More than a dozen firms in The Am Law 200 have opened Houston offices since Latham & Watkins arrived in 2010. And if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Latham has been paid quite a few compliments.
“Latham was a good example for us of how to do it,” says Sidley Austin partner J. Mark Metts. A former V&E partner and Enron executive, Metts left Jones Day’s Houston office for Sidley in February 2012. Rather than bringing in lawyers from outside the city, Latham “got Houston lawyers with very good reputations locally,” he says.
