Simpson Thacher & Bartlett elected 11 attorneys as members of the firm effective January 1, 2017. The new partners are:

Andrew Blau (New York) – Blau advises clients on executive compensation and employee benefit arrangements.

Abram J. Ellis (Washington, D.C.) – Ellis concentrates his practice on antitrust matters, with a focus on class action antitrust litigation, antitrust merger review and antitrust counseling. Ellis also advises on regulatory issues present in international and cross-border transactions.

Ian Ho (Hong Kong) – Ho advises corporate, private equity and other clients on a wide variety of complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. His practice includes representing clients in acquisitions, dispositions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, minority and strategic investments and other related corporate matters.

Michael T. Holick (New York) – Holick concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. He regularly represents private equity firms, corporations and financial advisors in a wide range of transactions.

Shahpur K. Kabraji (London) – Kabraji is a member of the firm’s banking and credit practice. He focuses on domestic and cross-border syndicated credit, acquisition finance and other leveraged finance transactions. He regularly advises leading sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with a variety of corporate finance transactions, including acquisition financings, bank and bridge loan financings and refinancings.

Parker B. Kelsey (New York) – Kelsey is a member of the firm’s private funds practice.

Xiaohui (Hui) Lin (New York) – Lin focuses her practice on capital markets, securities and corporate governance matters. She regularly represents private equity sponsors, corporate issuers and leading investment banks in connection with a broad range of transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, registered and 144A high yield and investment grade debt offerings, leveraged acquisition financing transactions and liability management transactions.

Tom Lloyd (London) – Lloyd is a member of the firm’s banking and credit and real estate practices. He advises clients on an array of credit transactions and financial instruments, as well as cross-border finance issues, with a focus on sponsor-driven real estate investments.

Linton Linton Mann III (New York) – Mann is a member of the firm’s litigation practice, representing clients in a broad range of high-stakes litigation matters including securities, shareholder derivative disputes, class actions, antitrust and complex commercial disputes.

Benjamin P. Schaye (New York) – Schaye’s practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests and hostile takeover defenses, spin-offs and strategic alliances and joint ventures.

Adam D. Shapiro (New York) – Shapiro concentrates his practice on banking and credit matters. He regularly advises leading sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with a variety of corporate finance transactions, including acquisition financings, bank and bridge loan financings and refinancings.