• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has elected the following attorneys to partner: Andrew Blau, executive compensation; Michael Holick and Benjamin Schaye, mergers and acquisitions; Parker Kelsey, private funds; Xiaohui (Hui) Lin, capital markets; Linton Mann III, litigation;and Adam Shapiro, banking.

Sharon Lippett has joined Epstein Becker Green as a member of its Employee Benefits practice, She previously was counsel at Shearman & Sterling.