Entering New York’s legal market is a challenge to say the least. It is extremely well catered for by its native firms whose entrenched corporate client relationships and sustained excellence in service make it difficult for outsiders to gain a foothold. But as the world’s leading financial and legal centre, it is a challenge that any firm with international ambitions must take up.
Although originally a West Coast US firm, Latham & Watkins is insistent about the decentralised nature of its national and international network. And as a fixture on the New York legal scene since 1985, the firm can almost be considered local. Its international claims, however, could not be made without the general acceptance that Lathams has ‘made it’ in New York.
