Simpson Thacher has once again received superior results and has been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in Chambers USA 2012: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 51 practice categories, including a total of 28 rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 109 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
#1 Antitrust - Nationwide
#1 Antitrust - New York
#1 Banking & Finance - Nationwide
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - Nationwide
#1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity - California
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Nationwide
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite - New York
#1 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - New York
#1 Environment: Mainly Transactional - New York
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - Nationwide
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - New York
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation - Nationwide
#1 Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - New York
#1 Litigation: Securities - New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts - Nationwide
#1 Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance - New York
#1 Securities: Litigation - Nationwide
#2 Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Nationwide
#2 Bankruptcy/Restructuring - New York
#2 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Nationwide
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional) - Nationwide
#2 Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) - Nationwide
#2 Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A - Nationwide
#2 Latin American Investment - New York
#2 Real Estate - Nationwide
#2 Tax - New York
#2 Tax: Corporate & Finance – Nationwide
In addition, either the Firm or its lawyers were recognized by Chambers USA 2012 in the following practice categories:
Antitrust - District of Columbia
Banking & Finance - Texas
Capital Markets: Derivatives - Nationwide
Capital Markets: REITs - Nationwide
Capital Markets: Securitisation - Nationwide
Corporate/M&A - Northern California
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance - Nationwide
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory - New York
International Arbitration - Nationwide
Investment Funds: Hedge Funds - Nationwide
Investment Funds: Registered Funds - Nationwide
Litigation: Trial Lawyers - Nationwide
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - New York
Products Liability & Mass Torts - Nationwide
Projects - Nationwide
Projects: Power - Nationwide
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy - Nationwide
Technology & Outsourcing - New York
Transportation: Aviation: Finance - Nationwide
Wealth Management: Eastern Region - Nationwide