• 1999 Avenue of the Stars -- 29th Floor
• Los Angeles, CA 90067
• +1-310-407-7500
• +1-310-407-7502 fax

The Los Angeles office reflects the strength and diversity of Simpson Thacher's practice. Presently staffed with over 30 lawyers, this growing office advises on mergers and acquisitions, private funds and securities transactions and handles commercial, securities and insurance litigation in federal and state courts. The LA corporate group has been involved in many of the most significant media, M&A and private equity transactions. Recent corporate engagements include: the pending sale of MGM Studios; the $1.3 billion acquisition of Birds Eye Foods by Pinnacle Foods Group; the $530 million acquisition of Airvana, Inc. by an investor group led by affiliates of S.A.C. Private Capital Group; the acquisition of controlling interests in CBaySystems Holdings and MedQuist, Inc.; the $1.3 billion acquisition of Performance Food Group by VISTAR Corporation; the $2.2 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Foods Group Inc. by affiliates of Blackstone Capital Partners; an equity offering by Oaktree Capital Management and its affiliates; representation of Oaktree Capital Management, Hellman & Friedman, KSL Capital and Platinum Equity, among others, in the formation and operation of private investment funds; and initial public offerings and other securities offerings, including the IPO's of DreamWorks Animation and Google, Inc. The litigation matters in Los Angeles involve a wide variety of subject areas such as antitrust, banking, energy, insurance, intellectual property, products liability, and securities. Our Los Angeles attorneys are active in arbitrations and lawsuits pending in state and federal courts in California and throughout the United States. Recent litigation engagements include litigation in Arizona on behalf of a real estate developer; representation of Pinnacle Foods in a consumer class action lawsuit pending in California federal court concerning food safety; a case on behalf of Sirius Satellite Radio concerning its merger with XM Satellite Radio; merger and acquisition litigation arising out of Blackstone’s acquisitions of Hilton Hotels and Equity Office Properties; and insurance coverage cases involving environmental, product liabilities and construction defects. To read more about the Los Angeles office please click here.