Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in Chambers USA 2019. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 54 practice categories, including a total of 26 firm rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 93 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
#1 Banking & Finance -Nationwide
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California
#1 Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Representation – Nationwide
#1 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Representation - 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 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - Nationwide
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer – New York
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation - Nationwide
#1 Litigation: Securities – New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts - Nationwide
#1 Real Estate - Nationwide
#1 Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance – New York
#1 Securities: Litigation - Nationwide
#1 Tax – New York
#1 Tax: Corporate & Finance - Nationwide
#2 Banking & Finance - Texas
#2 Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Representation - Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products - Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Representation - Nationwide
#2 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation -Nationwide
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional) - Nationwide
#2 Environment: Mainly Transactional – New York
#2 Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A – Nationwide
In addition, either the Firm or its lawyers were recognized by Chambers USA 2019 in the following practice categories:
Advertising: Litigation - Nationwide
Antitrust – District of Columbia
Antitrust - Nationwide
Antitrust – New York
Antitrust: Cartel - Nationwide
Antitrust: Litigation Specialist – District of Columbia
Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Eastern U.S.) - Nationwide
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Western U.S.) - Nationwide
Capital Markets: Derivatives - Nationwide
Corporate Crime & Investigations - Nationwide
Corporate/M&A – Northern California
Corporate/M&A - Texas
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - California (San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
FCPA - Nationwide
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) - Nationwide
International Trade: CFIUS Experts - Nationwide
Investment Funds: Hedge Funds - Nationwide
Investment Funds: Registered Funds - Nationwide
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite – New York
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations –
District of Columbia
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York
Projects – Nationwide
Real Estate: Corporate – New York
REITS - Nationwide
Tax – Northern California
Technology & Outsourcing – New York