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Litigation

Linton Mann III is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Litigation Practice. Linton represents clients in a broad range of high-stakes litigation and investigation matters including securities, shareholder derivative disputes, class actions, antitrust and complex commercial disputes. Linton is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Recruiting and United for Justice Committees. Linton is consistently  named a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500, where sources say he “stands out from his peers for his securities work.” Recognized among Crain’s “40 Under 40,” Linton has also been named a “Rising Star” by the New York Law Journal, Law360 and Euromoney, and is a repeat honoree on Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under List.” He was also recognized among the “Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40” for 2022 by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association. Linton is the Chair of the Board of Trustees for Uncommon Charter Schools New York City, which oversees twenty-four public charter schools in Brooklyn, New York. He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of Manhattan Legal Services, a program of Legal Services NYC, the largest provider of pro bono civil legal services in the country. In 2023, Linton was one of four recipients of the Pro Bono Service Award from the Legal Services Corporation.

Joined Firm in 2007; Elected Partner in 2016.

American Bar Foundation, Fellow; Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow; The National Black Lawyers, Top 100; Economic Club of New York, Associate Member; The Association of the Bar of the City of New York-Judiciary Committee; The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and Foundation, “Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40”; Metropolitan Black Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Council.

University of Georgia (B.A., Political Science, 2004; B.A., Speech Communications, 2004); Duke University Law School (J.D. 2007), Co-Chair Duke Law Moot Court Board.