Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in The Legal 500 United States 2015. The Firm was recognized in 43 practice areas, including a total of 19 rankings in the top tier.
Simpson Thacher was ranked #1 in the following practice areas:
Antitrust
#1 Merger Control
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 (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
Industry Focus
#1 Insurance: Advice to insurers
Investment Fund Formation and Management
#1 Private Equity Funds
Labor and Employment
#1 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Litigation
#1 Securities: Shareholder Litigation
Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts
#1 M&A: Litigation Defense
#1 M&A: Large-Deals ($1bn+)
#1 Private Equity Buyouts
Real Estate and Construction
#1 Real Estate
Tax
#1 Domestic Tax
In addition, the following attorneys were recognized as “Leading Lawyers” in their respective fields of practice:
Kevin J. Arquit
Thomas H. Bell
Joshua Ford Bonnie
Richard Capelouto
Sarah E. Cogan
James D. Cross
Adeeb R. Fadil
Henry B. Gutman
Gary I. Horowitz
Peter E. Kazanoff
Lori E. Lesser
Lee A. Meyerson
Wilson S. Neely
Barry R. Ostrager
Laura Palma
Gregory J. Ressa
Thomas C. Rice
Brian D. Robbins
Arthur D. Robinson
Patrick J. Ryan
David A. Shevlin
Mary Kay Vyskocil
Michael W. Wolitzer
Jonathan K. Youngwood
In addition to the practice areas noted above, the Firm was recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the following practice areas:
Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions
Finance: Asset Finance and Leasing
Finance: Corporate Restructuring (including bankruptcy)
Finance: Capital Markets: Global Offerings - advice to corporates
Finance: Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings - advice to managers
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
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Mutual/Registered Funds
Litigation: Appellate
Litigation: Commercial Litigation
Litigation: International Arbitration
Litigation: Leading Trial Lawyers
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Consumer Products (including tobacco)
Litigation: White-Collar Criminal Defense
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions
Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Tax: International Tax
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.