Full-Time
Director Research & Insights
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
1,001-5,000 employees
International law firm delivering transactional services
Compensation Overview
$300k - $350k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role in New York.
Master's, JD
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- A Master’s in Library Science is required.
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the legal industry, including a minimum of 5 years as a people leader, is required.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex legal and market developments into actionable insights and develop strategies to implement or enhance systems, procedures, and workflows to increase efficiency.
- Demonstrated ability to direct change management initiatives in an Information Services environment and effectively direct, organize, staff, budget, and evaluate library operations.
- Extensive knowledge of commercially available legal research, competitive intelligence, and commonly used legal-industry resources, including LexisNexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, and digital knowledge platforms.
- Strong project management capabilities and leadership experience, with the ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys and other professionals in a cross-functional environment.
- Prior experience negotiating contracts, managing vendor relationships, and preparing and managing a multi-million-dollar budget.
- Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and present ideas clearly and concisely in written and verbal communications.
- Superior organizational skills, including assessing needs, assigning priorities, setting goals and objectives, developing strategies, managing change, evaluating outcomes, and making recommendations.
- Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills, including the ability to resolve issues effectively and confidentially and bring projects to completion.
- Ability to partner effectively across all organizational levels and work in a fast-paced client-services environment.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and independent judgment, make administrative decisions, interpret policies, supervise staff, and counsel staff.
- Understanding of artificial intelligence with some hands-on experience in prompt engineering and applying it to improve research capabilities and streamline manual tasks for lawyers.
- Develop and implement the Research & Insights strategic plan and roadmap to support the Firm’s growth objectives.
- Create team goals and priorities aligned with client needs and provide operational oversight and direction for the function in partnership with K&I leadership.
- Ensure that the department operates efficiently and provides high-value service.
- Control expenditures and manage the Research & Intelligence budget through financial reporting analysis for the entire vendor spend base.
- Manage a team of researchers and intelligence analysts, providing strategic direction, training, and performance evaluation.
- Manage the evaluation and selection of information resources for practice support and APIs for organizing content and materials, including integrated databases and knowledge banks, to ensure resource accessibility.
- Collaborate with practice groups and senior leaders to identify emerging legal trends, market developments, and client needs.
- Maintain relationships with Firm departments, practice group leadership, and other key stakeholders to inform and educate them about department resources and services.
- Design and implement education and awareness programs promoting department tools and services, including new technology.
- Negotiate contracts, statements of work, and service agreements, and monitor contract and license terms for compliance.
- Leverage and apply metrics to measure adoption of tools and services.
- Maintain strategic relationships with research providers and identify and execute ways artificial intelligence can amplify the impact of research.
- A Juris Doctor or similar law degree is preferred.
- A Master’s in Library Science preferably comes from an American Library Association-accredited school.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a large, long-established international law firm with about 1,500 lawyers. It helps clients worldwide by providing coordinated legal advice and transactional capabilities across multiple practice areas, drawing on offices in major financial and business centers (New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, São Paulo, etc.). The firm works through a network of attorneys to handle complex transactional work, mergers and acquisitions, financing, litigation, and other corporate matters for clients globally. Its differentiator is its global reach, depth of experience, and long history dating back to 1884, enabling it to offer coordinated, cross-border legal services at scale. The firm’s stated goal is to deliver high-quality legal services to clients around the world, leveraging its international platform and experienced lawyers to meet diverse legal needs.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1884
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The August 2026 Patriot National defense verdict removes a major litigation cloud.
- Leslie's hired Simpson Thacher for debt negotiations, signaling restructuring demand.
- Mileway's €7 billion refinancing showcases durable sponsor and real-estate finance strength.
What critics are saying
- Patriot National's malpractice case exposed Simpson Thacher to billion-dollar reputational and fee risk.
- Leslie's restructuring work ties revenue to distressed retailers facing Chapter 11 timelines.
- Aggressive office expansion can dilute partner integration and trigger defections to Kirkland or Latham.
What makes Simpson Thacher & Bartlett unique
- Simpson Thacher pairs elite private equity, funds, and restructuring under one platform.
- It opened Dallas in July 2026 and Chicago in 2026 for middle-market coverage.
- Its capital structure solutions team unifies finance, capital markets, liability management, and restructuring.
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Simpson Thacher to open Chicago office with leading middle market private equity and family office practice. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Ryan Harris, Cole Parker, Kyle McHugh, Ryan Jackson and Ziyad Ziyadzade will join the Firm as Partners, launching the Firm's Chicago office. "Opening an office in Chicago extends our ability to serve our clients in one of the country's most dynamic centers of investment activity and legal talent," said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher's Executive Committee. "The addition of Ryan, Cole, Kyle, Ryan and Ziyad significantly expands our ability to advise middle market private equity funds and other private capital clients." "Our team has worked together for many years and we are very excited to join the Firm and build on its commitment to establishing a major presence in Chicago that will deliver outstanding service to our clients," said Ryan Harris, who will serve as Managing Partner of the Chicago office. "We look forward to fully scaling the Chicago office as part of Simpson Thacher's world class platform, with the goal of bringing together the very best lawyers to collaborate across transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in this amazing city." Drawing on its leading private equity, M&A, investment funds, tax, executive compensation, regulatory and capital markets capabilities, Simpson Thacher serves many of the world's most sophisticated private equity funds and family offices. Ryan Harris, Cole, Kyle, Ryan Jackson and Ziyad advise private equity sponsors, family offices, and public and private companies across a broad range of strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, growth and venture investments, restructurings, divestitures and financings. Cole Parker noted, "Middle market private equity funds and family offices are part of the heart of Chicago and the broader national private capital landscape. Simpson Thacher's best-in-class integrated approach and collaborative culture make it an ideal place to advise these clients on their most important opportunities and challenges." Kyle McHugh added, "Our team has a long history as leaders in the middle market, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is excited to deepen its relationships with its private equity and family office clients on the Simpson Thacher platform. Related insights. Related services.
Simpson Thacher names Juan Francisco Méndez Co-Head of Latin America Practice. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that Juan Francisco Méndez will become Co-Head of the Firm's Latin America Practice. "Juan Francisco has a long track record of success, including some of the most impactful capital markets and M&A transactions in Latin America," said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher's Executive Committee. "His proven leadership and deep regional expertise make him the right person to serve as Co-Head of our Latin America Practice along with Grenfel Calheiros. We think this combination of lifelong Simpson Thacher lawyers is a star tandem to lead our regional practice for years to come." Juan Francisco advises on cross-border transactional matters across Latin America, representing leading companies and investment banks in IPOs, bond and loan financings, M&A, restructurings and other complex situations. He joined Simpson Thacher in New York in 1999, straight out of law school. Since then, Juan Francisco has been recognized as a leading lawyer for the region for many years, including by Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR, Latin Lawyer and The Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA), among others. The regional leadership team also includes Grenfel Calheiros, who has led the Firm's São Paulo office for over a decade and has been Co-Head of the Latin America Practice since last year. While they will share responsibility for the region as a whole and the team functions on an integrated basis, Juan Francisco's historic focus across Spanish-speaking countries, including Argentina, the Andean countries and Mexico, is the perfect complement to Grenfel's practice in Brazil and neighboring countries. Together, they will oversee a team of seven partners and 35 lawyers who advise on Latin American transactions and dispute resolution, and work to continue to strengthen Simpson Thacher's reputation as a premier international law firm in the region. Juan Francisco said, "It is an honor to lead our team together with my partner and friend Grenfel. We are focused on building on the Firm's more than 100-year history in the region by continuing to give our clients premier legal services and access to Simpson Thacher's world-class lawyers and resources." "Our strength in Latin America is our team of professionals, our clients and our geographic reach," said Grenfel. "I look forward to working with Juan Francisco as together we aim to assure the optimal representation to our clients in cross-border transactions and disputes in the region." Todd Crider, who has led the Latin America Practice for the last decade, will continue as a Partner in the group, leading relationships with key private equity and corporate clients in the region. Todd noted, "This is a planned transition that we believe will rejuvenate and strengthen our leadership team, while I remain dedicated to representing our clients in the region." In early 2026, the team added Christian Albanesi, a highly regarded attorney in international arbitration with extensive experience in Latin America, to reinforce the Firm's dispute resolution practice in the region. Simpson Thacher's Latin America Practice is widely recognized as a market leader by Chambers & Partners, Latin Lawyer, LatinFinance, International Financial Law Review, Latinvex and many others. The team advises on complex cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets offerings, loan agreements, private equity investments and infrastructure financings involving global corporations, sovereigns, private equity firms and financial institutions. The Firm's work extends across industries ranging from technology, telecom, digital infrastructure and energy to financial services and consumer products. Team and contacts. Related insights. Related services.
Simpson Thacher grows capital structure solutions team. Stephanie Marshak's arrival strengthens the firm's capital structure solutions practice and deepens its bench of practitioners who advise clients on some of their most complex financing transactions. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett added Stephanie Marshak as a partner in New York, where she will focus on in- and out-of-court restructuring, liability management and other debt-related matters. Marshak's arrival strengthens the firm's capital structure solutions practice and deepens its bench of practitioners who advise clients on some of their most complex financing transactions. "Stephanie brings exceptional experience across the full range of debt-related matters - from leveraged and investment-grade financings to restructurings and special situations," Alexandra Kaplan and Brian Steinhardt, co-heads of the firm's global banking and credit practice, said. "Her technical experience in structuring and negotiating sophisticated debt transactions makes her a valuable addition to our platform." Elisha Graff, co-head of the liability management and special situations group and capital structure solutions partner, added, "The restructuring and liability management landscape continues to evolve, with transactions becoming more intricate and multifaceted. Stephanie's hybrid skillset - spanning finance, capital markets, liability management and restructuring - will be an asset to clients navigating the current environment and looking to leverage the tools available to tackle maturities and distressed situations." Marshak counsels public and private companies, as well as hedge funds and private equity firms, on the full spectrum of debt-related matters, including in- and out-of-court restructurings, liability management exercises, special situations, leveraged and investment-grade bank and bond financings, and the debt aspects of acquisitions, divestitures and spinoffs. She also has experience advising on chapter 11 filings and reorganizations, including developing and negotiating plans, plan support arrangements, DIP financings, exit financings, 363 sales and litigation trusts. "Since launching the capital structure solutions practice earlier this year, we have built out an extraordinary team of lawyers who are best-in-class at delivering integrated, unconflicted, client-first advice," David Nemecek, head of the capital structure solutions practice, said. "Stephanie's arrival continues that momentum and reinforces the breadth and depth of what we can offer clients across the entire capital structure." Marshak said, "Simpson Thacher has assembled a remarkable team that unites restructuring, finance and capital markets expertise under one roof in a way that few firms can match. I am excited for the opportunity to work alongside practitioners of this caliber and to help clients craft solutions to their most critical capital structure decisions."
Simpson Thacher advises Mileway Europe on its €7 billion refinancing. Simpson Thacher represented Mileway Europe, a Blackstone real estate portfolio company, and the largest last-mile logistics owner and operator in Europe, in its refinancing of existing debt and transition to an unsecured capital structure. The transaction included the entering into of a senior term facility of €5.7 billion and a revolving credit facility of €800 million as well as the establishment of a €10 billion Euro Medium Term Notes Programme, pursuant to which €850 million notes due 2030 and €650 million notes due 2033 were issued. The Simpson Thacher team included Tom Lloyd, Ben Rodger, Ed Ruckert, Emmanuel Yesufu and Armin Osmanovic (Real Estate Finance), Nicholas J. Shaw, Surya Bala, Eugenia Repetto, Busra Kakdas and Stefan Luginbuehl (Finance and Capital Markets), Mark Collier (Private Funds) and Caleb McConnell and Alex Ladyman (Tax). Team and contacts. Related insights. Related services. Related practice areas.
Simpson Thacher grows Capital Structure Solutions team. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Stephanie Marshak has joined the Firm as a Partner in New York, where she will focus on in- and out-of-court restructuring, liability management and other debt-related matters. Stephanie's arrival further strengthens the Firm's Capital Structure Solutions Practice and deepens its bench of practitioners who advise clients on some of their most complex financing transactions. "Stephanie brings exceptional experience across the full range of debt-related matters - from leveraged and investment-grade financings to restructurings and special situations," said Alexandra Kaplan and Brian Steinhardt, Co-Heads of the Firm's Global Banking and Credit Practice. "Her technical experience in structuring and negotiating sophisticated debt transactions makes her a valuable addition to our platform." "The restructuring and liability management landscape continues to evolve, with transactions becoming more intricate and multifaceted," said Elisha Graff, Co-Head of the Liability Management and Special Situations group and Capital Structure Solutions Partner. "Stephanie's hybrid skillset - spanning finance, capital markets, liability management and restructuring will be an asset to clients navigating the current environment and looking to leverage the tools available to tackle maturities and distressed situations." Stephanie counsels public and private companies, as well as hedge funds and private equity firms, on the full spectrum of debt-related matters, including in- and out-of-court restructurings, liability management exercises, special situations, leveraged and investment-grade bank and bond financings, and the debt aspects of acquisitions, divestitures and spinoffs. She also has experience advising on chapter 11 filings and reorganizations, including developing and negotiating plans, plan support arrangements, DIP financings, exit financings, 363 sales and litigation trusts. "Since launching the Capital Structure Solutions Practice earlier this year, we have built out an extraordinary team of lawyers who are best-in-class at delivering integrated, unconflicted, client first advice," said David Nemecek, Head of the Capital Structure Solutions Practice. "Stephanie's arrival continues that momentum and reinforces the breadth and depth of what we can offer clients across the entire capital structure." "Simpson Thacher has assembled a remarkable team that unites restructuring, finance and capital markets expertise under one roof in a way that few firms can match," said Stephanie. "I am excited for the opportunity to work alongside practitioners of this caliber and to help clients craft solutions to their most critical capital structure decisions." Simpson Thacher's Capital Structure Solutions Practice provides a cohesive global offering and serves as a single, integrated destination for clients' capital structure needs. The Practice integrates the Firm's market-leading Restructuring and Liability Management and Special Situations teams with financing focused lawyers across Banking and Credit, Capital Markets and related practices, providing strategic judgment on its clients' most complex capital structure challenges. The Firm advises clients across the value chain, including companies, sponsors, boards, lenders, creditors and investors across the full lifecycle of their investments. Team and contacts. Related insights. Related services. Related Practice areas.