3 October 2026
Latham Represents OpenWorld in Completed Business Combination With VerifyMe
Advising firms
Deal team
22 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Ruiz Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Scott Westhoff Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Greg Rodgers Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Eli Curi Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Kevin Richardson Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | M&A | Not stated |
| Andrew Rutsky | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Rachel Collier | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Samuel Vallejo | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Rich Reynolds | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Skyler Ligon | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Capital Markets | Not stated |
| Ziyad Barghouthy | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| David Lee | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| Liem-Lucas Nguyen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| Ellen Smiley | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | public company representation | Not stated |
| Abigail Smith | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | public company representation | Not stated |
| Ashley Wagner | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Not stated |
| Will Fowler | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Not stated |
| Zachary Fallon | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | digital assets | Not stated |
| Jenny Cieplak | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | digital assets | Not stated |
| Jared Grimley | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Elena Romanova | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Christopher Garza | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- Not stated
- What the figure measures
- Not stated
- Client
- OpenWorld, Inc.Buy-side
- Counterparties
- VerifyMe, Inc. (Sell-side)