Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Justin Rosenberg has joined the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice as a Partner in the New York office.
“Justin has deep and wide-ranging experience, having advised on market-leading strategic and private equity deals across industries, and we are excited to welcome him to the Firm,” said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee. “Justin’s multifaceted expertise will further enhance our preeminent transactional platform and will be highly additive for our clients, who are some of the world’s most sophisticated sponsors and companies.”
Justin focuses his practice on a wide range of corporate transactions, including public and private company acquisitions, divestitures, cross-border transactions and private equity transactions. He also advises on securities law and corporate governance issues. Lauded for his diverse client base and recognized for his private equity transactional work by The Legal 500, Justin joins Simpson Thacher from another international law firm.
“Our Mergers and Acquisitions Practice is perennially ranked among the top advisors in the world because we provide creative, commercial advice that helps our clients achieve the best possible outcome,” said Eric Swedenburg, Head of Simpson Thacher’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. “Justin is a highly respected dealmaker with strong relationships across the corporate and private equity arenas, and he will help to further solidify our leading position as one of the world’s foremost M&A advisors.”
“Simpson Thacher’s global platform and client roster are an excellent match for my practice,” said Justin. “The Firm is known equally for its collegial and collaborative culture as it is for its transactional strength, and I am thrilled to join the team.”
Recognized as the top global deal advisor for 2022 by both Bloomberg and Refinitiv, and counsel on three of the top five largest deals of the year, Simpson Thacher’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice is unrivaled in its reputation and peerless in its breadth. The Firm advises on transactions across every industry and geographic region and counts among its clients some of the most prominent public and private companies, founder- and family-owned businesses, investors, boards and special committees. Simpson Thacher takes a collaborative approach to transactional advice, drawing upon lawyers in difference practice groups across our corporate, litigation and regulatory platform to provide comprehensive advice and execution.