H-1B sponsorNYFEIN 95-2018373Updated Jun 2026

Latham & Watkins LLP

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Latham & Watkins LLP. Filed 399 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NY headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Latham & Watkins LLP is a major international law firm headquartered in New York. The firm has been an active H-1B sponsor, filing 399 petitions between 2010 and 2026. In FY2026, the firm filed 35 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate.

The firm's H-1B hiring focuses heavily on legal roles, with lawyers comprising 232 filings (58% of total volume). Financial and Investment Analysts account for 77 filings, followed by Data Scientists with 63 filings. Smaller numbers of software developers and marketing specialists round out the role mix. Across all years, Latham & Watkins achieved a 53.38% certification rate, with minimal denials (0%) and withdrawals (0.25%). H-1B activity accelerated notably from 2017 onward, peaking at 87 filings in FY2025 before moderating to 35 in FY2026.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Latham & Watkins LLP’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	98.6%
Cert-withdrawn	0.9%
Withdrawn	0.5%

Certified98.6%

Cert-withdrawn0.9%

Withdrawn0.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Latham & Watkins LLP across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	23-1011	Lawyers	232
2	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	77
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	63
4	15-1252	Software Developers	4
5	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4
6	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	2
7	11-3031	Financial Managers	1
8	23-1012	Judicial Law Clerks	1
9	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	1
10	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	1

Lawyers

232

Financial and Investment Analysts

Data Scientists

Software Developers

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Financial Managers

Judicial Law Clerks

Financial Specialists, All Other

Computer Systems Analysts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	11
FY2011	15
FY2012	9
FY2013	11
FY2014	12
FY2015	16
FY2016	10
FY2017	35
FY2018	27
FY2019	37
FY2022	1
FY2023	11
FY2024	82
FY2025	87
FY2026	35

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