Securities: Litigation
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 1
Contact number
+1 212 455 2000Chambers Review
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP hosts a sophisticated group of securities litigators expertly handling the representation of major financial institutions and private equity clients. It has global capacity when it comes to M&A-related litigation, particularly for foreign clients operating in US markets. The firm remains a go-to for underwriters on a range of high-value matters, with particular strength in connection with the class actions and derivative suits that follow high-profile public offerings. It also acts for blue-chip corporate issuers, including those in the technology and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as a number of corporate issuer clients from East Asia and Latin America.
New York-based Jonathan Youngwood is the global cochair of the firm's litigation practice.
Work Highlights
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented Toronto-Dominion Bank in long-running securities litigation that alleged the bank aided and abetted Robert Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme by failing to detect the fraud. The matter was settled on eve of trial for $1.2 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"At Simpson Thacher they know the space well, are smart, write well and display good judgment."
"The best of the best. STB lawyers are brilliant, tenacious, collegial and cooperative. They would do anything to help their clients."
"Above all, this team is highly responsive and self-executing. They are able to communicate directly with the business, advise on next steps clearly and succinctly and reach a good outcome."
"At Simpson Thacher they know the space well, are smart, write well and display good judgment."
"The best of the best. STB lawyers are brilliant, tenacious, collegial and cooperative. They would do anything to help their clients."
"Above all, this team is highly responsive and self-executing. They are able to communicate directly with the business, advise on next steps clearly and succinctly and reach a good outcome."