Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Securities: Litigation

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Provided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

For decades, clients have relied on Simpson Thacher’s securities litigators in the most complex, high-profile, high-stakes securities matters of the day. The country’s most respected Fortune 500 corporations and financial institutions turn to us to help defend against headline-making allegations. Simpson Thacher is go-to counsel for companies, officers, directors, boards and special committees in connection with securities fraud and 10b-5 matters, responding to shareholder demands, handling derivative litigations, and investigations. We have extensive experience defending major corporations in securities cases arising from disclosures, offerings and IPOs, and macro-economic conditions. We advise clients in all aspects of M&A litigation—where we excel at defending challenges to the largest and most complex mergers and acquisitions. In addition, we also frequently handle investigations that precede or follow on the heels of securities fraud litigation. The Firm is consistently ranked in Securities Litigation by The Legal 500 and by Benchmark Litigation. In addition, many of our securities litigators have also been recognized with additional honors from by The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, Law360, The National Law Journal, Bloomberg Law, Crain’s New York Business, The American Lawyer, and more.

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Securities: Litigation - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 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.

Notable practitioners

New York-based Lynn Neuner and Jonathan Youngwood are global co-chairs of the firm's litigation practice.

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Work Highlights

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented J.P. Morgan Securities, BofA Securities, Wells Fargo Securities and William Blair & Company as underwriters of Eargo's IPO, obtaining dismissal of a securities class action.