Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Corporate/Private Equity

A trailblazer in the technology sector and recent American Lawyer “Corporate Attorney of the Year,” Atif Azher is Managing Partner of Simpson Thacher’s Bay Area offices, where he represents clients in a wide range of complex corporate matters, with a focus on M&A and private equity. Having led some of the most successful and market-defining M&A transactions in recent years, he provides sophisticated transactional counsel to public and private companies, investment funds and financial institutions in a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions. He regularly advises on multi-billion-dollar mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and JVs, drawing on his substantial experience across a broad range of industries, including technology, technology-enabled services, software, internet, sports and media, healthcare, fintech, retail and consumer products, infrastructure and real estate. Additionally, Atif has experience working on SPAC transactions, including advising target companies, SPACs and PIPE investors.

Partner, joined Firm in 2004.

American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association.

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (2004); M.A., University of Pennsylvania (2004); B.S. and B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Arizona (2000).