Since its opening in 1980 with four attorneys, Latham & Watkins' San Diego office has grown into one of the city's largest law firms, with more than 100 lawyers practicing in two San Diego County locations, downtown and Del Mar.

Latham & Watkins is one of the region's most respected law firms. Our San Diego office has been recognized consistently by Corporate Board Member Magazine as "Most Admired Law Firm in San Diego" in its annual survey, garnering this award for the third year in 2007.  Latham & Watkins' growing presence enables our San Diego attorneys to play a vital role in the firm's ability to service homegrown San Diego companies as well as multinational companies, regardless of their location. Our global footprint -- with 2,100 attorneys in 28 offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and The Middle East -- allows our San Diego attorneys to draw from the firm's vast expertise base and international resources. 

Attorneys in our San Diego offices represent clients in a variety of industries including biotechnology, energy, real estate, gaming, health care, utilities, semiconductor, Internet infrastructure, telecommunications, wireless and software, as well as companies that serve those clients, such as investment banks, venture capital funds and financial services companies. 

The San Diego offices offer clients a full array of legal expertise, including in the areas of capital markets, venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate governance, environmental, land use, natural resource, energy, project finance, litigation, health care, insurance coverage, white collar defense, real estate and tax.

Our attorneys are deeply entrenched in the San Diego business community and actively participate in more than 40 industry, trade and charitable organizations, including: Athena, Arthritis Foundation, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC-A), BIOCOM, Building Industry Association of San Diego, Children's Hospital of San Diego, CleanTECH San Diego, CommNexus, CONNECT, Corporate Directors Forum, San Diego Venture Group, San Diego Software Industry Counsel and Urban Land Institute, among many others.

Bruce Shepherd is managing partner of the San Diego office.