Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the leading global law firms with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Washington, D.C., Beijing, Hong Kong, London, and Tokyo. Established in 1884, Simpson Thacher currently has more than 800 lawyers that provide legal advice on the largest and most complex corporate transactions and litigation matters in industries which include financial services, insurance, power and natural resources, consumer products, services, technology, telecommunications, media, pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries. Cross-border finance, banking and bank regulation, mergers and acquisitions, securities issuance and regulation, project and asset based finance, real estate, asset management, joint ventures, taxation, litigation and dispute resolution.