Latham Recruits from Hogan Lovells to Bolster M&A Bench (1)

Latham & Watkins kicked off the New Year with the hire of Alexander Johnson from Hogan Lovells in what appears to be the first of a flurry of laterals aimed to grow its private equity and M&A practices.

Johnson’s hire in Latham’s New York office is part of the firm’s ongoing effort to expand its M&A capabilities, according to Marc Jaffe, global chair of Latham’s corporate department, which houses the private equity and M&A practices.

“We’re particularly focused on expanding our New York private equity and M&A practice because you can’t have a premier global practice without it, Jaffe told ...