Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in The Legal 500 United States 2016. The Firm was recognized in 46 practice areas, including a total of 21 rankings in the top tier.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
Antitrust
#1 Merger Control
#2 Civil Litigation/Class Actions
Dispute Resolution
#1 Financial Services: Litigation
#1 General Commercial Disputes
#1 M&A Litigation: Defense
#1 Securities Litigation - Defense
Finance
#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 Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers
#1 Commercial Lending: Advice to Lenders
#1 Not-for-profit
#2 Capital Markets: Global Offerings - advice to corporates
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings - advice to managers
#2 Project Finance: Advice to Lender
Industry Focus
#1 Insurance: Advice to insurers
#2 Energy Transactions: Conventional Power
#2 Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
#2 Energy: Renewable/Alternative
#2 Environment: Transactional
Investment Fund Formation and Management
#1 Private Equity Funds
Labor and Employment
#1 Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
M&A/Corporate and Commercial
#1 M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+)
#1 Private Equity Buyouts
Real Estate and Construction
#1 Real Estate
#2 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Tax
#1 US Taxes: Non-Contentious
#2 International 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
Barrie B. Covit
James D. Cross
Adeeb R. Fadil
Mary Beth Forshaw
Henry B. Gutman
John C. Hart
Gary I. Horowitz
Peter E. Kazanoff
Lori E. Lesser
Lee A. Meyerson
Wilson S. Neely
Laura Palma
Gregory J. Ressa
Thomas C. Rice
Brian D. Robbins
Arthur D. Robinson
Patrick J. Ryan
David A. Shevlin
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:
Dispute Resolution: Appellate
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Consumer Products (including tobacco)
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Criminal Defense
Finance: Asset Finance and Leasing
Finance: Financial Services: Regulatory
Finance: Project Finance: Advice to Sponsor
Finance: Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
Finance: Structured Finance
Industry Focus: Insurance: Non-contentious
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: Full Coverage
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Mutual/Registered Funds
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions
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.