Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the world’s leading law firms in Chambers Global 2019: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 61 practice categories, including a total of 30 Firm rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 79 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
The Firm was recognized in Chambers Global’s inaugural “International & Cross Border Capabilities” section, which features firms that have been identified by clients as the “best and most user-friendly firms for matters involving international aspects and issues.” Additionally, the Firm once again excelled in Global-wide rankings—highlighting firms with “truly international practices … [that] demonstrate the ability to work across continents”—and it was recognized for regional and cross-border work across North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe, and by country in the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
Global-wide
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Private Equity
#2 Banking & Finance
#2 Capital Markets: Debt
#2 Capital Markets: Equity
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
#2 Corporate/M&A
#2 Investment Funds: Real Estate
USA
#1 Banking & Finance
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
#1 Corporate/M&A
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts
#1 Tax: Corporate & Finance
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Asia-Pacific Region
#1 Capital Markets: Equity
#1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity
#2 Capital Markets: Debt
China
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
#2 Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
Japan
#1 Capital Markets: International: US Law
South Korea
#2 Capital Markets: International Firms
Latin America-wide
#1 Capital Markets
#1 Corporate/M&A
#2 Banking & Finance
Brazil
#1 Capital Markets: International
#1 Corporate/M&A: International
UK
#1 Banking & Finance: Sponsors