Weil’s White Collar Co-Head Garcia Jumps to Rival Latham (1)

Latham & Watkins is adding the co-head of the Weil Gotshal & Manges white collar, regulatory and investigations practice in New York.

Former federal prosecutor Christopher Garcia is joining Latham, along with Weil colleague and counsel Raquel Kellert. The pair join as partners in the firm’s white collar defense and investigations practice.

Garcia defends companies and individuals in connection with regulatory and criminal investigations, conducting internal investigations, and litigating securities class actions in state and federal courts.

“We are committed to building the preeminent white collar defense practice,” said Marc Jaffe, managing partner of the Latham’s New York office, in ...