Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the world’s leading law firms in Chambers Global 2023. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 78 practice categories, including a total of 34 Firm rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 78 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
The Firm has excelled in Global rankings—highlighting lawyers and law firms with ‘leading international practices’—and was recognized for multi-jurisdictional and cross-border work across North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe, and by country in the United States, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
Global: Multi-jurisdictional
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Private Equity
#2 Banking & Finance
#2 Capital Markets: Equity
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
#2 Corporate/M&A
USA
#1 Banking & Finance
#1 Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel
#1 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel
#1 Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
#1 Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)
#1 Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts: High-end Capability
#1 Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Tax: Corporate & Finance
#2 Capital Markets: Convertible Debt
#2 Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
#2 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
#2 International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Asia-Pacific Region
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity
#2 Capital Markets: Equity
#2 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Brazil
#1 Capital Markets (International Firms)
#2 Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
China
#2 Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
#2 International & Cross-Border Transactions (International Firms)
Japan
#1 Capital Markets: International: US Law
Latin America – International Counsel
#1 Corporate/M&A
#2 Capital Markets
UK
#1 Banking & Finance: Sponsors
#1 Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)