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Andrew B Purcell

Andrew B Purcell

USA 2026

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax

New York

2 years ranked

About

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USA

Practice Areas

A Partner in the Firm’s Tax Practice, Drew Purcell advises clients on an array of tax matters, including financing, credit, M&A, spin off, private equity transactions and fund formations. Drew’s clients have included Blackstone, DigitalBridge, New Mountain and Ingersoll Rand.

Career

Drew joined Simpson Thacher in 2008 and was made partner in 2018.

Publications

He is author of The Umbrellas of Subchapter K, an article on UP-C and other umbrella partnership structures published as part of the Practicing Law Institute’s Partnership Tax Practice Series.

Personal

Drew received his J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from New York University School of Law in 2008, where he was an Executive Editor of the NYU Law Review. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Duke University in 2004. He is admitted to practice in New York.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Tax - New York

Band 5
Individual Editorial

Andrew Purcell has a broad range of tax capabilities. His experience includes working on large transactions matters for private equity firms.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is extremely good at what he does. He is sharp and can explain complex issues extremely well in a way that everyone can understand.

    TaxChambers Guide to the USA

  • Andrew is exceptionally intelligent. He makes difficult issues incredibly clear. He is very trusted on all our most challenging issues and gives us actionable solutions.

    TaxChambers Guide to the USA

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