Meredith E. Dodd

Meredith E. Dodd is Counsel in Simpson Thacher’s New York office and a member of the Firm’s Private Funds Practice. She advises a wide range of private sponsors on the formation, structuring and management of private investment funds as well as on co-investments and separately managed accounts. She counsels sponsors on vehicles focused on a range of strategies, including buyout, credit, real estate, infrastructure and niche strategies. She also guides clients in connection with related regulatory compliance matters. Meredith brings a global perspective to her work having practiced in California, New York and London.

Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes representing:

• Goldman Sachs Asset Management in the establishment and raising of its $15.2 billion flagship mezzanine vehicle West Street Mezzanine Partners VIII and in a variety of co-investments and managed accounts
• Dyal Capital Partners in the establishment and ongoing fundraising of Dyal HomeCourt Partners, a fund that opened opportunities for investors to buy stakes in multiple NBA teams
• RedBird Capital Partners on a variety of fundraisings and co-investments across the Sports, Media and Financial Services sectors
• CVC Credit Partners in connection with the disposal of its US direct lending business to Sound Point Capital Management

Meredith received her J.D. in 2013 from University of Chicago Law School and her B.S. in 2010 from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is admitted to practice in New York and serves on the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Homelessness and the Law.