The Diary was pleased to see the lengths that Latham & Watkins went to live off the glory from one of its most high-profile instructions.

Yes, everyone’s favourite LA firm couldn’t contain itself in bragging that it had advised New Line Cinema on the financing of the final installment of Golden Globe and Bafta award-winning Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In fact, Latham had advised on the whole trilogy through Los Angeles partners Vicki Marmorstein and Dominic Yoong.