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Securities Litigation

For decades, clients have relied on our securities litigators in the most complex, high-profile, high-stakes securities matters of the day. The country’s most respected Fortune 500 corporations and financial institutions turn to us to help defend against headline-making allegations.

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Securities Litigation: Nationwide
Chambers USA
2010-2023

Simpson Thacher is go-to counsel for companies, officers, directors, boards and special committees in connection with securities fraud and 10b-5 matters, responding to shareholder demands, handling derivative litigations, and investigations. We advise clients in all aspects of M&A litigation—where we excel at defending challenges to the largest and most complex mergers and acquisitions.

We also represent clients in government investigations that precede or follow on the heels of securities fraud litigation.

“Pinnacle of the profession. As good as it gets in complex securities cases.”
The Legal 500 U.S. 2022, quoting a source

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