Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advises banks, multinational corporations, investment funds, and other sophisticated businesses active in various industry sectors, including energy, video gaming, telecommunications, and transportation, on the tax aspects of complex transactions including M&A, banking, capital markets, private funds, and real estate. The New York-based team is co-headed by Nancy Mehlman, who has considerable expertise advising on high-profile M&A including tax-free spin-offs, partnerships, and fund formations, and Marcy Geller, whose broad practice covers tax advice for REIT, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings. Jonathan Goldstein advises clients on tax matters regarding financial institutions, renewable energy transactions, and private investment fund formation, among other transactions. Russell Light advises on the tax aspects of M&A, private equity investments and fund formation matters, debt restructurings, and credit investments. Drew Purcell advises on the full spectrum of tax matters including financing, credit, and spin-offs. Sophie Staples advises clients on tax matters in a variety of transactions, including M&A, dispositions, joint ventures, financing transactions, and securities offerings. Benjamin Rippeon supports corporations, investment funds, sovereign wealth funds, joint ventures, partnerships, limited liability companies and special purpose acquisition companies with tax issues relating to complex, cross-border transactions.