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Jennifer Hobbs is a Partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the Executive Committee at Simpson Thacher. Jennifer focuses on acquisition finance and advises on a broad range of financings for many leading private equity and corporate clients. Her primary clients have included Silver Lake Partners, BC Partners, EQT Partners and the private equity group at Goldman Sachs, together with their portfolio companies. Over the years, she has also represented corporate clients Mars, Incorporated, Dell, Inc., Symantec Corporation, AMC Theatres, Aramark Corporation and Broadcom Limited. Jennifer’s accolades include: • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2015-2018) • Lawdragon Magazine, 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2014-2018) • Euromoney’s American Women in Business Law Awards, “Best in Banking and Finance” (2014, 2017) • The American Lawyer, Top “45 Under 45” Women Lawyers (2011) Jennifer received her J.D. from New York University in 1997, where she was a member of the NYU Law Review. She received her Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs in 1992 and her B.A., with high honors, from the University of Texas in 1989, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.