8 January 2026

Latham & Watkins Advises Coinbase in Acquisition of The Clearing Company

Advising firms

20 lawyers named

Lawyer	Firm	Seniority	Practice	Office
Saad Khanani Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	corporate	Bay Area
Tiana Baghdikian	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	corporate	Not stated
Alec Hampton	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	corporate	Not stated
Kelsey MacKinnon	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	corporate	Not stated
Judy Shamshikh	Latham & Watkins LLP	Not stated	corporate	Not stated
Julie Crisp	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	employment and benefits	Los Angeles
Aaron Tso	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	employment and benefits	Not stated
Katharine Moir	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	tax	Bay Area
Jake Meninga	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	tax	Not stated
Ghaith Mahmood	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	intellectual property and commercial contracts	Los Angeles
Azzam Chaudhry	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	intellectual property and commercial contracts	Not stated
Enrique Covarrubias	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	intellectual property and commercial contracts	Not stated
Robert Brown	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	data privacy and cybersecurity	Houston
Zac Alpert	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	data privacy and cybersecurity	Not stated
Kelly Fayne	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	antitrust	Bay Area
Patrick English	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	antitrust	Washington, D.C.
Ruchi Gill	Latham & Watkins LLP	Counsel	sanctions	Washington, D.C.
Matthew Crawford	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	sanctions	Not stated
Dillon Curtis	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	sanctions	Not stated
Kevin Chambers	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	anti-bribery and anti-corruption	Washington, D.C.