Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Corporate/Private Equity

Atif Azher is a Corporate Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Palo Alto office, where he has led some of the most successful and market-defining M&A transactions in recent years. He provides sophisticated transactional counsel to public and private companies, investment funds and financial institutions, in a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions. He regularly advises on multi-billion dollar mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and JVs, drawing on his substantial experience across a broad range of industries, including technology, technology-enabled services, software, internet, sports, entertainment and media, healthcare, financial services, fintech, retail and consumer products, and real estate. Additionally, he has experience working on SPAC transactions, including advising target companies, SPACs and PIPE investors.

Partner, joined Firm in 2004.

B.S. and B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Arizona (2000); M.A., University of Pennsylvania (2004); J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (2004).