Latham & Watkins Chicago office opened in 1982 with a strong foundation in litigation and corporate matters. Over the years the office has combined the firm's traditional strengths in complex commercial litigation and corporate/securities law with experience in finance, banking, insolvency and restructuring, tax and environmental law. The office s 120-plus attorneys serve Fortune 500 companies in the manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, financial, insurance, energy and hospitality industries. Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys in 20-plus offices throughout the world. Founded in 1934, the firm practices in major jurisdictions of the European Union, the United States and Asia and represents companies that do business in Latin America and Africa. The company s breadth of practice includes corporate, finance, environment, land and resources, litigation and tax law.