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Investment Management Partner Sheena Paul Named a Rising Star by Law360

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Sheena Paul has been named a 2025 Rising Star by Law360 in the Fund Formation category. Law360 defines Rising Stars as “attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.” Read More>

James Schaefer Joins Debevoise as Counsel in Commercial Litigation Group in San Francisco

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced today that James Schaefer has joined the firm as counsel in its Commercial Litigation Group, based in the San Francisco office. In this new role, Mr. Schaefer will draw on his comprehensive civil litigation background to lead and support the firm’s high-stakes commercial disputes in San Francisco and across the U.S. This arrival follows the recent addition of Nicholas Folly as white collar counsel, underscoring the firm’s ongoing growth and commitment to delivering exceptional legal services in San Francisco. Read More>

Debevoise Partner Mary Jo White Honored With “Greatest Impact on Corporate Boards” Award

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP litigation partner Mary Jo White has been named the recipient of the “Greatest Impact on Corporate Boards” award by Corporate Board Member, in partnership with AlixPartners, as part of its annual Board Leadership Awards. Read More>

Debevoise Names Thirteen New Counsel

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that Julia Caldwell, Jung Eun Choi, Lachlan Conroy, Tom Cornell, Matthew Daly-Grafstein, Luke Duggan, Harry Just, Julianne Marley, Lily Picón, Kate Saba, Jonathon Yeung, Huiyu Yin and Jihyun Yoo have been named counsel to the firm. Their promotions became effective on July 1. Read More>

Debevoise Announces David Grosgold as New Co-Head of the Latin America Practice

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that partner David Grosgold has recently been named co-head of the firm’s Latin America Practice. Mr. Grosgold will lead the group alongside partners Andrew M. Levine and Dietmar Prager. Read More>

Debevoise Partner Arian June Named to Global Investigations Review’s “Women in Investigations 2025” List

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Arian June has been named to the “Women in Investigations 2025” list published by Global Investigations Review (GIR). Every few years, GIR highlights 100 exceptional women in its Women in Investigations survey, celebrating leaders and rising stars in the white-collar and investigations space. Read More>

Debevoise Lawyers Recognized by Managing IP’s 2025 “IP Stars” Lists

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP intellectual property litigation partners David Bernstein, Jay Neukom and Megan Bannigan have been recognized by Managing IP’s 2025 “IP Stars” list. The IP Stars lists rank senior practitioners who are leaders in intellectual property, taking into account expertise, workload and outcomes achieved for clients. The firm was also ranked Tier 1 for its trademark disputes practice. Read More>

Debevoise Promotes Dominique Trudelle to Counsel in M&A Group in San Francisco

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that Dominique Trudelle has been promoted to counsel in the firm’s M&A Group in the San Francisco office, effective immediately. Ms. Trudelle, who joined the firm in 2017, focuses her practice on advising private equity firms and corporate clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions across a range of industries, including technology and healthcare. The firm’s M&A team in San Francisco is part of a global network of more than 100 M&A lawyers, led by Co-Chairs Kevin Rinker and Chris Anthony. Read More>

Debevoise Partners Named to Cybersecurity Docket's 2025 "Incident Response 50" List

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partners Luke Dembosky, Erez Liebermann and Jim Pastore have again been named to Cybersecurity Docket’sIncident Response 50 List” for 2025. The list recognizes the “50 best data breach response lawyers in the business” who not only have the right credentials and experience to manage a data breach response, but are critical to have on speed-dial when the inevitable data breach occurs. The list is developed through nominations, input from senior lawyers and other professionals in the field, and Cybersecurity Docket’s own research. Read More>

M&A Partner William Regner Featured on The Deal’s “Drinks with The Deal” Podcast

M&A partner William Regner was featured on The Deal’s “Drinks with The Deal” podcast with reporter and host David Marcus. In the conversation, Bill talks about the Delaware law amendments recently enacted last month, how he got interested in M&A work generally and what he learned as a junior associate from his partner mentor, Debevoise's Meredith Brown. Listen to the podcast. Read More>

Debevoise Lawyers Author Insurance and Investment Management M&A Deskbook 2025 Update

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP lawyers have authored the 2025 update of Practising Law Institute’s Insurance and Investment Management M&A Deskbook. Read More>

Vadim Avdeychik Joins Debevoise as Registered Funds Partner

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that Vadim Avdeychik has joined its New York office as partner in the Investment Management Group, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in the registered and retail funds space. In his new role, Mr. Avdeychik will advise clients in the investment management space primarily on regulatory and transactional matters related to registered and retail fund offerings. Read More>

Debevoise Counsel Matt Kelly Named an “AI Visionary” by Relativity

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP litigation counsel Matt Kelly has been named an “AI Visionary” by Relativity, a global legal technology company, in its annual list of forward-thinking industry leaders who are responsibly advancing the field of AI and its use. From general counsel to data governance, privacy, compliance and diversity professionals, the list highlights changemakers who are using AI to reshape the legal landscape. Read More>