Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, the lead legal adviser on the U.S. Treasury Department’s $700 billion bailout plan following the 2008 financial crisis, was among the top 10 law firms receiving government money for legal work from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2012.
During the past five fiscal years, the firm was awarded $11.3 million from the Treasury Department for its assistance with recovery-related matters that included the Capital Assistance Program and the Public-Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets. The firm ranked eighth among law firms receiving government money for legal work during that period.
