Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP advise a wide range of industries, including financial services, energy, life sciences, and natural resources, on the full breadth of transactional tax practices, including cross-border and complex international issues and structures. Global chair Katharine Moir, based in San Francisco, advises leading private equity firms and companies on large and complex multi-billion dollar transactional issues. Chair of practice Jocelyn Noll, based in New York, has extensive experience in federal tax matters such as international M&A, joint ventures, restructurings, and public and private financings. Kirt Switzer in San Francisco represents corporations and investment banks in matters such as M&A, financings, and post-merger integration. Highly regarded Los Angeles-based Pardis Zomorodi advises on complex transactions, including M&A, spin-offs, and joint ventures. In Chicago, expert bankruptcy tax lawyer Joseph Kronsnoble  advises US and foreign debtors and creditors in bankruptcy reorganizations, and David Raab handles a range of tax matters for corporations and private equity firms such as The Carlyle Group and BC Partners. Washington DC’s Andrea Ramezan-Jackson is a sought-after tax advisor for Up-C transactions. Bryant Lee and Matthew Dewitz, chairs of the firm’s tax departments in Houston and New York, respectively, advise on significant tax transactions and high-profile tax matters such as T-Mobile’s multibillion-dollar merger. Scott Cockerham joined the firm from A&O Shearman in September 2024. Jiyeon Lee-Lim  retired from practice in January 2025.