31 May 2026
Latham & Watkins Advises Caesars Entertainment in US$17.6 Billion Sale to Fertitta Entertainment
Advising firms
Deal team
41 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Stokdyk Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | M&A | Los Angeles |
| Andrew Clark Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | M&A | Los Angeles |
| Sony Ben-Moshe Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | San Diego |
| Kenneth Askin Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | Los Angeles |
| Bryan Monson Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | San Diego |
| Taylor Ashton | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| Shayna Servillas | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| Lauren Richardson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| Austin Machado | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| Irena Huang | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| Brent Epstein | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | capital markets | Los Angeles |
| Samuel Vallejo | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | capital markets | Not stated |
| Dylan Shamoon | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | capital markets | Not stated |
| Colleen Smith | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | litigation | San Diego |
| Stephen Nasko | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | litigation | Not stated |
| Sadie Kavalier | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | litigation | Not stated |
| Ana O'Brien | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Los Angeles |
| Eric Song | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | tax | Not stated |
| Arash Lotfi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Michelle Carpenter | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Los Angeles/Orange County |
| Sara Schlau | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Not stated |
| Sandhya Chandrasekhar | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Not stated |
| Tal Simon | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Not stated |
| Robin Hellebrekers | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Not stated |
| Erica Shin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Not stated |
| Aron Potash | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | environmental | Los Angeles |
| Brandon Kerns | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environmental | Not stated |
| Ellie Bach | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environmental | Not stated |
| Jennifer Howes | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Stuart Cobb | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Sarah Zahedi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Ryleigh Chen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Ghaith Mahmood | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Susana Santos | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Kashira Patterson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Billy Kosmidis | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Laura Waller | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | labor | Chicago |
| Jenny Bobbitt | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | labor | Not stated |
| Lauren Stark | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | labor | Not stated |
| Gary Axelrod | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | real estate | Chicago |
| Dominique Gonzales | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | real estate | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 17.6bn (US$17.6 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- Caesars EntertainmentSell-side
- Counterparties
- Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. (Buy-side)