# latham (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover latham. Page: Feed: --- ## [Weil private equity co-head set to leave for Paul Weiss](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/weil-private-equity-co-head-set-to-leave-for-paul-weiss/) _2026-08-21 · Kate Peacock · Legal Business_ Weil’s New York-based private equity co-head Christopher Machera is leaving the firm, just 18 months after he was appointed to a new-look leadership team. Machera, who is understood to be joining Paul Weiss in New York, is recognised as a Legal 500 leading partner for high-value PE buyouts. He has spent the majority of his career … Continue reading "Weil private equity co-head set to leave for… ## [Trading Places: White & Case hires Mayer Brown funds head as former Freshfields US disputes head decamps for DLA](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/trading-places-white-case-hires-mayer-brown-funds-head-as-former-freshfields-us-disputes-head-decamps-for-dla/) _2026-08-21 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ White & Case has hired Mayer Brown global head of funds and investment management Timothy Clark in New York. Clark moved from Dechert to Mayer Brown in 2021, and previously spent six years as a partner at O’Melveny & Myers. He advises PE, credit and sovereign wealth clients on fund formation, private fund investments and … Continue reading "Trading Places: White & Case hires Mayer Brown funds head… ## [Knights and Fletchers carve up £45m Moore Barlow in two-way takeover](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/knights-and-fletchers-carve-up-45m-moore-barlow-in-two-way-takeover/) _2026-08-21 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ National firms Knights and Fletchers have carved up Moore Barlow in a deal that has seen the South East firm split into two and taken over. Knights, which confirmed this March that it was in talks over an acquisition, has reached a deal which will see it pay £27m for Moore Barlow’s commercial and private … Continue reading "Knights and Fletchers carve up £45m Moore Barlow in two-way takeover" ## [Starbucks EMEA GC on leadership, business turnarounds and traveling the ‘bumpy road’](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/in-house/starbucks-emea-gc-on-leadership-business-turnarounds-and-traveling-the-bumpy-road/) _2026-08-21 · Theresa Hargreaves · Legal Business_ ‘When I started my business law degree, I loved it from day one,’ says Huma Allana van Reesch, general counsel, EMEA at Starbucks. ‘Pretty early on, I knew I wanted to be some kind of business lawyer, although at the time I didn’t really appreciate the difference between working in-house and being in private practice.’ … Continue reading "Starbucks EMEA GC on leadership, business turnarounds and… ## [Australian duo score roles on EQT’s acquisition of Melbourne Storm](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/australian-duo-score-roles-on-eqts-acquisition-of-melbourne-storm/) _2026-08-20 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Arnold Bloch Leibler have advised on EQT’s majority investment in top National Rugby League (NRL) club Melbourne Storm, as sport cements its place as an attractive asset class for private capital. The deal, which reportedly values the club at AUD $150m, marks the first time that EQT has made a direct … Continue reading "Australian duo score roles on EQT’s acquisition… ## [US trio lead on multibillion-dollar Stripe-OpenRouter deal](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/us-trio-lead-on-multibillion-stripe-openrouter-deal/) _2026-08-20 · Kate Peacock · Legal Business_ Cleary Gottlieb, Orrick and Fenwick & West have taken the lead roles on the latest multibillion-dollar tech deal, as Stripe has agreed to acquire AI startup OpenRouter. Cleary advised OpenRouter, with a team comprised of tax partner Swift Edgar and M&A partner Charles Allen in New York, and M&A partner Benet O’Reilly in California. Orrick … Continue reading "US trio lead on multibillion-dollar… ## [‘A greenfield site’ with global ambitions: Michelman & Robinson plots its London growth strategy](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/a-greenfield-site-with-global-ambitions-michelman-robinson-plots-its-london-growth-strategy/) _2026-08-19 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ Michelman & Robinson’s London office is not immediately obvious, tucked away on a cobbled Shoreditch backstreet behind an inconspicuous black door. The Californian firm’s arrival in London last October was equally low-key – a decision Dan Burbeary (pictured), the firm’s first non-US office managing partner, says was intentional. ‘It’s not about coming in with sharp … Continue reading "‘A… ## [Latham and Paul Weiss among eight new winners as EQT finalises panel](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/in-house/latham-and-paul-weiss-among-eight-new-winners-as-eqt-finalises-panel/) _2026-08-19 · Will Lewallen · Legal Business_ Latham & Watkins and Paul Weiss are among a new group of firms winning spots on EQT’s panel as the PE house finalises its full roster. LB revealed last month that Europe’s largest buyout shop had appointed a clutch of firms to its ‘platinum’ panel, with EQT now finalising the ‘gold’ panel that will operate … Continue reading "Latham and Paul Weiss among eight new winners as EQT finalises panel" ## [Pinsents PEP drops 7.2% after ‘bumper year of investments’](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/pinsents-pep-drops-7-2-after-bumper-year-of-investments/) _2026-08-19 · Will Lewallen · Legal Business_ Pinsent Masons’ profit per equity partner has fallen a little over 7% to £740,000, with managing partner Laura Cameron (pictured) citing ‘a bumper year in terms of investments.’ Meanwhile, revenue was up 3.3%, to £703m. The results mark a slowdown on the previous year’s, when Pinsents increased its revenue by 4.7%, and its PEP by … Continue reading "Pinsents PEP drops 7.2% after ‘bumper year of… ## [Ashurt Perkins Coie appoints new board in post-merger shakeup](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/ashurt-perkins-coie-appoints-new-board-in-post-merger-shakeup/) _2026-08-18 · Will Lewallen · Legal Business_ Newly merged Ashurst Perkins Coie has announced its new board, with equal representation for each legacy firm, and without the two non-executive seats that legacy Ashurst had. The board is chaired by global co-chairs Karen Davies, formerly global chair of Ashurst, and Brian Eiting, formerly corporate practice co-chair at Perkins Coie, and comprises a further … Continue reading "Ashurt Perkins Coie… ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CTzdU0vaC4ae) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [International trio serve up as BuzzBallz owner Sazerac buys Au Vodka for £500m](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/international-trio-serve-up-as-buzzballz-owner-sazerac-buys-au-vodka-for-500m/) _2026-08-18 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ Three international law firms have secured roles advising on the upcoming sale of Welsh spirits startup Au Vodka to US giant Sazerac, in a deal valued at £500m. DLA Piper is advising Au Vodka on the transaction, Dorsey & Whitney is advising Sazerac, and PwC is advising on tax planning aspects for the founder shareholders … Continue reading "International trio serve up as BuzzBallz owner Sazerac… ## [LB100 results so far – which firms are setting the pace for revenue and PEP?](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firm-data/the-lb100-results-so-far-which-firms-are-setting-the-pace-for-revenue-and-pep/) _2026-08-17 · Alex Ryan · Legal Business_ National and regional firms increased their revenue at a faster rate than international or London firms last year, according to preliminary LB100 data – but international firms are surging further ahead on partner profits. The early results point to a widening divide in the strategies being pursued across the market, from acquisition-led expansion among national … Continue reading "LB100 results… ## [Latham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium buys stake in Liverpool FC](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/latham-and-ao-shearman-up-front-as-jeff-bezos-backed-consortium-buys-stake-in-liverpool-fc/) _2026-08-14 · Kate Peacock · Legal Business_ Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman and Clifford Chance have scored lead roles on a major deal that has seen Liverpool FC owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) sell a stake in the club to a group of investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. FSG, which has owned Liverpool FC since 2010, is a selling a ‘strategic … Continue reading "Latham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium… ## [Weil and Jones Day say cheese on £1bn acquisition of dairy brands](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/weil-and-jones-day-say-cheese-on-1bn-acquisition-of-dairy-brands/) _2026-08-14 · Kate Peacock · Legal Business_ Weil and Jones Day have secured lead roles on the near-£1bn sale of Saputo’s UK dairy division, which includes household name brands such as Cathedral City and Clover. The deal will see French dairy giant Lactalis, which currently owns brands such as President and Galbani, take ownership of Canadian parent company Saputo’s UK brands for … Continue reading "Weil and Jones Day say cheese on £1bn… ## [Redfield’s Warning](https://jonathanlatham.net/redfields-warning/) _2026-07-08 · jrl · Jonathan Latham_ By Jonathan Latham, PhD. It is a remarkable fact that, despite its purported emphasis on science, no one who led the US pandemic response in its first year, not Robert Redfield, not his colleague Deborah Birx, nor his nemeses Tony Fauci, Alex Azar, and Scott Atlas, had the standard qualification expected of a scientist, a \[ \] ## [Protected: Location](https://jonathanlatham.net/location/) _2026-07-05 · Louis Latham · Jonathan Latham_ There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. ## [In Testimony, Robert Garry Declines To Rule Out That Researchers Brought Ebola To West Africa In 2014](https://jonathanlatham.net/in-testimony-robert-garry-declines-to-rule-out-that-researchers-brought-ebola-to-west-africa-in-2014/) _2025-01-27 · jrl · Jonathan Latham_ by Jonathan Latham, PhD Newly released written testimony provided by Robert Garry to the Senate s Committee on the Origins Of COVID-19 documents him evading questions about whether his institution brought Ebola virus to West Africa prior to the 2014 Ebola outbreak In testimony supplementing his in-person statements, Garry was asked by the Committee s Senator Marshall \[ \]