Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the world’s leading law firms in Chambers Global 2020. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 58 practice categories, including a total of 36 Firm rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 82 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
The Firm has excelled in Global-wide rankings—highlighting firms with “truly international practices”—and 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, 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
USA
#1 Banking & Finance
#1 Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Representation
#1 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Representation
#1 Corporate/M&A (international & Cross-border)
#1 Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)
#1 Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts
#1 Tax: Corporate & Finance
#2 Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Representation
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
#2 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Representation
#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)
#2 International & Cross-Border Transactions (International Firms)
Japan
#1 Capital Markets: International: US Law
Latin America-wide
#1 Capital Markets
#1 Corporate/M&A
#2 Banking & Finance
Brazil
#1 Capital Markets: International
#2 Corporate/M&A: International
UK
#1 Banking & Finance: Sponsors
#1 Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)