Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

With expertise in the private equity sector, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP‘s New York-based compensation and benefits practice brings extensive experience across a broad range of matters, including the structuring and negotiation of sophisticated management equity, employment, and incentive compensation arrangements, and advises on all compensation and benefits aspects of acquisitions and divestitures, as well as public offerings of private equity portfolio companies, serving clients in New York and across the United States. Practice head Gregory Grogan focuses on executive retention and incentive arrangements in the context of M&A transactions and IPOs, while Andrew Blau manages executive compensation and benefits programmes, implementing key executive employment agreements, management incentive plans, and equity arrangements throughout the full corporate lifecycle. Jeannine McSweeney is a notable practitioner for compensation and benefits matters such as equity- and cash-based incentive plans, deferred compensation arrangements, retirement plans, and severance agreements, with particular experience advising on these issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Brian Robbins has retired in 2025.