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Latham & Watkins LLP
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NEW YORK
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United States
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Work Department

James E. Brandt is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins, where he formerly served as the Managing Partner. Mr. Brandt is a member of the Litigation & Trial Department and the Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts, Securities Litigation and Professional Liability and Takeover Defense Practices. He focuses extensively on complex litigation involving financial matters, including securities and corporate transactions, and insolvency matters, including litigation in bankruptcy court and commercial matters.

Position

Litigation & Trial Partner

Career

http://www.lw.com/people/james-brandt

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

Latham & Watkins LLP‘s commercial litigation group represents major corporate entities, financial institutions and energy suppliers in critical, high-stakes mandates, including putative class actions, shareholder disputes, and product liability cases, among many others. In Chicago, practice chair and seasoned trial lawyer Sean Berkowitz acts on a full range of criminal and civil matters as well as regulatory investigations. Vice-chairs Elizabeth Deeley and Steven Feldman are based in San Francisco and New York, respectively; Feldman acts for technology, consumer, fintech, biotech and healthcare companies in complex commercial disputes, intellectual property litigation, and class actions. James Brandt frequently represents clients before state and federal courts in New York. In Los Angeles, Laura Washington is a key name for business disputes and intellectual property litigation. Kuan Huang is equally adept in both defense and plaintiff-side trial cases and maintains close relationships with clients in the oil and gas and telecommunications sectors, among others. All lawyers named are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.