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Neesa Sood

Global 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Registered Funds

USA

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Neesa Patel Sood is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Registered Funds practice in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. She advises registered funds, their investment advisers and independent board members across a wide range of complex regulatory, compliance, fund governance, operational and transaction-related matters. She regularly provides advice regarding the structuring, launch and day-to-day operations of registered funds. Neesa also has significant transactional experience, counseling clients on fund restructurings as well as fund and adviser merger and acquisition transactions.

Career

Practicing since 2009; joined Simpson Thacher as a partner in 2025. Prior to joining Simpson Thacher, Neesa was a partner at another international law firm.

Professional Memberships

Member of D.C. Chapters of Women in ETFs and 100 Women in Finance.

Personal

Columbia Law School, 2009 J.D.; University of Maryland, 2006 B.S.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Registered Funds - USA

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Neesa Sood frequently advises asset managers and independent boards on closed-end and mutual fund matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Neesa has strong legal, business and commercial awareness that she brings to bear in an effective way. She is adept in prioritizing risks to help clients focus on the most pertinent issues.
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Neesa is familiar with a wide variety of products and has a deep knowledge of the 1940 Act. She provides answers that are precise, as well as helpful.
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Neesa is a rising star.
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