North America - United States • Dispute resolution
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Drawing on ‘excellent all-around litigators’, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s appellate practice is closely aligned with its premier financial services litigation and commercial litigation teams. Largely based in New York, the group is nonetheless active in courts of appeals and state supreme courts across the country. From New York, Jonathan Youngwood co-chairs the overarching global litigation department and recently secured a pro bono win at the Fifth Circuit, with a ruling overturning Mississippi’s criminal disenfranchisement laws. The New York team also benefits from the senior experience of global litigation co-chair Lynn Neuner and key appellate contact Joseph McLaughlin.
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Testimonials
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‘The STB team consists of excellent all-around litigators and very strong writers. Excellent technical lawyers. Very strong financial institutions and capital markets practice.’
‘Joseph McLaughlin is a terrific lawyer, both at the appellate and trial court level. Very strong oral advocate and writer. Excellent client service lawyer. Very personable and a team player as well. A true professional.’
Key clients
- Alibaba
- Best Buy
- Chubb
- Countrywide Home Loans
- JOYY
- JPMorgan Chase
- Lehman Brothers’ Former Officers
- Micron
- Pacific Alternative Asset Management Co. and Prisma Capital Partners
- Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners LP
- Travelers
- Vivint
- Zimmer Biomet
Work highlights
- Secured a pro bono win at the Fifth Circuit, with a ruling overturning Mississippi’s criminal disenfranchisement laws.
- Successfully represented JOYY when the Ninth Circuit affirmed the complete dismissal of a putative securities class action filed against it.
- Secured a win for Jabil, and its subsidiary Nypro, in an appeal stemming from breach of contract claims brought by Beckman Coulter.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lynn Neuner, Jonathan Youngwood