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Simpson Thacher private funds partner Michael W. Wolitzer was recently named the 2013 "Global Private Funds Lawyer of the Year" by Who's Who Legal in their annual Practice Area Awards. Mr. Wolitzer was acknowledged because he received more votes from clients and peers in the course of their research than any other individual worldwide in this category. Who’s Who Legal’s Editor-in-Chief Callum Campbell noted, “Michael Wolitzer received unrivalled levels of praise [from] our sources both in private practice and in-house across the globe, and we are delighted to declare him the leading lawyer in the world for Private Funds work.”

Who’s Who Legal chooses honorees based exclusively on an independent six-month research process that encompasses feedback from private practitioners, clients and other experts in the sector. Who's Who Legal identifies the foremost legal practitioners in 32 areas of business law and features over 16,000 of the world’s leading private practice lawyers in over 100 countries.

To view the full list of award winners, please click here.