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Simpson Thacher Again Receives Top Band Rankings in Chambers USA 2017

05.26.17

Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in Chambers USA 2017: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 50 practice categories, including a total of 24 rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 100 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.

Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:

#1 Banking & Finance - Nationwide
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - Nationwide
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California
#1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity - California
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Nationwide
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite - New York
#1 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - New York
#1 Environment: Mainly Transactional - New York
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - Nationwide
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - New York
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation - Nationwide
#1 Litigation: Securities - New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts - Nationwide
#1 Real Estate - Nationwide
#1 Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance - New York
#1 Securities: Litigation - Nationwide
#1 Tax: Corporate & Finance - Nationwide
#1 Tax - New York
#2 Banking & Finance – Texas
#2 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Nationwide
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional) - Nationwide
#2 Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A - Nationwide
#2 Latin American Investment - New York
#2 Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - New York 

In addition, either the Firm or its lawyers were recognized by Chambers USA 2017 in the following practice categories:

Antitrust - Nationwide
Antitrust - New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - New York
Capital Markets: Derivatives - Nationwide
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products - Nationwide
Corporate/M&A - Northern California
Corporate/M&A - Texas
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - California
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) - Nationwide
Insurance: Insurer - California
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory - New York
International Arbitration - Nationwide
International Arbitration: Arbitrators - Nationwide
Investment Funds: Hedge Funds - Nationwide
Investment Funds: Registered Funds - Nationwide
Leisure & Hospitality - Nationwide
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - New York
Projects - Nationwide
REITS - Nationwide
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement - Nationwide
Tax - California
Technology & Outsourcing - New York
Transportation: Aviation: Finance - Nationwide