Company Overview of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that William R. Dougherty has been elected Chairman of the Firm's Executive Committee, its governing body, effective immediately. He succeeds Philip T. (Pete) Ruegger, who has served as the Chairman since 2004. Mr. Ruegger will remain a member of the Executive Committee until his retirement later in 2013. Mr. Dougherty, 51, has held several key leadership positions at the Firm since being elected to partner in 1995. He was first elected to the Executive Committee in 2008 and served as a Co-Administrative Partner from 2009 to 2012, where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Firm. Mr. Dougherty was also a member of the New Partners Committee from 2003 to 2008, later serving as the Committee Chair. Mr. Dougherty is a member of the Firm's Corporate Department, where his active practice focuses on merger and acquisition and corporate finance transactions. Mr. Dougherty joined the Firm in 1986 in New York and was subsequently based in both the Tokyo office (1990-1991) and the London office (1996-2002), giving him first-hand experience in the Firm's international offices.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Joe Wayland has returned to the firm as a partner in the litigation practice. Wayland joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2010 as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Enforcement in the Antitrust Division and he was named acting head of the Antitrust Division in April 2012. During his tenure at the Department of Justice, Wayland served as the Division's chief trial counsel and led several significant merger challenges on behalf of the government.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that it has elected four attorneys as members of the firm effective January 1, 2013. The new partners are: Grenfel S. Calheiros concentrates his practice on corporate finance and merger and acquisition transactions, with a primary focus on Latin America and particularly Brazil. He has represented clients on a broad range of transactions throughout the region, including companies, private equity sponsors and investment banks in cross-border securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and other complex corporate matters. Gareth Earl focuses his practice on the establishment and operation of a wide range of private investment funds, including private equity, infrastructure, real estate and debt funds. Before joining the Firm in 2010, he served as fund counsel at Doughty Hanson & Co. and prior to that as a senior associate at Clifford Chance LLP. Anthony D. King represents corporations and private equity firms in a wide range of transactions including corporate and commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures. David A. Shevlin advises a variety of international and domestic exempt organizations, including all forms of private foundations and public charities. He also advises donors to and the governing bodies of exempt organizations.