Marni J. Lerner is a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and a member of the Firm’s Corporate Department where she advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, public and private divestitures, strategic investments and corporate and securities law matters.

Ms. Lerner has advised Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and its portfolio companies on many of its investments, acquisitions and divestitures, including Duracell International Inc., Randall’s Food Markets Inc., Borden, Inc, PanAmSat Corporation, Dollar General Corporation, U.S. Foodservice and TASC, Inc. and Del Monte Foods Company.  Other transactions in which she has been involved include the representation of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. in connection with DIRECTV’s merger with Liberty Entertainment, Inc., Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation in connection with its investment in Goss International Corporation, Walsh Western International in its acquisition of TDS Logistics, Inc., JLL Partners in connection with its acquisition and subsequent disposition of Mosaic Sales Solutions, Nine West in its sale to Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Rohm and Haas Company in its acquisition of Morton International, Inc., and The Stroh Brewery Company in the sale of its brands to Pabst Brewing Company and Miller Brewing Company.   She has also represented financial advisors in connection with merger and acquisition matters.

Ms. Lerner joined Simpson Thacher in 1991 and was elected a partner of the Firm in 1999.  She received her B.A., summa cum laude, from Amherst College in 1988, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1991.  Ms. Lerner is admitted to practice in the State of New York.  She is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Honors/Associations

•	The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Speaking Engagements

•	Marni Lerner Speaks at Harvard Law’s WLA Conference February 12, 2010

Admissions

•	New York 1992

Education

•	Harvard Law School, 1991 J.D. cum laude
•	Amherst College, 1988 B.A. summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa