Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in The Legal 500 United States 2017. The Firm was recognized in 44 practice areas, including a total of 20 rankings in the top tier. Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
Antitrust
#2 Merger Control
Dispute Resolution
#1 Financial Services: Litigation
#1 General Commercial Disputes
#1 M&A Litigation: Defense
#1 Securities Litigation - Defense
Finance
#1 Capital Markets: Debt Offerings - advice to issuers
#1 Capital Markets: Debt Offerings - advice to underwriters
#1 Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - advice to issuers
#1 Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - advice to underwriters
#1 Capital Markets: Global Offerings - advice to underwriters
#1 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings - advice to issuers
#1 Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers
#1 Commercial Lending: Advice to Lenders
#1 Not-for-profit
#2 Capital Markets: Global Offerings - advice to issuers
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings - advice to underwriters
#2 Project Finance: Advice to Lender
Industry Focus
#1 Insurance: Advice to insurers
#2 Energy Transactions: Conventional Power
#2 Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
#2 Energy: Renewable/Alternative
#2 Environment: Transactional
Investment Fund Formation and Management
#1 Private Equity Funds
Labor and Employment
#1 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
M&A/Corporate and Commercial
#1 M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+)
#1 Private Equity Buyouts
Real Estate and Construction
#1 Real Estate
#2 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Tax
#1 US Taxes: Non-Contentious
#2 International Tax
In addition to the practice areas noted above, the Firm was recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the following practice areas:
Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions
Dispute Resolution: Appellate: Court of Appeals
Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Finance: Asset Finance and Leasing
Finance: Financial Services Regulation
Finance: Project Finance: Advice to Sponsor
Finance: Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate Finance: Structured Finance
Industry Focus: Insurance: Non-contentious
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: Full Coverage
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Mutual/Registered Funds
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions
In addition, the following attorneys were recognized as Leading Lawyers in their respective fields of practice:
Thomas Bell
Joshua Bonnie
Richard Capelouto
Brian Chisling
Barrie Covit
James Cross
Adeeb Fadil
Mary Beth Forshaw
Hank Gutman
John Hart
Gary Horowitz
Peter Kazanoff
Alan Klein
James Kreissman
Lori Lesser
Lee Meyerson
Wilson Neely
Laura Palma
Mario Ponce
Gregory Ressa
Brian Robbins
Art Robinson
Patrick Ryan
David Shevlin
Michael Wolitzer
Jonathan Youngwood
The Legal 500, a worldwide legal reference guide, ranks law firms and attorneys based on extensive research surveying corporate counsel and law firm clients throughout the country.