Department profile
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Family Offices & Funds Structuring

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : USA - Nationwide


Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

About

Provided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher's Family Office Practice provides counsel to single- and multi-family offices throughout the United States and globally. Our breadth and depth of experience across corporate, regulatory, tax and litigation practices allows us to provide a single source of best-in-case advise. We provide our family office clients a holistic approach, as they face often complex and unique legal issues, and a multidisciplinary suite of family office wrap around services tailored to fit our clients' diverse needs.

We counsel clients in a variety of matters, acing as trusted advisors, anticipating our clients' questions and, when necessary, collaborating with a family office's accountants, investment advisors and any other advisors. We help our family office clients navigate both the legal and non-legal issues that may arise in all types of transactions. Simpson Thacher understands family offices' priorities and are mindful of risk mitigation, reputational impact and personal wellbeing of our clients.

Our suite of family office services at formation includes entity formation and maintenance, regulatory and compliance, personal and tax planning, employment, benefits and labor. Our suite of family office services for development of capital and ongoing operations includes, investment vehicle formation and advising, M&A, fiduciary and corporate governance, charitable planning, philanthropy and passion projects, securities and credit transactions, real estate and dispute resolution.

Chambers Review

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Family Offices & Funds Structuring - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett assists clients with the creation and administration of single and multifamily offices and structuring their investment vehicles, charitable planning, art financing and succession planning matters. The team wins praise for the strength and breadth of the lawyers' expertise.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Simpson Thacher have a great perspective on the market and always provide very practical advice in an efficient manner. They have a deep bench of lawyers on the teams.

    Family Offices & Funds Structuring respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Simpson Thacher have strong technical expertise in relevant securities law considerations. Their experience with very sophisticated UHNW clients comes through in their advice.

    Family Offices & Funds Structuring respondentHigh Net Worth

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