David Hernand

David Hernand is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office, David advises a wide variety of clients on complex, high-profile transactions in the entertainment, media and technology industries, including companies, boards of directors and special committees, private equity and venture capital firms and high net worth individuals and families. David also counsels clients with interests across the consumer and retail space. He advises on the full spectrum of corporate transactions, including public and private M&A, corporate control contests, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, public and private capital raising deals and other general corporate matters.

Partner, joined Firm in 2024.

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1992); University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. 1989)