After Difficult Year, Latham & Watkins Announces 23 New Partners

Latham & Watkins has promoted 23 associates to partner, about 25 percent fewer than last year. Still, the number outpaces promotions at a few other law firms that have announced new partners. Eric Bernthal, managing partner of Latham's Washington, D.C., office, told The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times that the promotions are a show of confidence. "These promotions show that we are prepared to vote on talents, not on short term economics," Bernthal told the BLT. The firm promoted 23 associates to partner and 13 to of counsel.

After Difficult Year, Latham & Watkins Announces 23 New Partners abajournal.com Fri, Nov 6, 2009