Simpson Thacher has been ranked among the leading law firms in Asia in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024. The Firm was recognized in 15 practice areas, and the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 15 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.~~Simpson Thacher’s top rankings include:~~China #1 Private Equity: Foreign Firms #2 Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms~~Hong Kong #1 Capital Markets: Equity #1 Investment Funds #1 Private Equity #2 Corporate (including M&A)~~Japan #1 Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures #1 Investment Funds: International Firms And Joint Ventures~~In addition to the practice areas noted above, the Firm was recognized by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in the following practice areas:~~China: Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Hong Kong: Banking and Finance Japan: Banking and Finance: International Firms and Joint Ventures Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures South Korea: Capital Markets: Foreign Firms South Korea: Corporate/M&A: Foreign Firms~~The following attorneys were recognized as Leading Individuals in their respective fields of practice:~~David Azcue - Investment Funds: International Firms And Joint Ventures: Japan (Leading Individual: Gaiben) Alan Cannon - Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures: Japan (Hall of Fame) Daniel Fertig - Capital Markets: Equity: Hong Kong Adam Furber - Investment Funds: Hong Kong Makiko Harunari - Banking and Finance: International Firms and Joint Ventures: Japan (Leading Individual: Gaiben) Ian Ho - Private Equity: Hong Kong Christopher Wong - Capital Markets: Equity: Hong Kong~~The following attorneys were recognized as Next Generation Partners in their respective fields of practice:~~Marjory Ding - Capital Markets: Equity: Hong Kong Ian Ho - Corporate (including M&A): Hong Kong Yang Wang - Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms: China Yang Wang - Private Equity: Foreign Firms: China~~The following attorneys were recognized as Rising Stars in their respective fields of practice:~~Michael Ceulen - Investment Funds: Hong Kong David Snowden - Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures: Japan (Rising Star: Gaiben) Amy Liu - Private Equity: Foreign Firms: China Jie Min - Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms: China