Simon Cooke Bio

Simon Cooke, Regional Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate Department in Asia and a leading private equity lawyer in Asia, specializes in public and private M&A and corporate finance with a focus on pan-Asia private equity transactions. Simon regularly advises Asian and international private equity clients, their portfolio companies, and strategics on transactions across the Asia Pacific region, including in India, Korea, Japan, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. He also advises clients on general private and public company and cross-border M&A and corporate finance transactions. With a commercial sensibility and pragmatic approach, Simon leverages an impressive track record of helping clients achieve their strategic objectives.