Atif Azher
Atif Azher is Managing Partner of Simpson Thacher’s Palo Alto office, where he has led some of the most successful and market-defining M&A transactions in recent years. He provides sophisticated transactional counsel to public and private companies, investment funds and financial institutions, in a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions. He regularly advises on multi-billion dollar mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and JVs, drawing on his substantial experience across a broad range of industries, including technology, technology-enabled services, software, internet, sports and media, healthcare, fintech, retail and consumer products, infrastructure and real estate. Additionally, he has experience working on SPAC transactions, including advising target companies, SPACs and PIPE investors. · Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
About
Atif Azher is the Managing Partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Palo Alto office, where he leads major M&A and SPAC transactions for public and private companies, investment funds, and financial institutions across a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions.
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Education
- B.S. and B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Arizona (2000)
- M.A., University of Pennsylvania (2004)
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (2004)