Law firms Simpson Thacher tops first quarter global deal tables, as Davis Polk dominates Europe Legal Business · 7 April 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Europe Davis Polk Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Despite a looming Brexit referendum swaying levels of transactional activity, certain law firms are enjoying a healthy pipeline of deals with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett emerging on top for global M&A deal value in Q1 2016.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Paul Hastings picks up Cahill private credit co-head as Wilmer and Perkins Coie see exits in San FranciscoLaw firmsEliza Winter8 Jul 2026Sky’s the limit for HSF Kramer and Freshfields as pair take lead roles on £1.6bn ITV acquisitionLaw firmsKate Peacock6 Jul 2026‘An environment of possibility’ – why liability management is law’s new frontierLaw firmsAlex Ryan2 Jul 2026‘We don’t think about where we came from’ – Clifford Chance’s plan to crack the transatlantic buyout marketLaw firmsEliza Winter9 Jul 2026FCA charges ex-Goodwin lawyer with five counts of insider dealingLaw firmsWill Lewallen9 Jul 2026Dentons and Osborne Clarke take centre stage as Hyve buys LegalTechTalkLaw firmsKate Peacock7 Jul 2026Cleary taps Kirkland for PE partner in first Paris lateral since 2001Law firmsTom Cox30 Jun 2026Will a flurry of mega-listings spark capital markets lift-off?Law firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026‘There’s no other global firm that has this footprint’ – A&O Shearman makes the case for EuropeLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026