Mr Abram Ellis > Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is active in major new and ongoing antitrust investigations, working with clients across highly scrutinised industries including fintech, financial services, proteins and healthcare, on DOJ and FTC investigations into cartel activity, also regularly representing clients in litigation and against enforcement proceedings. Specific strengths for the firm include global compliance programs and internal investigations, inspections and dawn raids support, and most notably leniency applications, which the team has a successful record in. The practice is overseen by Washington DC-based John Terzaken, whose expertise spans market sector investigations and litigation in all major industries, including standout representations in the financial services and fintech spaces, and Sara Razi, who handles cartel investigations and merger-related antitrust questions alongside civil enforcement, alongside New York’s Peter Guryan, who combines litigation and investigations expertise. DC’s Jeffrey Knox is another high-profile practitioner who represents multinationals and their executives in high-profile and high-stakes investigations, marrying his experience in the cartel space to his strong record in white-collar criminal cases. Also in DC, Abram Ellis is a leader in the field of follow-on cartel damages litigation.

The national security regulatory practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is regularly sought after by major corporates, private equity sponsors and state-owned enterprises to advise on transactional matters. The team frequently acts in conjunction with the firm’s corporate and M&A groups to assist with CFIUS-related issues with significant expertise in deals involving elaborate investment structures. Washington DC-based department head Malcolm Tuesley is a ‘very experienced CFIUS expert‘ and his experience spans major transactions in the defense, energy, financial services, telecoms and technology fields. The group also handles economic sanctions and export controls matters, with Washington DC-based antitrust and regulatory specialist Abram Ellis recommended in this regard. New York-based litigator George Wang also advises on international regulatory and compliance matters.

With ‘a good mix of highly skilled partners, mid-level partners and associates’, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP sports an antitrust practice that defends clients across every major industry with a deep understanding of both the DOJ and FTC. Having opened an office in Brussels in summer 2021, the firm has strengthened its international reach through close collaboration of the Brussels team with the US offices. Sara Razi and John Terzaken in Washington DC, as well as New York-based Peter Guryan head the antitrust and trade regulation practice. Also in New York, Lynn Neuner was recently appointed global co-chair of the firm’s litigation department alongside Jonathan Youngwood, whose expertise spans securities litigation and corporate control in addition to antitrust. DC-based Abram Ellis excels at antitrust matters related to financial instruments, employment issues, and the healthcare industry.