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Sophie Staples is an up-and-coming partner, adept at advising clients across various M&A transactions and other corporate tax issues.
Sophie Staples
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Up and Coming : Tax
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Sophie Staples
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A Partner in the Firm’s Tax Practice, Sophie Staples advises clients on tax matters in a variety of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financing transactions and securities offerings. She has advised private equity sponsors, as well as their portfolio companies and other strategic clients, on the tax aspects of numerous investments, acquisitions and divestitures.
Career
Sophie joined Simpson Thacher in 2012 and was made Partner in 2021.
Personal
Sophie received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was a James Kent Scholar, received the John Ordronaux Prize for class valedictorian and was a notes editor of the Columbia Law Review. She received her B.A., with distinction, from the University of Virginia.
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Sophie is really good. She is pleasant, smart and service-oriented.
Sophie is excellent. She is a really talented tax lawyer.
Sophie is really good. She is pleasant, smart and service-oriented.
Sophie is excellent. She is a really talented tax lawyer.
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