Emily Cridland

System1, Inc. (NYSE: SST), an omnichannel customer acquisition marketing platform, has announced the sale of Total Security Limited to a group led by Just Develop It Limited (the Transaction). The Transaction allows System1 to focus on its core advertising business and positions the Company for accelerated growth powered by its industry-leading Responsive Acquisition Marketing Platform (RAMP). The Transaction also enhances the Company’s financial profile and leverage position, while providing greater financial flexibility to fuel its future growth. Latham & Watkins advised System1 in the transaction with a US corporate deal team led by Los Angeles partners Andrew Clark and Alex Voxman, with associates Brianna Dollinger, Mark Goshgarian, and Drew O’Sullivan and a UK corporate deal team led by London partner Emily Cridland and Robbie McLaren, with associates Lachlan Ferguson and Manon Cote.~~

Dec 5

1 min

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told two prosecutors their careers in public service will continue on Broward County benches this week. James Robert Harris was appointed to the 17th Judicial Circuit and Jeremy Franker was named to the Broward County Court bench. Harris replaces Judge Jonathan D. Lott, who was elevated to the Fourth District Court of Appeal last year. He’s been an assistant statewide prosecutor in the Florida Attorney General’s Office since June 2020, according to his LinkedIn, and previously spent more than a decade at Cole, Scott & Kissane. The soon-to-be-judge graduated from Florida State University College of Law in 2003 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2004. Harris was not immediately available for an interview Friday morning and AG James Uthmeier’s office did not immediately return the Daily Business Review’s request for comment. Franker is a career prosecutor who’s had stops in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, the Florida Office of the Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice. For the last year, he’s been deputy director of Joint Task Force Vulcan—the U.S. government’s efforts against the gang MS-13. He told the Daily Business Review in a phone interview Friday afternoon that his work has largely focused on large-scale investigations into organized crime and gang activity. He thinks his nearly two decades of public service is what’s best prepared him for the bench. As a judge, Franker said he will look to uphold civility and respect in his courtroom. “In my experience as an attorney, the judges I really enjoyed appearing in front of were the ones that really appreciated the lawyers that were civil to one and other, that even if they disagreed about the law or the evidence or the facts, that they could do so respectfully,” Franker said. “And that’s something that’s incredibly important to me as an attorney and I’ll carry that onto the bench with me.” Franker got the call from the governor’s office during a meeting Wednesday. The first person he phoned was his wife and high school sweetheart, Kara. The Kansas City native got his undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas and graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2007. He takes the place of former Judge Mardi Levey Cohen, who resigned at the end of last year after facing suspension and reprimand for improper conduct during her 2022 reelection campaign. DeSantis made a flurry of appointments at the tail end of 2025 and in early 2026, including naming his sixth justice to the Florida Supreme Court. With less than a year left in the governor's mansion, he still has at least a few more chances to leave his mark on the state's judiciary.

Feb 27

2 min

Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) has announced the acquisition of independent media company Silvergate Media (“Silvergate”) from the management team of Silvergate and from Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles based investment firm. Silvergate focuses on developing, producing and licensing children’s animation with offices in both London and New York. Latham & Watkins advised SPT in the acquisition with a team led by London corporate partner Robbie McLaren, with London associates Emily Cridland and Andria Varnavides.~~

Dec 11

1 min

Eleusis Ltd, a clinical-stage life science company dedicated to unlocking the full therapeutic potential of psychedelics, has announced the launch of its clinical development of psychedelic infusion therapies and acquisition of Kalypso Wellness Centers, a leading provider of ketamine infusion therapies in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Eleusis acquired Kalypso and its intellectual property in an all-stock transaction. Latham & Watkins LLP represents Eleusis Ltd in the transaction with a deal team led by Boston/New York partner Kristen Grannis, Bay Area partner Haim Zaltzman, London partner Robbie McLaren and London associate Emily Cridland, with Boston associates Andrew Moosmann and Jeffrey Bashara. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Matthew Dewitz and London partner Karl Mah, with London associate James Leslie; on benefits and compensation matters by New York partner Austin Ozawa and London partner Sarah Gadd, with London associates Kendall Burnett, and Adam Ray and Chicago associate Dan Gocek; on intellectual property matters by Bay Area/San Diego partner Chris Hazuka, with Bay Area associate Katie Mladinich; and on regulatory matters by Washington D.C. partner Elizabeth Richards and Bay Area counsel Betty Pang and Los Angeles counsel Jennifer Yoo.~~

Dec 30

1 min

Latham & Watkins advised Novo Holdings A/S, a leading global life sciences investor, on its acquisition of BBI Group, a leading supplier of products and services to the global diagnostics and life sciences industries, from Exponent for an enterprise value of over £400 million. Novo Holdings will be the majority shareholder of the company. BBI Group provides critical reagents and immunoassay development, lateral flow development, diagnostic manufacturing services, and smartphone reader technologies to a global blue-chip customer base. The company's market-leading brand, BBI Solutions, provides a range of products, including antibodies, antigens, labels, complementary reagents, and point of care tests. The Latham team was led in London by corporate partner Robbie McLaren, with associates Emily Cridland and Devdeep Ghosh. Advice on life science matters by was provided by associates Frances Stocks Allen, Sara Patel, Oliver Mobasser, Mihail Krepchev, Oscar Bjartell, Lorenzo Meusburger, and Luke Vaz.~~

Jun 16

1 min