Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Corporate/Registered Funds/Investment Funds

Hailed as a “Trailblazer” by the American Lawyer for his legal contributions to the democratization of access by ordinary investors to private markets investments, Rajib helps asset management firms design, develop and structure investment products. Rajib heads Simpson Thacher’s Registered Funds practice, which has over 75 lawyers globally. Rajib regularly represents the leading asset management firms in the world., including recent representations of Apollo, Artisan Partners, BC Partners, Benefit Street, Blackstone, Blue Owl, Carlyle, Cohen & Steers, Coller Capital, Diameter Capital, First Eagle, Golub, HarbourVest, Irradiant Partners, JPMorgan Asset Management, KKR, Lexington Partners, Morgan Stanley, New Mountain, Onex Credit, Sixth Street Partners, SkyBridge Capital, Starwood Capital Group and TPG Angelo Gordon, among many others.

Partner at Simpson Thacher since 2014. Washington, D.C. office Co-Managing Partner; Chair of Partner Development Committee; former firm Hiring Partner and Co-Chair of Diversity Committee. Previously at Ropes & Gray (Associate, 2001-2009, Partner 2009-2014).

Advisory Board, Mutual Fund Directors Forum

Member, ABA Task Force on Fund Directors

Member, Fund Board Views’ Editorial Think Tank

Advisory Board, Fund Directions

Board Member, National Symphony Orchestra

National Board Member, Compass Pro Bono

Brown University, A.B., 1997 (honors); Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2000.