Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the world’s leading law firms in Chambers Global 2013: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 71 practice categories, including a total of 31 Firm rankings in the top two bands. The Firm once again excelled in the Global-wide section, which ranks firms with “truly international practices… [which] demonstrate the ability to work across continents…” The Firm was also recognized for its regional and cross-border work across Asia-Pacific, Latin America, North America and Europe, as well as by country in Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 102 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
Global-wide
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Private Equity
#2 Capital Markets: Debt
#2 Capital Markets: Equity
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
#2 Corporate/M&A
Asia-Pacific Region
#1 Capital Markets: Equity
#1 Corporate/M&A
#1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity
Brazil
#2 Corporate: International
China
#1 Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
#2 Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)
#2 China Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
Japan
#1 Capital Markets: International: US Law
#1 Corporate/M&A: International Firms: US Law
Latin America-wide
#1 Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
#1 Corporate/M&A (Experts Based Abroad)
#2 Banking & Finance (Experts Based Abroad)
South Korea
#1 Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
#2 Corporate/M&A (Experts Based Abroad)
UK
#1 Banking & Finance: Sponsors
USA
#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/Restructuring
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
#2 Tax: Corporate & Finance