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Stephen Blake

Stephen Blake

USA 2026

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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Ranked in 1 practice area

Litigation: Securities

California

2 years ranked

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Practice Areas

Steve Blake focuses on resolving high-stakes shareholder litigation and securities regulatory matters. Steve regularly advises corporations, financial institutions, funds and advisors in connection with mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, legal compliance and commercial disputes. Steve focuses on complex disputes involving corporate crises, cross-border transactions, business valuation and/or accounting matters.

Steve also regularly represents entities and individuals in investigations before the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and stock exchanges concerning disclosure, accounting issues, anti-bribery and corruption and insider trading.

Personal

J.D., University of San Francisco, summa cum laude (2008); A.B., with Distinction in all subjects, Cornell University (2005).

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: Securities - California

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Stephen Blake focuses represents a range of companies in derivative suits and shareholder litigation. He has strong experience acting for tech companies.

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  • Steve has so much expertise and is so collaborative with the team.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Guide to the USA

  • I'm impressed by Stephen's responsiveness, strategic judgment and strong organizational skills.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Guide to the USA

  • Stephen's ability to get his arms around tricky things quickly is just astonishing. He is always the one to pick up the phone and to answer the email.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Guide to the USA

  • Stephen Blake understands my business better than any litigator. I can give him issues to run with and he knows exactly when and how much to bring me in.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Guide to the USA

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