Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the Chambers USA 2026 guide. The Firm received over 90 practice rankings, including 43 Band 1 and 2 rankings. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received over 150 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
#1 Asset Management M&A – Nationwide
#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: High-Yield Debt – 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 Government Relations: Congressional Investigations – Nationwide
#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 Antitrust: Cartel – Nationwide
#2 Banking & Finance – Texas
#2 Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded – Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: Convertible Debt – Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel – Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel – Nationwide
#2 Corporate Governance – Nationwide
#2 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Nationwide
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional) – Nationwide
#2 Environment: Mainly Transactional – District of Columbia
#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
#2 Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite – New York
#2 Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite – New York
#2 Private Equity: Buyouts – California
#2 Private Equity: Buyouts – Texas
#2 Private Equity: Secondaries – Nationwide
#2 Registered Funds – Nationwide
#2 REITs – Nationwide
In addition, the Firm or its lawyers were recognized by Chambers USA 2026 in the following practice categories:
Advertising: Litigation – Nationwide
Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide
Antitrust – District of Columbia
Antitrust – Nationwide
Antitrust – New York
Artificial Intelligence – Nationwide
Asset Management M&A – Nationwide
Banking & Finance – Massachusetts
Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite – New York
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – Texas
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States – Nationwide
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States – Nationwide
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States – Nationwide
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt – Texas
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS – Nationwide
Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite – Nationwide
Corporate/M&A - California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A – New York
Corporate/M&A – Texas
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A: The Elite – Texas
Derivatives – Nationwide
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – California (San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
Energy: Electricity (Finance) – Nationwide
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) – Nationwide
Environment: Mainly Transactional – District of Columbia
FCPA – Nationwide
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) – Nationwide
Healthcare – District of Columbia
Hedge Funds – Nationwide
Impact Investing – Nationwide
International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide
Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance – Nationwide
Investment Funds: Investor Representation – Nationwide
Leisure & Hospitality – Nationwide
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
Litigation: General Commercial – New York
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – District of Columbia
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Massachusetts
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York
Litigation: Securities – California
Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide
Real Estate: Corporate – New York
Real Estate: Finance – New York
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement – Nationwide
State Attorneys General – Nationwide
Technology – Nationwide
Technology – New York
Transportation: Aviation: Finance – Nationwide