Bruce D. Angiolillo is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department.  His practice focuses on securities litigation, including class actions, derivative actions and contests for corporate control, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation.  Representative cases in the securities area involved:  Equity Office Properties, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Freddie Mac, Enron, Westar Energy, Sirius Satellite Radio, PXRE, Focus Media, Winstar, Bre-X, Prison Realty/CCA, Teleglobe, Smith’s Foods, Computervision and WPPSS.  He regularly represents Blackstone and other private equity firms in matters arising from their investment activities.

He has been ranked by Chambers USA (2005-2009), as a Leading Individual in Securities Litigation in New York and Nationally (“recommended for his sound judgment, communication skills and efficiency”; “a wonderful lawyer — smart, pragmatic and dedicated”; “not only is he a very able lawyer with great judgment, he’s also one hell of a nice guy”; “just terrific, smart, savvy — a classy litigator and wonderful person”).  The Best Lawyers in America (2005-2010) has recognized Mr. Angiolillo by awarding him its highest Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation rankings.  Lawdragon 500 selected him as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers and Leading Litigators in America (2005-2008) (“a trusted veteran with a particular skill in high-stakes commercial and securities litigation”).  Legal 500 U.S. (2007-2009) has ranked him as a Leading Securities Litigator (“the consummate professional, very efficient, thoughtful and creative”; “the name on many peoples list of lawyers best able to cope with complex, bet-the-company litigation”; “absolutely fantastic . . . look to him for any significant financial services litigation”; “one grateful client describes him as ‘a gem of a man’”).  PLC Which Lawyer (2008-2009) has named him a Highly Recommended Individual for Dispute Resolution, and Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation (2009-2010) has ranked him both a National and Local Star in Securities Litigation.

Mr. Angiolillo is a frequent contributor to legal publications on securities and other litigation topics.  He is past Co-Chair of the Practicing Law Institute’s annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute.  He is the current Chair of the Securities Litigation Panel at the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation.

Mr. Angiolillo is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Federal Bar Council and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he served on the Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics from 1991 to 1993 and on the Committee on Professional Discipline from 1994 to 1997.  Mr. Angiolillo is a Court Appointed member of the Mediation Panel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Angiolillo is a member of the Board of Visitors of Columbia Law School. He was a member of the Presidential Search Committee for Amherst College in 1994 and received the College’s Medal for Eminent Service in 1996.  He also served as President of the College’s Society of Alumni in 2004 and Honorary Co-Marshal at Amherst’s 2008 Commencement.  From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Angiolillo served as a Trustee of the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Greenwich, Connecticut.  He is currently a Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary of Common Ground Community, which provides innovative solutions to homelessness in New York City.  He is also a Member of the Advisory Council of the Yellowstone Park Foundation.

Mr. Angiolillo joined Simpson Thacher in 1980 and became a partner in 1985.  He received his B.A. magna cum laude from Amherst in 1974 and his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1977.  Mr. Angiolillo is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, the U.S. Tax Court and District Courts in various jurisdictions and the Courts of the State of New York.

Honors/Associations

•	American Bar Association
•	Association of the Bar of the City of New York
•	New York State Bar Association
•	Federal Bar Council
•	Honorary Co-Marshal at Amherst College Commencement, 2008
•	President of the Society of Alumni, Amherst College, 2003-2004
•	Chair, Executive Committee of the Alumni Council of Amherst College, 1993-1995
•	Presidential Search Committee for Amherst College, 1993-1994
•	Board of Trustees, Convent of the Sacred Heart School, 1995-2001
•	Board of Directors, Common Ground Community, 2002-Present
•	Member, Advisory Council, Yellowstone Park Foundation, 2007-Present
•	Civil Mediation Panel, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1995-Present

Publications

•	The Supreme Court Considers the Standards Governing the Interpretation of ERISA Plans
•	The Supreme Court Considers the Constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
•	The Supreme Court Considers the ‘Inquiry Notice’ Standard in Federal Securities Fraud Cases
•	The Heightened Pleading Standard of Twombly Applies to All Federal Civil Claims
•	Supreme Court Finds that ERISA Fiduciaries May Be Liable for Damages to an Individual 401(k) Plan Participant’s Account
•	The Supreme Court Rejects "Scheme" Liability For Secondary Actors In The Absence Of Actual Reliance On The Deceptive Conduct Or A Separate Duty To Speak
•	Supreme Court Considers Whether ERISA Fiduciaries May Be Liable for Damages to an Individual Participant’s Account
•	Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Expanding Securities Fraud Liability to Secondary Actors Based on Allegedly Fraudulent, Arm's Length Business Transactions
•	Supreme Court Adopts Heightened Standard for Pleading Scienter in Federal Securities Fraud Cases
•	Can Congress Legislate Litigation?  (Looking at Securities Reform on the tenth anniversary of the PSLRA), Litigation Magazine (ABA), Vol. 32 No. 1 Fall 2005
•	Settlement Issues in Securities Class Actions: The Defense Perspective, PLI Securities Litigation Handbook, Sept. 2001-2008 (updated annually)
•	Managing Multiple Federal and State Securities Actions: The Defense Perspective, PLI Securities Litigation Handbook, September 2000
•	The Power of the Federal Courts to Hear Securities Fraud Claims Arising from International Transactions, PLI Securities Litigation Handbook, September 1999
•	U.S. Supreme Court Limits Securities Act Liability Provision (Co-Authored with Rhett Brandon), International Financial Law Review, April 1995
•	Gustafson v. Alloyd Co., Inc.: Section 12(2) Applies Only to Initial Public Offerings, Not Secondary Market Transactions or Private Sales Contracts, New York Law Journal, Outside Counsel, March 7, 1995
•	Bespeaks Caution Doctrine: Heading for Codification? New York Law Journal, Securities Law Update, January 5, 1995

Speaking Engagements

•	Bruce D. Angiolillo to Speak at Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s 2010 D&O Symposium February 1, 2010
•	Bruce Angiolillo to Moderate Panel at PLI's 41st Annual Institute on Securities Regulation October 30, 2009
•	Bruce Angiolillo to Co-Chair PLI’s “Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute” September 2, 2008
•	Bruce Angiolillo and Jonathan Youngwood to Speak at Bloomberg Securities Symposium May 14, 2008

Admissions

•	New York 1978
•	U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 1978
•	U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 1978
•	U.S. Tax Court 1995
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit 1996
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit 1986
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit 1996
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit 2003
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit 1987
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit 2008
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit 1987
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit 2006
•	U.S. Supreme Court 1987

Education

•	Columbia Law School, 1977 J.D.
•	Amherst College, 1974 B.A. magna cum laude