Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in The Legal 500 United States 2012. The Firm was recognized in 39 practice areas, including a total of 24 rankings in the top two tiers. Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
Finance:
#1 Bank Lending (including other sources of financing)
#1 Capital Markets: Debt Offerings - Advice to Issuers
#1 Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - Advice to Issuers
#1 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings - Advice to Issuers
#1 Financial Services: Litigation
#1 Not-for-Profit
#2 Capital Markets: Debt Offerings - Advice to Managers
#2 Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - Advice to Managers
#2 Capital Markets: Global Offerings - Advice to Corporates
#2 Capital Markets: Global Offerings - Advice to Financial Institutions
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings - Advice to Managers
#2 Corporate Restructuring
#2 Financial Services: Regulatory
Industry Focus:
#1 Insurance: Advice to Insurers
#2 Energy: Transactions
Investment Fund Formation and Management:
#1 Private Equity Funds
#2 Mutual/Registered Funds
Labor and Employment:
#1 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Litigation:
#1 Securities: Shareholder Litigation
Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts:
#1 M&A: Mega-Deals ($5bn+)
#1 Private Equity Buyouts
#2 Antitrust
Real Estate and Construction:
#1 Real Estate
Tax:
#2 Domestic Tax: East Coast
The Legal 500 United States also recognized a number of the Firm’s attorneys. Barry R. Ostrager and Henry B. Gutman, partners in the Firm’s Litigation Department, have been named as two of the country’s “Leading Trial Lawyers.” This is Mr. Ostrager’s sixth consecutive year receiving this recognition. In addition, the following attorneys were recognized as “Leading Lawyers” in their respective fields of practice:
Bruce D. Angiolillo
Kevin J. Arquit
Thomas H. Bell
Victoria B. Bjorklund
Alvin H. Brown
Sarah E. Cogan
Charles I. Cogut
James D. Cross
Gary I. Horowitz
L. Francis Huck
Lee A. Meyerson
Wilson S. Neely
Barry R. Ostrager
Peter V. Pantaleo
Gregory J. Ressa
Mary Kay Vyskocil
Michael W. Wolitzer
Simpson Thacher was the only firm ranked Tier 1 in Insurance – Advice to Insurers. In addition the Firm was recognized for the first time in seven practice areas including:
Finance: Financial Services: Litigation (newly created category)
Finance: Not-for-profit (newly created category)
Industry Focus: Energy: Renewable/Alternative (newly created category)
Industry Focus: Insurance: Non-contentious
Litigation: Appellate
Litigation: White-Collar Criminal Defense
Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts: M&A: Litigation (newly created category)
In addition to the practice areas noted above, the Firm was recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the following practice areas:
Finance: Asset Finance and Leasing
Finance: Project Finance: Advice to Lender
Finance: Project Finance: Advice to Sponsor
Finance: Structured Finance
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: Full Coverage
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds
Litigation: International Arbitration
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Consumer Products (including tobacco)
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions
Tax: International
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.