20 April 2026
Latham & Watkins Advises USA Rare Earth on Acquisition of Serra Verde Group for Approximately US$2.8 Billion
Advising firms
Deal team
33 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Stokdyk Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Los Angeles |
| David Zaheer Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Los Angeles |
| Dylan Towns | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Will Coughlin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Drew O'Sullivan | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Diego Guimaraes-Blandon | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Madeline Hodges | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Eric Cho | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Los Angeles |
| Chuqiao (Chris) Zhao | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Bryan Monson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | San Diego |
| Ashley Pappenfus | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Maj Vaseghi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Bay Area |
| Will Fowler | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation, employment, and benefits | Not stated |
| Aron Potash | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | environmental | Los Angeles |
| Phil Goldberg | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environmental | Not stated |
| Kim Kooker | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environmental | Not stated |
| Jessica Cohen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | intellectual property | New York |
| Laura Geraci | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Robert Brown | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | data privacy | Houston/Austin |
| Zac Alpert | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy | Not stated |
| Joshua Holian | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | US antitrust | Bay Area |
| Kyra Bromley | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | US antitrust | New York |
| Patrick English | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | US antitrust | Washington, D.C. |
| Aimilia Kechagia | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | US antitrust | Not stated |
| Philipp Studt | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | ex-US antitrust | Brussels |
| Wesley Lepla | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | ex-US antitrust | Brussels |
| Luca Donatella | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | ex-US antitrust | Not stated |
| Paul Rosen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory | Washington, D.C. |
| Andrew Galdes | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory | Washington, D.C. |
| Zachary Eddington | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | regulatory | Not stated |
| Christine Kalpin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | regulatory | Not stated |
| Harrison White | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | representation and warranty insurance | Los Angeles |
| Enrique Covarrubias | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | representation and warranty insurance | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 2.80bn (approximately US$2.8 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- USA Rare Earth, Inc.Buy-side
- Counterparties
- Serra Verde Group (Sell-side)