Simpson Thacher has been recognized as first tier in nine practice areas in the 2008 "Legal 500 United States" guide. The Legal 500, a worldwide legal reference guide, ranks law firms and attorneys based on extensive research surveying corporate counsel and law firm clients throughout the country.
The nine practice areas in which Simpson Thacher has been given the top ranking are:
- Finance: Bank Lending - National
- Finance: Capital Markets - Equity Offerings
- Finance: Capital Markets - High-Yield Debt Offerings
- Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Equity Funds
- Labor and Employment: Executive Compensation
- Litigation: Sub-prime
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: M&A - Mega-deals
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: Private Equity Buyouts - Mega-deals
- Real Estate: New York - Corporate and Private Equity Acquisitions
In addition, 15 Simpson Thacher attorneys -- Kevin Arquit, Alvin Brown, Michael Chepiga, Casey Cogut, Frank Huck, Marty Jacobson, John Lobrano, Walt Looney, Barry Ostrager, Laura Palma, Glenn Reiter, Greg Ressa, Edward Tolley, Mary Kay Vyskocil and Michael Wolitzer -- have been recognized as leading lawyers in their respective fields.
The Firm's Litigation Department Head, Barry R. Ostrager, was also named one of the top ten "Leading Trial Lawyers" in the country for the second consecutive year.