Lee Meyerson is Chairman and Founding Partner of Simpson Thacher’s Financial Institutions Practice and previous Head of our global M&A Practice. He has counseled the world’s elite financial and investment firms on a broad range of transactions, including some of the largest and most complex mergers in the financial services industry that have helped to shape the sector. Lee is described by Chambers as “one of the most accomplished financial services M&A lawyers of his generation.” Lee’s practice also includes counseling clients on regulatory matters, corporate governance and shareholder activism, as well as a broad range of capital markets transactions, including IPOs, debt, equity and hybrid capital securities offerings.