The team at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a regular fixture in a number of state supreme courts and courts of appeals. Leadership is shared between New York-based duo Lynn Neuner and Jonathan Youngwood. Neuner recently represented the estate of M. Richard Robinson in connection with trust and probate-related disputes in a First Department Appeal. Youngwood, who acts as co-chair of the firm's global litigation department, has significant experience representing corporations and boards of directors in securities, corporate control, ERISA, and antitrust-related appeals. A recent highlights saw Youngwood represent BOC International Holdings Limited and successfully obtain the dismissal of a proposed class action in the Southern District of New York.
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Key clients
- Alibaba
- Best Buy
- Chubb
- Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
- JOYY
- JPMorgan Chase
- Lehman Brothers’ Former Officers
- Micron
- Pacific Alternative Asset Management Co. and Prisma Capital Partners
- Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners LP
Work highlights
- Won appellate reversal on behalf of more than a dozen investment banks that served as underwriters on a pair of offerings by ViacomCBS.
- Defended various insurers in COVID-19-related coverage and commercial litigation, including in two recent appellate wins.
- Represented the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in a Ninth Circuit appeal involving Master Account access.
Lawyers
Practice head
Lynn Neuner; Jonathan Youngwood