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About
Provided by Elizabeth A Cooper
Practice Areas
Co-Head of the Simpson Thacher’s Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Practice, member of the Executive Committee and Co-Administrative Partner of Simpson Thacher, Elizabeth regularly represents private equity sponsors, alternative asset managers, financial institutions and public and private companies in a broad range of mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and other business combination transactions. Her M&A clients have included Blackstone, KKR, New Mountain, Oaktree, Silver Lake and Stone Point Capital.
Career
Joined Firm, 2001; Partner, 2011.
Personal
A.B., cum laude, Harvard College (1997); J.D., Columbia Law School (2001).
Chambers Review
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Elizabeth Cooper is esteemed for her deep understanding of a broad range of complex deals, offering recognized skills in both private equity transactions and strategic M&A matters.
Elizabeth Cooper maintains a respected M&A practice, in which she counsels a range of financial institutions, including banks and private equity sponsors, on major transactions. She has notable experience in handling issues with cross-border elements.
Elizabeth Cooper maintains a diverse transactional practice with demonstrable skills in M&A, joint ventures and investments, among other matters. Her client base includes public and private companies, financial institutions and private equity firms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Elizabeth is extremely impressive. She is really sharp and knowledgeable."
"Elizabeth is phenomenal. She has strong subject matter expertise and can always get negotiations to a good place."
"Elizabeth is an exceptional lawyer."
"Elizabeth is phenomenal. She has very strong subject matter expertise."
"She is very impressive."
"She is responsive, business-savvy and thoughtful in her advice."
"Elizabeth is extremely impressive. She is really sharp and knowledgeable."
"Elizabeth is phenomenal. She has strong subject matter expertise and can always get negotiations to a good place."
"Elizabeth is an exceptional lawyer."
"Elizabeth is phenomenal. She has very strong subject matter expertise."
"She is very impressive."
"She is responsive, business-savvy and thoughtful in her advice."