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Simpson Thacher teams were honored in multiple categories at the 2022 American Lawyer Industry Awards. Corporate Partner Atif Azher was named “Corporate Attorney of the Year” in recognition of his work advising on headline-making matters including Dell’s $52 billion spin-off of VMware and PPD’s $17.4 billion sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific, among others; and the Firm also won in the “Legal Services Innovation” category for its development of several transformational resources and solutions designed to help Simpson Thacher’s attorneys to work more efficiently and collaboratively and to improve the ability to access and share knowledge and insights. In addition, the Firm was recognized as a “Highly Commended” finalist in the “Corporate Practice of the Year (Tech/Telecom)” category, and was also a finalist in the overall “Corporate Practice of the Year” category.

The American Lawyer Industry Awards honor the most impressive work being done across the legal industry, along with the lawyers and law firms making it happen. To learn more and to see the full list of honorees, please click here.