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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Practical Law Panel Firm: Capital Markets & Corporate Governance
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425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3954
T: +1 (212) 455-2000
F: +1 (212) 455-2502
Simpson Thacher is one of the world's leading international law firms. The Firm was established in 1884 and has over 800 lawyers. Headquartered in New York City with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Sao Paulo, Tokyo and Washington, DC, the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and sophisticated transactional capability to clients around the globe. Our offices operate in the world's principal financial centers and we offer attorneys with native language skills and backgrounds. On every engagement and for every client, our objective is to provide the highest quality legal services available globally.
The capital markets practice of Simpson Thacher is one of the most respected, sophisticated and diverse in the world. Building on its reputation as one of the premier Wall Street firms, Simpson Thacher enjoys a global capital markets franchise, advising both issuers and underwriters in securities offerings. The strength of the Firm's capital markets practice is demonstrated by its leadership rankings both in the US and worldwide in completed common stock, convertible debt, high-yield debt and investment grade debt offerings.
The Firm's Corporate Governance practice combines professionals from our corporate, litigation and executive compensation departments to provide advice regarding the governance of public companies and the evolving responsibilities of their directors and senior management. We have broad experience in every aspect of corporate governance, including:
- Advice to boards of directors and to committees of boards of directors regarding governance and compliance matters.
- The establishment or modification of governance documents to comply with current requirements and best practices.
- The establishment and documentation of disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
- Structuring executive compensation plans to meet new legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Conducting internal investigations by companies, boards of directors and audit committees.
- Compliance with the US securities laws and listing requirements of major US exchanges.
- Responding to informal and formal SEC investigations.