Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the leading law firms in the United States in Chambers USA 2023. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 72 practice categories, including a total of 36 firm rankings in the top two bands. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 107 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
#1 Banking & Finance – Nationwide
#1 Banking & Finance – New York
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California
#1 Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel – Nationwide
#1 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel – Nationwide
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite – Nationwide
#1 Corporate/M&A: The Elite – New York
#1 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – New York
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer – Nationwide
#1 Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer – New York
#1 Litigation: Securities – New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts – New York
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts: High-End Capability – Nationwide
#1 Private Equity: Fund Formation – Nationwide
#1 Real Estate – Nationwide
#1 Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance – New York
#1 Securities: Litigation – Nationwide
#1 Tax – New York
#1 Tax: Corporate & Finance – Nationwide
#2 Antitrust: Cartel - Nationwide
#2 Banking & Finance – Texas
#2 Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded - Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: Convertible Debt – Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel – Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt – Nationwide
#2 Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel – Nationwide
#2 Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite - Nationwide
#2 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Nationwide
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional) – Nationwide
#2 Environment: Mainly Transactional – Nationwide
#2 Environment: Mainly Transactional – New York
#2 Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A – Nationwide
#2 International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide
#2 Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite – New York
#2 Private Equity: Buyouts – California
#2 Private Equity: Buyouts - Texas
In addition, the Firm or its lawyers were recognized by Chambers USA 2023 in the following practice categories:
Advertising: Litigation - Nationwide
Antitrust - District of Columbia
Antitrust - New York
Antitrust - Nationwide
Banking & Finance - New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite - New York
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - Texas
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States - Nationwide
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States - Nationwide
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States - Nationwide
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt - Texas
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS - Nationwide
Corporate/M&A - New York
Corporate/M&A - Texas
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A: The Elite - California (San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Texas
Derivatives - Nationwide
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - California (San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) - Nationwide
Environment: Mainly Transactional - District of Columbia
FCPA - Nationwide
Hedge Funds - Nationwide
Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance - Nationwide
Litigation: General Commercial - New York
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - New York
Litigation: Securities - California
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - District of Columbia
Projects - Nationwide
Real Estate: Corporate - New York
Registered Funds - Nationwide
REITs - Nationwide
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement - Nationwide
Technology - Nationwide Technology - New York