Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Firm Details: 

Managing Partner: Alan Davies/Lord Goldsmith KC

Number of UK partners: 27

UK International Counsel: 24

Total number of UK fee-earners: Approximately 135

Total lawyers worldwide: More than 900

Contacts:  

Antitrust & Competition: Timothy McIver

Capital Markets & Finance: Nicholas Pellicani, Alan Kartashkin, James C Scoville

International Dispute Resolution: Peter Goldsmith KC, Conway Blake, Christopher Boyne, Tony Dymond, Samantha J. Rowe, Karolos Seeger, Jane Shvets, Jeffrey Sullivan KC, Patrick Swain, Patrick Taylor

Financial Institutions & Insurance: James C Scoville, Clare Swirski

M&A (including Private Equity): Katherine Ashton, Dominic Blaxill, Raman Bet-Mansour, Geoffrey P Burgess

Private Equity Funds: Matthew Dickman, Geoffrey Kittredge, John W Rife III, Patricia Volhard

Tax: Cécile Beurrier, Matthew D Saronson, Richard Ward

Firm Overview: 

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. More than 800 lawyers work in nine offices across three continents, within integrated global practices, serving clients around the world.

Since opening in 1989, the London office — the firm’s second largest — has developed remarkable talent and expertise in Debevoise’s core practice areas, including private equity, insurance, international disputes and investigations, financial institutions, M&A, finance, capital markets, competition and tax. Market-wise and expert in English and European law, the London office is an integral part of a closely coordinated global practice that includes colleagues in Europe, the US and Asia.

In close collaboration with the firm’s other offices, London office lawyers build and coordinate specialised teams to advise on local and international matters, as well as across emerging market territories, including India, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

International: 

The firm has a substantial and growing practice worldwide, operating in New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Shanghai. In Europe, each of the firm’s offices practice local, EU and New York law.