Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the largest, oldest, and most prestigious law firms in New York. Simpson Thacher also has offices in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. The firm is a market leader in assisting clients in mergers and acquisitions and complex litigation.
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[edit] Overview
It is consistently among the most profitable large law firms in the world on a per-partner basis according to the American Lawyer's annual AmLaw 100 Survey. The firm also ranks near the top of other various surveys, including the Vault.com Associates Survey, and is generally considered one of the most difficult law firms at which to get a job. Law students who are selected for summer associate positions are usually among the strongest applicants from the most elite law schools in the United States, and the firm draws heavily from Harvard, Yale, NYU, Duke, and Columbia. Only a few other American firms pay their associates higher salaries. In 2006, a first-year associate's base salary is $145,000. In addition, a large bonus is usually paid to all associates at the end of every calendar year.
[edit] Pro bono work
Recently, the firm secured a significant victory for the Campaign for Fiscal Equity when the trial judge in the long-running litigation ordered a $5.6 billion increase in operating aid for the New York City schools and a substantial capital funding increase, following the recommendations of a panel of special masters. This decade-long case represents one of the largest and most successful pro bono initiatives of any major law firm.
[edit] Rank
For 2006, Simpson was ranked #6 on The Vault's Top 100 Most Prestigious Law Firm Rankings.
It was the number one legal advisor for US announced and completed mergers and acquisitions during 2005.
The American Lawyer named it a finalist for Litigation Department of the Year in 2006.
The Lawyer, a UK publication, named Simpson Thacher & Bartlett the US Law Firm of the Year in 2006.
In 2006, it was named a Top 10 Family-Friendly Firm by a Yale Law Women survey.
It was named Leading Law Firm in New York by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers in 2005.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Simpson Thacher lawyers have included U.S. Senators, Solicitors General, a Speaker of the House of Representatives, a Secretary of State, a Secretary of the Army, Ambassadors, Judges on U.S. Circuit and District Courts and the New York State Court of Appeals, presidents of the American Bar Association, and presidents of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
- Guido Calabresi (Summer Associate)
- Karenna Gore Schiff
- Thomas D. Thacher
- Cyrus Vance
