Simpson Thacher has been recognized in 32 practice areas in the 2011 edition of The Legal 500 United States, including a total of 20 rankings in the top two tiers.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
Finance:
#1 Bank Lending: Including Other Sources of Financing
#1 Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – advice to issuers
#1 Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – advice to issuers
#1 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – advice to issuers
#2 Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – advice to managers
#2 Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – advice to managers
#2 Capital Markets: Global Offerings – advice to financial institutions
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – advice to managers
#2 Corporate Restructuring
#2 Financial Services: Regulatory
Industry Focus:
#1 Insurance – advice to insurers
Investment Fund Formation and Management:
#1 Private Equity Funds
#2 Mutual/Registered Funds
Litigation:
#1 Securities: Shareholder Litigation
Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts:
#1 Private Equity Buyouts
#2 Antitrust
#2 M&A: Mega-Deals ($5bn+)
Real Estate and Construction:
#1 Real Estate
Tax:
#1 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
#2 Domestic Tax: East Coast
Simpson Thacher was the only firm ranked Tier 1 in Insurance – advice to insurers. In addition the Firm was recognized for the first time in four practice areas including:
Finance: Financial Services: Regulatory (newly created category)
Finance: Structured Finance
Industry Focus: Energy: Transaction and Regulatory (newly created category)
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions
The Legal 500 United States also recognized a number of the Firm’s attorneys. Barry R. Ostrager, a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department has been named one of the “Leading Trial Lawyers” in the country for the fifth consecutive year. Fifteen of the Firm’s attorneys are listed as “Leading Lawyers”, the highest recognition available.
In addition to the practice areas noted above, the Firm was recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the following practice areas:
Finance: Asset Finance and Leasing
Finance: Capital Markets: Global Offerings – advice to corporate
Finance: Project Finance – advice to lender
Finance: Project Finance – advice to sponsors
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: Full Coverage
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds
Litigation: International Arbitration
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Consumer Products (including tobacco)
Tax: International
The Legal 500, a worldwide legal reference guide, ranks law firms and attorneys based on extensive research surveying corporate counsel and law firm clients throughout the country. Please click here for a complete list of the Legal 500 rankings for Simpson Thacher.