Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in Chambers USA 2021. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 62 practice categories, including a total of 30 firm rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 104 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
#1 Banking & Finance – Nationwide
#1 Banking & Finance – New York
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California
#1 Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel – Nationwide
#1 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel – Nationwide
#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 Litigation: Securities – New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts – New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts: High–end Capability – Nationwide
#1 Private Equity: Fund Formation – 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 Counsel – Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: High–Yield Debt – Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel – Nationwide
#2 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity: The Elite – California
#2 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Nationwide
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional) – Nationwide
#2 Environment: Mainly Transactional – Nationwide
#2 Environment: Mainly Transactional – New York
#2 Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A – Nationwide
#2 International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide
In addition, either the Firm or its lawyers were recognized by Chambers USA 2021 in the following practice categories:
Advertising: Litigation – Nationwide
Antitrust – District of Columbia
Antitrust – Nationwide
Antitrust – New York
Antitrust: Cartel – Nationwide
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite – New York
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – Texas
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Central U.S.) – Nationwide
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Eastern U.S.) – Nationwide
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Western U.S.) – Nationwide
Capital Markets: Derivatives – Nationwide
Capital Markets: High–Yield Debt – Texas
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS – Nationwide
Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite – Nationwide
Corporate/M&A: The Elite – California – San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A: The Elite – Texas
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – California (San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
Environment: Mainly Transactional – District of Columbia
FCPA – Nationwide
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) – Nationwide
Hedge Funds – Nationwide
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite – New York
Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations – District of Columbia
Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite – New York
Projects – Nationwide
Real Estate: Corporate – New York
Registered Funds – Nationwide
REITs – Nationwide
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement – Nationwide
Technology – Nationwide
Technology – New York