Latham & Watkins LLP

Francis Acott focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and is a member of the Litigation & Trial Department.

Francis defends technology, banking, financial services, healthcare, and pharmaceutical companies in securities, antitrust, and consumer class actions.

Francis has also had an active pro bono practice representing individuals and non-profit organizations in connection with criminal proceedings, government inquiries, and civil litigation.

Prior to joining Latham, Francis was a litigation associate at another leading law firm. He received his JD from Northwestern University School of Law, magna cum laude, where he was an associate editor of the Northwestern University Law Review. While attending law school, Francis interned with the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois and the District of Montana, and was a judicial extern for Judge John J. Tharpe, Jr. of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and participated in the Law School’s Supreme Court Clinic.