Simpson Thacher has been recognized in the top tiers in 13 practice areas in the 2009 "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.
Simpson Thacher was ranked in the top tiers in the following practice areas:
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 : Securities: shareholder litigation Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: mega-Deals Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Private equity buyouts Finance : Capital markets: debt offerings Litigation : Insurance: advice to insurers Litigation : Insurance: reinsurance Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust - national Real estate and construction : New York: corporate and private equity acquisitions
In addition, 12 Simpson Thacher attorneys -- Bruce Angiolillo, Kevin Arquit, Tom Bell, Alvin Brown, Sarah Cogan, Casey Cogut, Frank Huck, Barry Ostrager, Laura Palma, Greg Ressa, Mary Kay Vyskocil and Michael Wolitzer -- have been recognized as leading lawyers in their respective fields.
Barry R. Ostrager, Head of the Firm's Litigation Department was also named one of the top ten "Leading Trial Lawyers" in the country for the third consecutive year.