Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in The Legal 500 United States 2013. The Firm was recognized in 40 practice areas, including a total of 17 rankings in the top tier. Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
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: Debt Offerings - advice to managers
#1 Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - advice to issuers
#1 Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - advice to managers
#1 Capital Markets: Global Offerings - advice to financial institutions
#1 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings - advice to issuers
#1 Financial Services: Litigation
#1 Not-for-profit (non profit and tax exempt organizations)
#2 Capital Markets: Global Offerings - advice to corporates
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings - advice to managers
Industry Focus
#1 Insurance: Advice to insurers
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 Antitrust
#1 M&A: Mega-Deals ($5bn+)
#1 Private Equity Buyouts
#2 M&A: Litigation
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 seventh consecutive year and Mr. Gutman’s second 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
Joshua Ford Bonnie
Richard Capelouto
Sarah E. Cogan
Charles I. Cogut
James D. Cross
Gary I. Horowitz
Lee A. Meyerson
Wilson S. Neely
Barry R. Ostrager
Peter V. Pantaleo
Gregory J. Ressa
Brian D. Robbins
David A. Shevlin
Mary Kay Vyskocil
Michael W. Wolitzer
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: Corporate Restructuring
Finance: Financial Services: Regulatory
Finance: Project Finance: Advice to Lender
Finance: Project Finance: Advice to Sponsor
Finance: Structured Finance
Industry Focus: Energy: Renewable/Alternative
Industry Focus: Energy: Transactions
Industry Focus: Environment: Transactional and Regulatory
Industry Focus: Insurance: Non-contentious
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds
Litigation: International Arbitration
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Consumer Products (including tobacco)
Litigation: Supreme Court and Appellate
Litigation: White-Collar Criminal Defense
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions
Tax: Domestic Tax: West Coast
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.