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Simpson Thacher has been ranked among the world's leading law firms in Chambers Global 2009: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm 's practices earned a total of 39 top tier rankings, which included a first tier ranking in U.S. Private Equity - Buyouts for the seventh consecutive year.  Additionally, nine new partners were recognized as leaders in their respective fields of practice, bringing the total number of SimpsonThacher partners with that distinction to 51 this year.
 
 Top tier rankings include:
 
 Asia-Pacific
 #1 Capital Markets: Equity
 #1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
 #1 Investment Funds: Private Equity
 #2 Capital Markets: Debt
 #2 Corporate/M&A
 
 Brazil
 #1 Capital Markets: Overseas Counsel
 
 China / Hong Kong
 #2 Capital Markets: International & Hong Kong Law: Debt
 #2 Capital Markets: International & Hong Kong Law: Equity 
  
 Europe
 #2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
 
 Global
 #1 Capital Markets: Debt
 #1 Capital Markets: Equity
 #1 Dispute Resolution
 #1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
 #1 Private Equity
 #2 Banking & Finance
 #2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
 #2 Corporate/M&A
 
 Japan
 #1 Capital Markets: Foreign
 #2 Corporate/M&A: Foreign
 
 Latin America
 #2 Banking & Finance
 #2 Capital Markets
 #2 Corporate/M&A
 
 South Korea
 #1 Overseas Counsel
 
 United Kingdom
 #1 Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance (Borrowers)
 #2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
 
 United States of America
 #1 Banking & Finance
 #1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
 #1 Corporate/M&A
 #1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
 #1 Private Equity: Buyouts
 #2 Bankruptcy
 #2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
 #2 Competition/Antitrust
 #2 Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
 #2 Tax: Corporate & Finance