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Corporate/M&A: The Elite

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Debevoise & Plimpton has a strong track record in advising corporations, financial services institutions and private equity firms on M&A. The team regularly works with well-known names in the communications, food and drink and pharmaceutical sectors, among others. The firm houses strong capabilities in international deals, aided by a global network of offices. Its transactional expertise is bolstered by a deep understanding of corporate governance matters.

Work Highlights

  • Debevoise & Plimpton advised Verizon Communications on its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications.

Strengths

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Debevoise are always up-to-date and ahead of the curve on current industry trends.

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Debevoise & Plimpton is extremely responsive and attentive.

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When we have complicated or cross-border matters, they are a firm we rely on.

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They are extremely responsive, pragmatic and commercially-minded.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jeffrey J Rosen
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Jeffrey J Rosen
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Senior Statespeople

Senior chair of corporate department, Jeffrey Rosen, maintains a top-tier practice that is utilized by a clientele of significant companies, and he leads on sophisticated M&A and matters of corporate governance.

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Kevin Rinker
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Kevin Rinker
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Band 2

Kevin Rinker serves as cochair of the M&A group and is active on behalf of a broad client base of companies and private equity firms in a variety of transactions. His industry experience is pronounced in life sciences and healthcare deals.

His responsiveness, familiarity with our company and his willingness to provide ideas is what stands out.

He is super smart and an amazing lawyer.

In a negotiation, Kevin is authoritative but calm and reasonable. He is very effective at getting the other side to agree.

Kevin is practical, creative and thoughtful. He understands the business priorities behind transactions and is not lost in the theoretical or abstract.

Kevin is very responsive, understands client needs well and knows how to get a transaction done.

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William D Regner
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William D Regner
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William Regner regularly plays a role in complex corporate transactions involving public companies. He is recognized for his deep expertise in the media and technology spaces.

He is very even-keeled, which was critical.

He is totally unflappable and provides very good advice.

I often use 'what would Bill do?' to validate my decision-making.

Bill is an extremely smart and very careful and effective negotiator. He is someone who can really break through problems in deal negotiations.

Bill is super seasoned. He has so much credibility and is a great communicator and writer.

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Paul S Bird
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Paul S Bird
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Paul Bird is known for representing companies and private equity houses in a broad spectrum of transactions. He regularly handles cross-border M&A.

He has a ton of experience and is really effective at taking the temperature in the room and finding common ground.

Paul has seen just about every circumstance under the sun and always provides that little extra insight. He gives me the confidence to make tough calls.

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Jeffrey J Rosen
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Jeffrey J Rosen
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Senior Statespeople
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Kevin Rinker
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Kevin Rinker
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William D Regner
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William D Regner
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Paul S Bird
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Paul S Bird
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