The ‘well-rounded’ practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP remains a key player on the M&A market and continues to advise on a wide range of impactful and high-value strategic transactions. The team demonstrates significant expertise in representing clients from across the financial services, tech, and infrastructure spheres, with practice head Eric Swedenburg regularly assisting public and private corporations with a diverse array of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. The ‘reliable’ Mark Viera focuses on complex dispositions and leveraged buyouts, Lee Meyerson is noted for his expertise in connection with mergers in the financial services industry, and Alan Klein specializes in shareholder activism and corporate governance issues. Mario Ponce specialises in handling negotiated and hostile M&A transactions, and Elizabeth Cooper concentrates on recapitalizations and investments Katy Lukaszewski, who arrived from Sidley Austin LLP in September 2023, handles complex energy and infrastructure-based transactions. All attorneys mentioned are based in New York.
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‘The Simpson team around Mark Viera and Eric Swedenburg is made up of excellent attorneys and business partners. The team is well-rounded and has a deep bench and can provide counsel on all aspects of a transaction.’
‘Mark Viera and Eric Swedenburg are reliable business partners. They are incredibly responsive and manage their team effectively.’
Kernmandanten
- 51job, Inc.
- Bentley Systems, Incorporated
- Best Buy Co. Inc.
- Blue Buffalo
- BMC Stock Holdings
- BorgWarner Inc.
- The Bountiful Company
- Change Healthcare Inc.
- Cisco Systems
- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
Highlight-Mandate
- Represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $75bn.
- Represented Cisco Systems in its pending $28bn acquisition of Splunk.
- Represented Stonepeak in its pending $7.4bn acquisition of Textainer.
Anwält*innen
Hall of fame
Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Eric Swedenburg
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Anthony Vernace; Lee Meyerson; Alan Klein; Mario Ponce; Jakob Rendtorff; Elizabeth Cooper; Atif Azher; Jonathan Corsico; Katy Lukaszewski; Mark Viera