Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Drawing on the firm's wider expertise in private equity and banking among other sectors, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP‘s wide-ranging practice covers the full gamut of corporate work, including corporate acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, investments, restructurings, exits and public-to-private transactions. The ’highly skilled’ team is lauded for its cross-border transactional abilities, advising major European and US sponsor clients. Team head Ben Spiers maintains a busy practice, focusing on public and private M&A, securities and corporate restructurings. Elsewhere in the team, Adam Signy is routinely engaged by banks, private equity firms and corporate clients across a wide range of industries, while Clare Gaskell is noted for her experience advising high-profile clients and preeminent sponsors on the market’s most complex and significant deals. Other key figures include Amy Mahon, who co-heads the firm’s global infrastructure practice, and Lucy Gillett, who is recommended for her cross-border expertise.