11 January 2024
Latham Advises Chesapeake Energy in Combination With Southwestern Energy to Accelerate America’s Energy Reach
Advising firms
Deal team
34 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Richardson Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Houston |
| Bill Finnegan Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Houston |
| Ryan Lynch Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Houston |
| Denny Lee | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Zainab Hashmi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Robert Cunningham | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Tasbiha Batool | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Rafael Go | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Siyao Liu | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Dan Harrist | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Tim Fenn | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Houston |
| Jim Cole | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Houston |
| Christine Mainguy | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Craig Kornreich | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | Houston |
| Pamela Kellet | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | Houston |
| Yvette Valdez | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | New York |
| Natalie McFarland | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | finance | Houston |
| Michael Basist | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Tiiu Lemsalu | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Naffie Lamin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Chris Fanick | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Adam Kestenbaum | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | benefits | Washington, D.C. |
| Joe Denker | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | benefits | Not stated |
| Joshua Marnitz | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | environmental | Los Angeles |
| Nolan Fargo | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environmental | Not stated |
| Michael King | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | oil and gas | Houston |
| Cesar Leyva | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | oil and gas | Not stated |
| Samuel Rettew | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | capital markets | Austin |
| Om Pandya | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | capital markets | Not stated |
| Manu Vadlamudi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | capital markets | Not stated |
| Jason Cruise | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | Washington, D.C. |
| Caitlin Fitzpatrick | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Mary Casale | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Robert Brown | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | data privacy | Houston |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 24bn (approximately US$24 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Enterprise value
- Client
- Chesapeake Energy CorporationBuy-side
- Counterparties
- Southwestern Energy Company (Sell-side)