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Leiming Chen and Bill Hinman Named “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer

04.02.15

Corporate Partners Leiming Chen and Bill Hinman were recognized as “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer in 2015. The award series highlights creative thinking, novel approaches and innovative work done by corporate lawyers on the most noteworthy and complex deals of the year. Leiming and Bill were honored for 2014 their representation of Alibaba in its US$25 billion IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, the largest IPO ever conducted. The article emphasized the key resources that Leiming, Bill and the Simpson Thacher team brought to bear, including a well-established relationship with the client and the in-depth knowledge necessary to navigate the many complexities of the historic deal.

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