Associate Director of Knowledge Management – Senior KM Counsel - Global M&A and Private Equity
About the job
- Possess deep subject matter knowledge of the M&A and Private Equity practice, including market standards, deal structures, and regulatory frameworks relevant to knowledge-management resource development.
- Exhibit the ability to quickly and fully understand the Practice Group’s strategy and priorities.
- Demonstrate the ability to quickly build a deep understanding of the areas of expertise and the nature of services provided by the Practice Group and the Knowledge Management Team.
- Have a Juris Doctor degree or equivalent.
- Have admission to at least one United States state bar or another jurisdiction in which the firm operates.
- Have at least ten years of progressively responsible practice-management experience in a legal or other professional-services environment.
- Have at least ten years of experience in a management role.
- Have at least eight years of experience as a practicing attorney with a leading international law firm, including significant experience in M&A and/or Private Equity transactions.
- Lead, manage, and supervise Knowledge Management colleagues assigned to the Practice Group, including Knowledge Management Counsel and Knowledge Management Lawyers, providing guidance and supporting their growth and development to ensure consistently excellent performance.
- Develop a framework for and oversee the implementation of practicing lawyers’ involvement in the Practice Group’s Knowledge Management activities.
- Ensure appropriate allocation of workflow and responsibility between practicing lawyers and the Knowledge Management Team, and provide recommendations on recruiting strategy for the team.
- Distill extensive internal deal and matter datasets to prepare market insights for internal and external use.
- Continuously monitor the legal, regulatory, and market landscape, focusing on the firm’s data and experience; identify emerging trends for practice leadership; and lead development of materials communicating this information to practice-group members, clients, and prospective clients.
- Collaborate with Technology & Information Services leadership, including the Legal Innovation team, to drive development and implementation of artificial-intelligence-based workflows that streamline extraction and analysis of key provisions from firm databases and operative documents.
- Protect and maintain highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and proprietary information retained by the firm.
About the company
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm that provides a wide range of legal services to corporations, financial institutions, and governments. It delivers legal advice and representation through teams of lawyers who collaborate across offices and practice areas to handle complex, cross-border matters. The firm differentiates itself with a scalable, globally integrated network and a culture of teamwork, which lets it take on high-stakes matters for major clients across regions. Its goal is to be among the world’s largest and most powerful law firms by offering seamless multinational legal support through its connected platform.
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5,001-10,000
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New York City, New York
Founded
1934
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What believers are saying
- September 2026 work shows heavy deal flow across biotech, private credit, and infrastructure.
- Latham keeps winning marquee mandates, including DoorDash-Wonder and Telix-ITM transactions.
- The firm’s AI workflow push, profiled September 2026, strengthens delivery efficiency and margins.
What critics are saying
- David Walker’s September 2026 departure weakens Latham’s London private equity franchise.
- Law.com says London and Paris both lost more partners than they gained in 2026.
- Talent churn invites client portability to Kirkland, Sidley, and other aggressive rivals.
What makes Latham & Watkins unique
- Latham’s $8.3 billion 2026 revenue and global platform beat most rivals.
- Its integrated cross-border practice lands massive deals across M&A, funds, antitrust, and finance.
- 2026 hires like Victor Levy and Greg Van Houten deepen elite bench strength.
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↑ 5%HSF Kramer, Addleshaws and Quinn chief take top prizes at Legal Business Awards. Addleshaw Goddard, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Sullivan & Cromwell were among the big winners at this year's Legal Business Awards, which saw more than 30 prizes handed out to the top firms, chambers, in-house teams, and individual lawyers in the profession. Hundreds of attendees from the very top of the legal industry flocked to the Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane for this year's ceremony, which was hosted by award-winning comedian, writer, actor and director Richard Ayoade. Addleshaws took the UK Law Firm of the Year award after a strong year which marked the culmination of nine consecutive years of growth in both revenue and PEP, while HSF Kramer won International Law Firm of the Year on the back of its transformative transatlantic merger. Sullivan & Cromwell took the Global London Law Firm of the Year prize after a major City push that included last year's hires of former Weil London chief Mike Francies and Kirkland restructuring partner Kon Asimacopoulos, with the firm continuing its recruitment drive into 2026 with more big-name recruits. Latham & Watkins was named M&A Team of the Year for its lead role on the landmark Anglo-Teck merger, valued at nearly $70bn. Sidley was the winner in the new category of Client Service Firm of the Year, which recognises firms that perform exceptionally on key client service metrics in Legal 500's London research. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award went to Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn, who announced earlier this year that he is set to step down as head of the disputes powerhouse that he co-founded four decades ago. He remains chair of the firm, and in his acceptance speech, he stressed that he is not ready to slow down, saying 'Quinn is an unfinished project - Legal Business is not done'. Other awards for individual leaders included Management Partner of the Year, which went to Shane Gleghorn of Winston Taylor - now Europe and Middle East managing partner of the merged firm as it targets $2bn in revenue - while Benedict Nwaeke of Soho House & Co took the GC of the Year prize. Unilever was named In-House Team of the Year, while Sainsbury's won the Most Transformative In-House Team of the Year award. Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year went to Suzy Lovell of Kier, who was recently promoted to deputy GC. Other major practice awards saw Clifford Chance named Private Equity Team of the Year, Kirkland & Ellis take the Restructuring Team of the Year prize and Hogan Lovells Cadwalader win Finance Team of the Year. Slaughter and May was named Capital Markets Team of the Year, while Stephenson Harwood won Disputes Team of the Year. Freshfields was named Life Sciences Team of the Year, while Ashurst Perkins Coie and BCLP jointly won Real Estate Team of the Year. The newly merged Ashurst Perkins Coie also picked up the inaugural AI Initiative of the Year award. Elsewhere, CMS, Venner Shipley and Altair IP won IP Team of the Year, while Osborne Clarke took Legal Technology Team of the Year. The awards also recognised a strong showing from the Bar, as Fountain Court was named Chambers of the Year, while Sonia Tolaney KC of One Essex Court won Barrister of the Year on the back of a string of high-profile cases. Legal Business Awards 2026 winners in full: AI Initiative of the Year: Ashurst Perkins Coie Barrister of the Year: Sonia Tolaney KC, One Essex Court Boutique Law Firm of the Year: SDV Fenchurch Business Services Team of the Year: DAC Beachcroft Capital Markets Team of the Year: Slaughter and May Chambers of the Year: Fountain Court Client Service Firm of the Year: Sidley Competition Team of the Year: Weil Gotshal & Manges Disputes Team of the Year: Stephenson Harwood Energy/Infrastructure Team of the Year: Pinsent Masons ESG Programme of the Year: Mayer Brown Finance Team of the Year: Hogan Lovells GC of the Year: Benedict Nwaeke, Soho House & Co Global London Law Firm of the Year: Sullivan & Cromwell In-House Team of the Year: Unilever International Law Firm of the Year: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer IP Team of the Year: CMS with Venner Shipley and Altair IP Legal Technology Team of the Year: Osborne Clarke Life Sciences Team of the Year: Freshfields Lifetime Achievement Award: John Quinn, Quinn Emanuel M&A Team of the Year: Latham & Watkins Management Partner of the Year: Shane Gleghorn, Winston Taylor Most Transformative In-House Team of the Year: Sainsbury's Private Client Team of the Year: Howard Kennedy Private Equity Team of the Year: Clifford Chance Public Sector Team of the Year: Burges Salmon Real Estate Team of the Year: Ashurst Perkins Coie and BCLP Restructuring Team of the Year: Kirkland & Ellis Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year: Suzy Lovell, Kier UK Law Firm of the Year: Addleshaw Goddard
Vinson & Elkins hire senior finance lawyers from Latham & Watkins. Vinson & Elkins (V&E) has recruited two senior finance lawyers from Latham & Watkins in New York, providing a major boost to its finance law group. Loren Finegold has taken the role as V&E's new structured finance leader after 25 years at Latham & Watkins, where he was global vice chair of the structured finance practice. Also hired is Ed Comber, who was prevously counsel at Latham. The firm's media release is below -. Finegold and Comber bring market-leading structured finance experience across energy and infrastructure, including digital infrastructure, and other esoteric asset classes. Vinson & Elkins today announced that Loren Finegold and Ed Comber have joined the firm as New York-based partners in its Structured Finance and Securitization practice, with Finegold serving as head of the practice. Finegold and Comber are recognized leaders in structured finance and securitization, with decades of combined experience pioneering asset classes and transaction structures that define where the market is heading. Their arrival deepens the Vinson & Elkins Finance practice that is already regarded as one of the premier platforms in the market. Finegold advises banks, institutional investors, private credit funds, and issuers on innovative and highly structured asset-based financing solutions involving traditional and private capital funding sources. He has pioneered a number of new asset classes and transaction structures, including the first two midstream oil and gas securitizations closed to date, the first-ever securitizations of hyperscale and colocation data centers and wireless tower ground leases, the first-ever securitization of proven developed producing (PDP) oil and gas wells in a master trust structure, and the first-ever securitization of earned wage access receivables for a leading fintech issuer. Comber represents a broad range of market participants - including sponsors, issuers, borrowers, banks, underwriters, placement agents, investors, lenders, and private credit funds - in structured finance, securitization, and other secured financing transactions. His sector experience spans midstream and upstream oil and gas assets, GPU financings, shipping containers, triple net lease assets, rental car fleet securitizations, and consumer credit card receivables. He has also pioneered music catalog master trust securitizations and has counseled clients on portability considerations arising in M&A transactions involving such structures. "Vinson & Elkins has built one of the most respected finance platforms in the market," said Jim Fox, Vice Chair of the firm and a founding partner of the New York office. "Loren and Ed are exactly the kind of leaders who can accelerate what we've already built, with deep knowledge and a shared conviction that the most important structured finance opportunities of the next decade will be won at the intersection of capital markets and the continued build-out of energy and infrastructure." "Vinson & Elkins has built an exceptional finance platform and is widely recognized for its leadership in the energy and infrastructure sectors," said Finegold. "I see substantial opportunities to bring structured finance solutions to those and other capital-intensive sectors. I look forward to building this practice together with Ed and joining a firm with such a collaborative, world-class culture." "Loren and I have worked together for nearly a decade, and we're looking forward to continuing that partnership at Vinson & Elkins," said Comber. "The firm's strengths across energy, infrastructure, and other capital-intensive industries give us an exceptional platform to develop structured financing solutions for our clients." Finegold and Comber join from Latham & Watkins, where Finegold served as global vice chair of the firm's Structured Finance practice. Finegold earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law. Comber earned his Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course from BPP Law School (UK), and a Master of Laws from Duke University School of Law. Vinson & Elkins' Structured Finance and Securitization practice focuses on energy, infrastructure, including digital infrastructure, and other esoteric asset classes, bringing together leading capabilities in finance, tax, real estate, and regulatory matters to execute transactions of exceptional complexity. The practice is consistently recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. About Vinson & Elkins For more than a century, Vinson & Elkins has provided outstanding client service across important industries that drive the global economy. Built on a strong culture of collaboration across 14 offices worldwide, V&E lawyers are committed to excellence, offering clients decades of legal experience in handling transactions, investments, projects and disputes across the globe. Learn more by visiting www.velaw.com or connect with us on LinkedIn. 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Latham & Watkins has appointed Greg Van Houten as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office's Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Van Houten specialises in representing corporate policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, restructurings, and policy negotiations. He advises Fortune 500 companies on insurance recovery matters involving directors and officers, errors and omissions, cyber liability, and other coverage areas. Van Houten also counsels clients on insurance programme strategy and navigates complex insurance issues in M&A transactions. His practice includes securing policy limits and maximising recoveries for policyholders whilst advising on transactional and restructuring matters. Van Houten joins from Haynes Boone and holds degrees from Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Rochester.
Loren Finegold, Ed Comber join Vinson & Elkins to lead Structured Finance and Securitization practice. Monday, September 21, 2026 Vinson & Elkins today announced that Loren Finegold and Ed Comber have joined the firm as New York-based partners in its Structured Finance and Securitization practice, with Finegold serving as head of the practice. Finegold and Comber join from Latham & Watkins, where Finegold served as global vice chair of the firm's Structured Finance practice. Finegold and Comber are recognized leaders in structured finance and securitization, with decades of combined experience pioneering asset classes and transaction structures that define where the market is heading. Their arrival deepens the Vinson & Elkins Finance practice that is already regarded as one of the premier platforms in the market. Finegold advises banks, institutional investors, private credit funds, and issuers on innovative and highly structured asset-based financing solutions involving traditional and private capital funding sources. He has pioneered a number of new asset classes and transaction structures, including the first two midstream oil and gas securitizations closed to date, the first-ever securitizations of hyperscale and colocation data centers and wireless tower ground leases, the first-ever securitization of proven developed producing (PDP) oil and gas wells in a master trust structure, and the first-ever securitization of earned wage access receivables for a leading fintech issuer. Comber represents a broad range of market participants - including sponsors, issuers, borrowers, banks, underwriters, placement agents, investors, lenders, and private credit funds - in structured finance, securitization, and other secured financing transactions. His sector experience spans midstream and upstream oil and gas assets, GPU financings, shipping containers, triple net lease assets, rental car fleet securitizations, and consumer credit card receivables. He has also pioneered music catalog master trust securitizations and has counseled clients on portability considerations arising in M&A transactions involving such structures. "Vinson & Elkins has built one of the most respected finance platforms in the market," said Jim Fox, Vice Chair of the firm and a founding partner of the New York office. "Loren and Ed are exactly the kind of leaders who can accelerate what we've already built, with deep knowledge and a shared conviction that the most important structured finance opportunities of the next decade will be won at the intersection of capital markets and the continued build-out of energy and infrastructure." "Vinson & Elkins has built an exceptional finance platform and is widely recognized for its leadership in the energy and infrastructure sectors," said Finegold. "I see substantial opportunities to bring structured finance solutions to those and other capital-intensive sectors. I look forward to building this practice together with Ed and joining a firm with such a collaborative, world-class culture." "Loren and I have worked together for nearly a decade, and we're looking forward to continuing that partnership at Vinson & Elkins," said Comber. "The firm's strengths across energy, infrastructure, and other capital-intensive industries give us an exceptional platform to develop structured financing solutions for our clients." Finegold earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law. Comber earned his Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course from BPP Law School (UK), and a Master of Laws from Duke University School of Law. Vinson & Elkins' Structured Finance and Securitization practice focuses on energy, infrastructure, including digital infrastructure, and other esoteric asset classes, bringing together leading capabilities in finance, tax, real estate, and regulatory matters to execute transactions of exceptional complexity. The practice is consistently recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. Analysis | Jobs | News
Latham expands market-leading Antitrust & Competition Practice with Paris partner Victor Levy. 19 Sep, 2026, 01:30 IST Arrival further strengthens the firm's premier Antitrust & Competition Practice in Europe and enhances its unrivalled global platform. PARIS, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Victor Levy has joined the firm's Paris office as partner in its Antitrust & Competition Practice. Levy advises on competition law matters, with particular experience in merger control filings before the European Commission, the French Competition Authority, and other competition authorities globally, as well as complex antitrust investigations and follow-on damages claims before competition authorities and Courts. Levy has extensive experience across sectors including aerospace and defense, consumer goods, and industrials. "We are thrilled to welcome Victor to the firm," said Thomas Margenet-Baudry, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Paris. "Our Paris office is a powerhouse in the French market, with exceptional strength across our transactional and regulatory practices. Antitrust and competition is central to that success, an essential component of our market-leading transactional and litigation platforms and a formidable go-to practice. Victor brings deep experience in complex domestic and cross-border antitrust matters for French and international clients that complements our existing strengths and further enhances the sophisticated, integrated advice we provide to clients in France, across Europe, and globally. His arrival reflects our ambition to continue investing in the very best talents and to remain at the forefront of the market for years to come." Latham's Antitrust & Competition Practice is widely recognized as one of the world's premier antitrust platforms, delivering sophisticated, coordinated advice across the United States, Europe, and Asia. The firm advises and represents clients on many of their most significant and complex global transactions, cartel investigations, and disputes, combining deep antitrust experience with market-leading litigation and trial capabilities. The Paris competition practice, like that of the Brussels office, is ranked Band 1 / Tier 1 in the legal directories. The addition of Levy further strengthens the firm's European and Paris bench and enhances its ability to guide clients through an increasingly complex and interconnected global competition and regulatory landscape. "The addition of Victor underscores the continued strength and momentum of our global practice," said Lawrence Buterman, Global Chair of Latham's Antitrust & Competition Practice. "Our platform brings together leading antitrust lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia who are increasingly called upon by our clients to lead and coordinate representations on complex transactions and litigation matters spanning multiple jurisdictions. Victor brings outstanding credentials and deep experience that will further strengthen our ability to deliver integrated and global solutions at the highest level." "We have known Victor for many years and have long held him in the highest regard," said Jacques-Philippe Gunther, Antitrust & Competition partner in Paris. "He is definitely one of the best of his generation, and his unique combination of economic and legal expertise makes him a real additional strength to our talented team." Paris Antitrust & Competition partner, Adrien Giraud also commented: "Victor brings extensive experience across merger control, foreign investment screening, antitrust investigations, litigation, and State aid. At a time when antitrust and regulatory considerations are playing a critical role in shaping strategic business decisions, his arrival further enhances the breadth and depth of our offering in Paris." "I am delighted to join Latham & Watkins in Paris, especially at this critical time when competition authorities are becoming increasingly active and coordinated across jurisdictions. The firm's global platform and market-leading capabilities provide an exceptional opportunity to help clients navigate their most complex matters," said Levy. "I look forward to working closely with the teams across practices and geographies to further develop Latham's antitrust and competition offering." Levy joins Latham & Watkins from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. He holds a Master's degree in Mathematics from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, a Master's degree in European Business Law from Paris Panthéon-Assas University, and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Paris and New York. About Latham & Watkins (lw.com) Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm that brings together exceptional legal talent in financial centers around the world to advise on complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters. The firm's deep market and product knowledge, industry experience, vast scale, and commitment to innovation and excellence help clients navigate their most critical challenges and achieve their goals.