The April 2005 issue of the American Lawyer features their annual "Corporate Scorecard". The rankings affirm Simpson Thacher's major role in the mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance activity of 2004. Highlights from the survey include:
#2 M&A - Counsel to Principals (ranked by value)
#1 M&A - Counsel to Investment Advisors (ranked by value)
#1 LBOs (ranked by value and number of deals)
#1 IPOs - Issuer's Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
#1 High-Yield Debt - Issuer's Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
#1 U.S. Equities by Foreign Companies - Underwriter's Counsel (ranked by number of issues)
#2 Equities by U.S. Corporations, excluding IPOs - Issuer's Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
#3 IPOs - Underwriter's Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
#3 Investment Grade-Debt -- Underwriter's Counsel (ranked by number of issues)
#4 Equities by U.S. Corporations, excluding IPOs - Underwriter's Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
Corporate Partners Lee Meyerson and David Sorkin were selected as "Dealmakers of the Year" for their outstanding work in M&A.