Mr Alan Klein > Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

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.