Reeling From Latham Raid, White & Case Redeploys Key Partners

Having seen 13 partners in New York, London and across the Middle East defect to Latham & Watkins in the last two weeks, White & Case is busy trying to shore up its market position in those critical jurisdictions. One step the firm is taking: shifting key partners to its newly depleted offices. The Latham move is among the more spectacular lateral raids of recent years and has raised serious questions about White & Case's London finance practice, its position in the Middle East market and its relationships with such important clients as Deutsche Bank and Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company.

Reeling From Latham Raid, White & Case Redeploys Key Partners law.com Mon, Feb 15, 2010