Simpson Thacher hires partner Leah Malone for ESG practice

Chicago, Jan. 17 – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP hired Leah Malone as a partner based in the New York office to lead the firm’s ESG and sustainability practice, according to a release.

Matt Feehily in London and Emily Holland in Washington, D.C. recently joined the firm as counsel focused on certain specific ESG and sustainability areas.

All three join Carolyn Houston, who focuses on ESG and sustainability matters in the asset management space.

Leah joins the firm from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she was a managing director in the Governance Insights Center, and previously practiced for several years at Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP.

Her work includes issues related to shareholder engagement, shareholder activism, board effectiveness, board composition and DE&I and other employee initiatives, as well as reporting and disclosure, green initiatives and risk and crisis management, among other areas.

Simpson Thacher is an international law firm with headquarters in New York.

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