Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is best known for its complex advisory work for leading private equity funds and alternative asset management companies such as The Carlyle Group, Northwood Investors, and, in particular, Blackstone. Offering full-cycle support on large transactions and real estate developments, the team has extensive experience advising on an array of asset classes ranging from hospitality to multi-family residentials, logistics to data centers. The practice is led by Sasan Mehrara, taking over from highly experienced real estate attorney Gregory Ressa in 2023. Scott Kobak ‘is a terrific lawyer with amazing people skills’ and can often be seen advising institutional investors on sizeable acquisitions, financings and developments. ‘Highly skilled negotiator’ Krista Miniutti is noted on transactions encompassing public-to-private, securitized and mezzanine financings, while M&A and real estate partner Anthony King brings considerable cross-border transaction experience in the US and Asia, together with expertise in securities and corporate governance aspects of deals. On the finance side, partner Whitney Salinas brings experience encompassing CMBS, balance sheet, and construction financings to name a few. The practice has extensive experience advising on M&As involving public and private companies, portfolio sales and acquisitions, and deal and debt structuring and financing, among other areas.