Within the Firm, women partners hold meaningful leadership positions and play a significant role in the Firm’s managerial and financial decisions. Presently, a woman partner serves as Co-Administrative Partner of the Firm, two women partners serve on the Firm’s Executive Committee, five women partners serve on the Firm’s Finance Committee, and fifteen women partners chair Firm Committees.
Lynn Neuner Named among “Top 10 Women in Litigation” by Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation 2024
New York Litigation Partner Lynn Neuner, Global Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department, was selected as one of the “Top 10 Women in Litigation” in the United States. The list highlights an elite group of leading women litigators who have been nominated specifically for their litigious acumen. Benchmark identifies the list of litigators based on the strength of historical and unwavering peer and client review, as well as proven achievements. This was Lynn’s sixth consecutive year being named to the list.
Women also lead many of the Firm’s practices, including Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Banking and Credit; Capital Markets and Securities; Energy and Infrastructure; Fund Finance; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Personal Planning; Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Company Advisory; Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance; and Tax.
Elizabeth Cooper Named “Corporate Attorney of the Year: PE and M&A” at the 2024 American Lawyer Industry Awards
New York Corporate Partner Elizabeth Cooper, Co-Head of the Firm’s Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Practice, was recognized for her successes on several “marquee deals” despite a challenging deal environment over the past year, including Silver Lake's $13 billion acquisition of Endeavor, Stone Point Capital’s $15.5 billion acquisition of Truist Bank's insurance broker business and Blackstone's proposed acquisition of a majority ownership position in Jersey Mike's, among others. The 2024 American Lawyer Industry Awards honor the significant accomplishments and contributions made by lawyers, law firms and legal departments across various practice areas and specialties in the legal industry.
Women at Simpson Thacher are rainmakers, problem-solvers and creative thinkers who hold themselves—and the lawyers who work with them—to the highest standards of the profession. In recognition of their efforts and accomplishments, our women have garnered repeated accolades and coverage from business legal press—including, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The American Lawyer, Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, Euromoney and Law360. More importantly, our women are held in the highest esteem by the Firm’s clients, who entrust our women lawyers time and again with their most challenging and pressing legal matters.
Mimi Cheng Named among Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40”
Los Angeles Corporate Partner Mimi Cheng was recognized for her work advising on a wide variety of innovative transactions, including KSL Capital Partners in the establishment of KSL Capital Partners VI and Silver Lake Partners on the financing aspects of its $25 billion take-private of Endeavor, as well as for her mentorship of junior attorneys. This feature recognizes the accomplishments of stellar young lawyers nationwide who inspire their law firms, companies, non-profit organizations and government agencies to elevate, innovate and serve—not only clients but their communities beyond.