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• Shearman & Sterling boost China practice with hire from Simpson Thacher

  Aug 12 2010 Shearman & Sterling has boosted its practice in China with the hire of Suang Zhao to its Hong Kong office. Zhao will join the Greater China corporate team led by Asia... more

• AMSS, AZB and Simpson Thacher cement KKR’s investment in Dalmia

  May 14 2010 Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) invested Rs. 750 crores ($166 Million) in Dalmia Cements to record the largest private equity investment in India's... more

• Skadden is top global M&A adviser in 2009

  Jan 08 2010 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom overtook its UK competitor Linklaters LLP to advise on the highest value of mergers and acquisitions in 2009 according to... more

• Simpson Thacher, Cravath, Ropes & Gray advise on $6.4bn Xerox deal

  Sep 29 2009 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Cravath Swaine & Moore and Ropes & Gray won roles on Xerox's $6.4bn purchase of business process outsourcing company Affiliated Computer... more

• Adam Signy helps Simpson Thacher secure 1.7bn Blackstone deal

  Sep 21 2009 Former Clifford Chance lawyer Adam Signy has scored his first major transaction since joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's London office in May 2009. Signy and... more

• Simpson Thacher project finance partner Miller joins Mayer Brown

  Sep 02 2009 Simpson Thacher & Barlett partner George Miller will join Mayer Brown as its first project finance partner in New York. more

• Major firms sign letter to SEC opposing shareholder rights proposal

  Aug 20 2009 Seven major US law firm signed to a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expressing their opinion on how to best implement a proposal to allow... more

• Wachtell advises BB&T on Colonial Bancgroup takeover

  Aug 18 2009 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz represented BB&T in its acquisition of Colonial's 350 branches, mostly in the Southeast of the US. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acted... more

• Clifford Chance loses nearly 50 partners since March

  Jul 13 2009 Clifford Chance has lost nearly 50 partners since the beginning of March, with its London and New York offices being most affected by the exits. Around 18 partners... more

• Wachtell tops global M&A rankings in first half of 2009

  Jul 07 2009 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the most-profitable US law firm, took the top spot on the Bloomberg list of M&A advisers for the first half of 2009, ousting UK-based... more

• Will New York law firms cut associate salaries?

  May 08 2009 In 2007, New York City firms were raising starting salaries to match the $160,000 mark set by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. As earnings are under pressure due to the... more

• Simpson Thacher poaches Clifford Chance corporate star Adam Signy

  May 06 2009 Clifford Chance corporate lawyer Adam Signy, one of the magic circle firm’s top partners, has defected to the London office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. more

• Simpson Thacher recruits White & Case's Sandeep Qusba

  Apr 07 2009 US firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has announced that Sandeep Qusba, most recently a partner at White & Case, has joined joining the ranks of its bankruptcy and... more

• Cadwalader, Simpson, Wachtell win lead roles in Pfizer mega-merger

  Jan 27 2009 Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, Simpson Thacher, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz have won lead roles on US drug manufacturer Pfizer's $68bn acquisition of rival... more

• Linklaters tops M&A league as deal volume plunges 38 Percent

  Jan 02 2009 Linklaters was hired to advise on four of the 10 biggest mergers and acquisitions in 2008, leading the M&A league table published by Bloomberg today. In the smallest... more

• Simpson Thacher cuts associate bonuses

  Nov 26 2008 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has announced that it is to halve its year-end associate bonuses. The bonuses range from $17,500 for first-year associates to $32,500 for... more

• Simpson Thacher to get $300,000 from Treasury Department for bailout work

  Oct 20 2008 The Treasury Department has released its contract with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. The firm will make $300,000 over the next six months for its work as Treasury's lead... more

• Simpson Thacher wins Treasury role on US bailout

  Oct 14 2008 The US Treasury Department has chosen Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as its lead legal adviser on the $700bn bailout plan from among a group of six law firms. more