Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is reputed for its strength in real estate funds and on managing secondaries transactions. The team is well versed in private equity fund raises, co-invest vehicles and on establishing separately managed accounts for high profile sponsors and asset managers, with notable names including Blackstone, The Carlyle Group and Oaktree Capital Management. Practice head Michael Wolitzer advises well known private equity funds sponsors and private investment funds across diverse asset classes and sits in New York. Further strengthening the New York office are preeminent corporate and private funds partner Barrie Covit, Jonathan Karen, who is well versed with infrastructure and real estate funds and secondaries transaction expert Lauren King. Los Angeles based Thomas Wuchenich advises on high-value fund formations and on strategic fund transactions, and is supported by John Kreager and Matthew Kemp, both of whom made partner in January 2024, while in New York Sage Hughes and Jessica O’Connell were made partner in January the previous year.