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Corporate/M&A: The Elite

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Simpson Thacher offers clients a world-class M&A team with decades of experience in structuring, negotiating and completing some of the largest and most notable transactions in M&A history. Recognized for advising parties on all sides of complex public and private M&A transactions, buyouts, stock and asset purchases, restructurings, spinoffs, joint ventures and contested transactions worldwide, Simpson Thacher also counsels clients on a broad range of corporate governance and control matters, including proxy contests and challenges by activist investors. The firm was named an “M&A Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 in three of the past five years, including 2024.

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a market-leading transactional practice that has considerable strength in M&A and in its representation of private equity firms. The group's broad-ranging sector expertise covers financial services and energy, among others. The team regularly handles high-profile cross-border transactions and displays strength in transformative joint ventures, buyouts and investment matters.

Work Highlights

  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised Paramount Global in connection with its $28 billion merger with Skydance Media.

Strengths

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The quality of the individuals at Simpson is top-notch. They are one of the leading firms in M&A and there is nothing they haven't seen or done before.

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Simpson always seem to be ready and able to assist.

Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondent
USA

Everyone has an incredibly high level of expertise coupled with an ability to think practically to find solutions. They are incredibly strategic and extremely responsive.

Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondent
USA

They have top experts in all fields relevant to M&A.

Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondent
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They treat us like we are their only client.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alan M. Klein
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Alan M. Klein
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Alan Klein specializes in assisting clients with high-value M&A, among other matters. He is active in a number of industries, with particular acclaim reserved for his handling of technology transactions.

He is a great strategic M&A advisor and has worked on every type of transaction.

Alan is really fantastic.

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Eric M. Swedenburg
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Eric M. Swedenburg
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Band 2

Eric Swedenburg demonstrates strength in a broad variety of corporate transactions, including M&A, spin-offs, divestitures and joint ventures. He sits as global head of the firm's M&A practice, and works with public and private companies on both the domestic and international stages.

Eric is a consummate professional and is able to adeptly navigate the most complex transactions. He is incredibly responsive and strategic.

Eric has the sophistication, expertise and knowledge to navigate through the most complex of matters that any organization can experience.

He is truly outstanding.

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Anthony Vernace
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Anthony Vernace
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Band 6

Anthony Vernace is proficient at advising clients on M&A, investments and joint ventures. He regularly acts for public companies and private equity firms.

He is exceedingly bright, articulate and has exceptional commercial awareness.

He is a strong, clear communicator and lays out the various scenarios and choices in a constructive manner to aid decision-making.

Anthony has a strong ability to crystalize the question at hand and give tangible, pragmatic advice.

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Elizabeth A Cooper
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Elizabeth A Cooper
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Band 6
Elizabeth Cooper maintains a diverse transactional practice with demonstrable skills in M&A, joint ventures and investments, among other matters. Her client base includes public and private companies, financial institutions and private equity firms.

She is an incredible lawyer.

Elizabeth is very thoughtful and smart.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Alan M. Klein
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Alan M. Klein
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Eric M. Swedenburg
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Eric M. Swedenburg
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Anthony Vernace
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Anthony Vernace
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Elizabeth A Cooper
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Elizabeth A Cooper
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