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Financial and corporate

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a New York-based international law firm with 900 lawyers across 11 offices across the Americas, Asia and Europe. The firm services its clients’ Greater China interests from its offices in Hong Kong and Beijing. 

The firm’s Hong Kong office advises on US, Hong Kong and UK laws. 

 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm is strong in private equity and is also known for equity and debt capital markets, banking, M&A and leveraged finance. The team has pan-Asian capabilities, and often works on cross-border deals. 

The firm is also one of the leading law firms in the private equity funds and real estate funds area. 

 

Key clients  

Key clients of the firm include Alibaba Group, Aluminum Corporation of China, Ant Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, KKR, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone and Hillhouse. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Capital markets 

“They are extremely professional in capital markets, since they have accumulated tremendous experience in the past years. As a capital markets legal adviser, they can solve complex problems in creative ways, and they have strong communication channels in HKEX and SFC.” 

 

Investment funds 

“Excellent, commercial, pragmatic. In addition to being highly proficient, they are creative problem solvers.” 

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Targeted partner hires in antitrust, funds and finance show how firms are strengthening priority benches while elite rivals supply senior talent
Ryan Harris, who formerly spent around 12 years at Kirkland & Ellis, will lead the new hub, which focuses on middle-market PE and family office clients
Additions from Clifford Chance, Mayer Brown, Akin and Freshfields headlined a week that also included an M&A hire for Paul Weiss and Cleary’s hire of a PE-focused debt finance partner
The firm has hired three former Akin partners across US offices to strengthen its hybrid capital practice
M&A
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
New hires were made across the corporate, finance and M&A practices in the US, UK and Europe
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
M&A
Veteran partners Ian Ho and Anthony King will co-lead the new office, which will also welcome two new partners from Baker McKenzie and Latham
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