Latham & Watkins Hires Four Kirkland Litigators in New York

Latham & Watkins has expanded its complex commercial litigation practice in New York with four lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis, the firm is expected to announce Tuesday.

Joining the firm are Kirkland partners Joseph Serino and Eric Leon, as well as associates Kuangyan Huang and Nate Taylor.

The lawyers are the latest in a string of hires Latham has made in its litigation and trial department, which has been managed by Jamie Wine, a New York partner appointed as litigation chair last year.

Last June, the firm hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer executive partner Michael Lacovara after just six months into ...