The American Lawyer issued its annual "Corporate Scorecard" (April 2010) which tracks the transactional practices of leading law firms. Simpson Thacher earned top rankings in a number of capital markets and M&A categories.
Highlights from the Corporate Scorecard included the following rankings for Simpson Thacher:
#1 – High Yield Debt, Issuer’s Counsel (by proceeds)
#1 – High Yield Debt, Issuer’s Counsel (by number of deals)
#1 – IPOs, Issuer’s Counsel (by number of deals) (tied)
#3 – Private Equity (by value)
#3 – Private Equity (by number of deals)
#3 – Mergers & Acquisitions, Counsel to Investment Advisers(by number of deals)
#4 – Investment Grade Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel (by number of deals)
#5 – High Yield Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel (by proceeds)
#5 – High Yield Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel (by number of deals)
#5 – Investment Grade Debt, Issuer’s Counsel (by proceeds)
#5 – Mergers & Acquisitions, Counsel to Principals (by value)
#6 – Investment Grade Debt, Issuer’s Counsel (by number of deals)
#6 – Investment Grade Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel (by proceeds)
#6 – Mergers & Acquisitions, Counsel to Principals (by number of deals)