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The American Lawyer issued its annual "Corporate Scorecard" (April 2011) 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 (ranked by number of issues and proceeds)
#1 – Private Equity, Counsel to Principals (ranked by number of deals and value)
#1 – Mergers & Acquisitions, Counsel to Investment Advisors (ranked by value)
#1 – Non-U.S. IPOs, Underwriter’s Counsel (ranked by number of issues (tied) and proceeds)
#2 – Equities (Non-IPOs), Issuer’s Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
#2 – Investment Grade Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
#3 – High Yield Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel (ranked by number of issues)
#3 – Mergers & Acquisitions, Counsel to Principals (ranked by value)
#3 – Mergers & Acquisitions, Counsel to Investment Advisors (ranked by number of deals)
#3 – U.S. IPOs, Underwriter’s Counsel (ranked by number of issues and proceeds)
#3 – Equities (Non-IPOs), Underwriter’s Counsel (ranked by number of issues)
#4 – High Yield Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
#4 – Mergers & Acquisitions, Counsel to Principals (ranked by number of deals)
#4 – Non-U.S. IPOs, Issuer’s Counsel (ranked by number of issues (tied) and proceeds)
#5 – Investment Grade Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel (ranked by number of issues)
#5 – Equities (Non-IPOs), Underwriter’s Counsel (ranked by proceeds)
#6 – Investment Grade Debt, Issuer’s Counsel (ranked by number of issues and proceeds)