Simpson Thacher has again been ranked among the world’s leading law firms in Chambers USA 2011: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 49 practice categories, including a total of 27 rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm's attorneys received a total of 103 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
#1 Antitrust – Nationwide
#1 Antitrust – New York
#1 Banking & Finance – Nationwide
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – Nationwide
#1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity – California
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite – Nationwide
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite – New York
#1 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – New York
#1 Environment: Mainly Transactional – New York
#1 Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A – Nationwide
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer – Nationwide
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer – New York
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation – Nationwide
#1 Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite – New York
#1 Litigation: Securities – New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts – Nationwide
#1 Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance – New York
#1 Securities: Litigation – Nationwide
#2 Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Nationwide
#2 Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York
#2 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California
#2 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Nationwide
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional) – Nationwide
#2 Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) – Nationwide
#2 Latin American Investment – New York
#2 Tax – New York
#2 Tax: Corporate & Finance – Nationwide
In addition, either the Firm or its lawyers also were recognized by Chambers USA 2011 in the following practice categories:
Banking & Finance – Texas
Capital Markets: Derivatives – Nationwide
Capital Markets: REITs – Nationwide
Capital Markets: Securitisation – Nationwide
Corporate/M&A: Northern California – California
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance – Nationwide
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory – New York
Intellectual Property: Patent – California
International Arbitration – Nationwide
Investment Funds: Hedge Funds – Nationwide
Investment Funds: Registered Funds – Nationwide
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York
Products Liability & Mass Torts – Nationwide
Projects – Nationwide
Projects: Power – Nationwide
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Technology & Outsourcing – New York
Wealth Management: Eastern Region – Nationwide