as senior lender on the successful recapitalization and refinancing of more than €500 million in debt.

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