Latham & Watkins has added a partner from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to serve as global chair of liability management practice in New York, further boosting its restructuring bench.

John Sobolewski, who had been a partner in Wachtell's restructuring and finance department, is joining Latham, the firm said Monday, calling him "a leading authority" in his area and adding to a build-out that already included "highly regarded" partners in restructuring and structured finance from firms such as Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.