Simpson Thacher has again been ranked among the world’s leading law firms in Chambers Global 2010: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm’s practices were recognized in 39 categories, including a total of 32 rankings in the top two bands. The Firm achieved a band 1 ranking in U.S. Private Equity - Buyouts for the eighth consecutive year. Additionally, 53 Simpson Thacher lawyers were recognized as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
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
Asia-wide
#1 Capital Markets: Equity
#1 Corporate/M&A
#1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity
#2 Capital Markets: Debt
Latin America-wide
#2 Banking & Finance
#2 Capital Markets
#2 Corporate/M&A
Brazil
#1 Capital Markets: Overseas Counsel
China/Hong Kong
#1 Capital Markets: US Law
#2 Corporate/M&A: China/Hong Kong Foreign
Japan
#1 Capital Markets: Foreign: US Law
#2 Corporate/M&A: Foreign
South Korea
#1 Overseas Counsel: Capital Markets
#1 Overseas Counsel: Corporate/M&A
United Kingdom
#1 Banking & Finance: Sponsor-side Specialists
United States of America
#1 Banking & Finance
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
#1 Competition/Antitrust
#1 Corporate/M&A
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts
#2 Bankruptcy
#2 Tax: Corporate & Finance