Latham & Watkins

Climate Week NYC once again underscored the remarkable pace of investment, innovation and activity across climate, energy, infrastructure, and environmental markets. It was a privilege to spend the week engaging with investors, policymakers, project developers, and industry leaders who are shaping the evolution of new projects, technologies and cutting-edge approaches across these sectors. Throughout the week, Latham was proud to host and participate in a wide range of discussions and events with organizations including GCCSI, Ponterra, C2ES, the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force, Kinetic Coalition, Closed Loop Partners, Agendi, and many others. Special thanks to our speakers and moderators who contributed valuable insight to the discussions, including Eli Katz, Matthew Henegar, Jared Daniels, Jessica Marcus, Niall MacDowell, Kurt Waltzer, and Matt Bright for the GCCCSI event; Betty M. Huber, Jill Blickstein, Arnaud Brohe, and Maria Bianculli for the Agendi event; and Michael Dreibelbis for the Ponterra event. Topics ranged from carbon markets, carbon management, and climate finance to natural capital, circular economy solutions, sustainable infrastructure, and the evolving energy needs of the digital economy. What stood out most was the continued focus on practical implementation and cross-sector collaboration. The most impactful conversations brought together stakeholders from business, finance, and government to identify scalable solutions and accelerate progress. Thank you to our clients, colleagues, and partners for the thoughtful discussions throughout the week. We look forward to continuing these conversations and helping organizations navigate the opportunities and challenges shaping the next phase of the energy transition and climate economy.

Latham continues to dominate the capital markets league tables, earning #1 rankings in Q3 from Bloomberg, Deal Point Data and Dealogic across key categories. No other firm advises on more capital transactions, providing our clients with unmatched market intelligence and insight across products, structures, and opportunities. Latham’s Capital Markets Practice is a core part of the firm’s Capital Strategies group, encompassing our elite practices in banking and finance, capital markets, hybrid capital, liability management, private credit, restructuring, and structured finance. We empower our clients to make business decisions with the deepest real-time market intelligence and unrivaled insight across products, structures, and deal opportunities. Latham advises on the highest volume of transactions across each segment of the capital structure by a wide margin and has broader relationships across the public and private markets than any other law firm. We use our scale to deliver unparalleled perspective and a competitive advantage to our clients. #LathamCapitalStrategies

Latham’s Banking & Private Credit Practice continues to set the pace in 2026, earning numerous #1 rankings across Bloomberg’s Q3 2026 syndicated lending league tables, leading the market in the US, EMEA, and globally. We advised on more syndicated loans for both lenders and borrowers than any other law firm, reinforcing Latham's position as the market leader and underscoring our platform’s unequaled excellence at scale. Latham’s Banking & Private Credit Practice is a core part of the firm’s Capital Strategies group, encompassing our elite practices in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Hybrid Capital, Liability Management, Private Credit, and Restructuring. We empower our clients to make capital decisions with the deepest real-time market intelligence and unrivaled insight across products, structures, and deal opportunities. Latham advises on the highest volume of transactions across each segment of the capital structure by a wide margin and has broader relationships across the public and private markets than any other law firm. We use our scale to deliver unparalleled perspective and a competitive advantage to our clients. #LathamCapitalStrategies

The no-action relief confirms that PSPs facilitating access to CFTC-regulated derivatives trading need not register as introducing brokers, provided they satisfy certain conditions. https://lw.link/IKPnh0

A Latham team led by partner Andrew Prins and counsel Nick Schlossman secured a significant appellate victory for Siemens Mobility before the D.C. Circuit, defeating Alstom Transportation’s challenge to a Federal Railroad Administration Buy America waiver that allowed Brightline West to import Siemens high-speed trainsets for its $12 billion rail project connecting Southern California and Las Vegas. https://lw.link/1w3neL

We are proud to sponsor the Financial Times Live ABS East 2026 in Miami. Latham’s Global Structured Finance Co-Chair Matthew Hays will moderate the “New Lenders on the Block: Specialty Finance and the New Lending Ecosystem” panel and counsel Rolaine Bancroft will speak with the FT on the ‘Big Ideas’ stage in “The FT ‘In Conversation on’: Recent Regulatory Developments” keynote. For those attending, meet our team at our booth in the exhibit hall. We look forward to connecting. https://lw.link/8XauH9

A Latham team led by James Garrett, Ashley Nguyen and Rebekah Bingham represents the alternative investment firm in its strategic investment into CMC Railroad and Gulf Inland Logistics Park. https://lw.link/jHBDS0

Congratulations to our client Coalesce Capital on its growth investment in ClearDefense Pest Control. A Latham team led by partners Ryan McCarthy and Nathaniel Amory represented the private equity firm in the transaction. https://lw.link/5sYXK3

A multidisciplinary, cross-practice Latham team led by partners Tom Bartlett, Tim Coxon, Charles Carpenter, and Justin T. Stolte represents the LNG company in the project. https://lw.link/ImhYla

Save the date: November 1. Applications open for our 2028 2L Summer Program across the US, London, and Asia, and our joint 2027 1L & 2028 2L Summer Program in our Texas offices. Register your interest to stay connected and receive recruiting updates. https://lw.link/qftrE1