Simpson Thacher is again ranked among the world's leading law firms in Chambers USA 2009: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm's practice was recognized in 39 practice areas including a total of 16 top tier rankings. In addition, the Firm's attorneys received a total of 99 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
The leading law firms and individual attorneys are selected based on client feedback and research collected for the annual Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business legal directory, in which many of the Firm's practice areas received high honors.
Top tier rankings include:
#1 Antitrust - National
#1 Antitrust - New York
#1 Banking & Finance - National
#1 Banking & Finance - New York
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - National
#1 Corporate/M&A - National
#1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity - California
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite - New York
#1 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation -NewYork
#1 Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A - National
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - New York
#1 Insurance: Insurer Firms - National
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation -National
#1 Litigation: Securities - New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts - National
#1 Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance - New York
#2 Bankruptcy/Restructuring - National
#2 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California
#2 Energy & Natural Resources - New York
#2 Environment: Mainly Transactional - New York
#2 Financial Services Regulation Banking & SecuritiesRegulatory Compliance) - National
#2 International Arbitration - National
#2 Latin American Investment - New York
#2 Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - New York
#2 Tax - New York
#2 Tax: Corporate & Finance - National