Rosenblatt, who joined Latham just one year ago from rival
Weitbrecht, who had led the 12-partner office since its launch in 2002 and is a former co-chair of Latham’s global competition team, will continue to practise in
Commenting on the change, Latham chairman and managing partner Robert Dell said: “[Rosenblatt] brings strong leadership skills to the position and a formidable reputation before the competition Bar and he will serve with great distinction in his new role.
“[He] has already made a significant contribution to the success of the European antitrust and competition practice group since he joined Latham & Watkins last year.”
Rosenblatt said: “[Weitbrecht] has done a terrific job of guiding the office’s development into one of the leading practices in
Latham currently has some 45 competition lawyers based in Europe, including around 20 in