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Recent Events

  • GC Fireside Chat
    13 March 2023
    International Bar Association
    IBA 21st Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds
    London, United Kingdom
    Speaker: Rebecca F. Silberstein
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Latest Regulatory Issues for Real Estate Funds
    20 June 2019
    British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
    BVCA Real Estate Conference
    London, UK
    Speaker: Patricia Volhard
    Speaking Engagements
  • How to be a Great Investment Director
    17 April 2019
    British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
    Non-Executive Directors Training
    London, UK
    Speaking Engagements
  • Reviewing Asset Insurance Structures – The Bermuda Dimension
    9 April 2019
    Westminster and City
    17th Conference on Bulk Annuities
    London, UK
    Speaker: Alexander R. Cochran, Dr. Clare Swirski
    Speaking Engagements
  • General Counsel Fireside Chat
    10-12 March 2019
    International Bar Association
    20th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds
    London, UK
    Speaker: Patricia Volhard
    Speaking Engagements
  • Keynote Address
    10-12 March 2019
    International Bar Association
    20th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds
    London, UK
    Speaker: Lord Goldsmith KC
    Speaking Engagements
  • Evaluating the New Opportunities that Brexit May Open for Legal Firms
    12 February 2019
    The Law Society of England and Wales and City & Financial Global
    The Legal Services Brexit Summit: Practical Implications, Challenges and Opportunities
    London, UK
    Speaker: Lord Goldsmith KC
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Legal Responsibilities of Boards and Directors
    31 October 2018
    British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
    BVCA Non-Executive Directors Training Course
    London, UK
    Speaking Engagements
  • Legal Strategies: Balancing GP Interests and Maintaining Competitive and Marketable Positioning to LPs
    25 October 2018
    Emerging Markets Private Equity Association

    EMPEA Masterclass.

    London, UK
    Speaker: John W. Rife III, Matthew D. Saronson, Matthew Dickman
    Speaking Engagements
  • Form Follows Function
    24 October 2018
    Fund Finance Association
    4th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium
    London, UK
    Speaker: Thomas Smith
    Speaking Engagements
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
    25 October 2018
    Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
    EMPEA Masterclass
    London, UK
    Speaker: Matthew D. Saronson
    Speaking Engagements
  • Introduction & Objectives, and the Fund Raising Process
    21 September 2018
    Invest Europe
    Invest Europe Training - London
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaking Engagements
  • Key Fund Terms and Market Trends
    21 September 2018
    Invest Europe
    Invest Europe Training - London
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Geoffrey Kittredge, John W. Rife III
    Speaking Engagements
  • Key Tax Issues and Developments
    21 September 2018
    Invest Europe
    Invest Europe Training - London
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Matthew D. Saronson, Cécile Beurrier
    Speaking Engagements
  • Regulatory and Compliance Issues
    21 September 2018
    Invest Europe
    Invest Europe Training - London
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Patricia Volhard
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Main Structures Available
    21 September 2018
    Invest Europe
    Invest Europe Training - London
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Patricia Volhard
    Speaking Engagements
  • A Career in Public International Law
    29 August 2018
    Young Public International Law Group
    YPILG Seminar
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Lord Goldsmith KC
    Speaking Engagements
  • Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses
    14 June 2018
    New York Law School / Institute of Advanced Legal Studies / China Council for Promotion of International Trade
    Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses
    London, UK
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Venture Capital and Private Equity Manager Perspective
    23 May 2018
    British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
    Breaking Barriers: Diversity in PE & VC Forum
    London, UK
    Speaker: Katherine Ashton
    Speaking Engagements
  • 21st Century Capital Markets
    19 April 2018
    BNY Mellon
    Bank of New York Mellon Depositary Receipts, Capital Markets & Investor Relations Seminar
    London, UK
    Speaker: Vera Losonci
    Speaking Engagements
  • Regional Legal and Regulatory Issues and Business Implications
    27 February 2018
    Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers
    Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers AGM & Member Meeting
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaking Engagements
  • Afternoon Keynote: Limited Partners and the Reforms to Limited Partnership Law
    31 January 2018
    KNECT365
    Funds & Disputes Partnership Forum
    London, UK
    Speaking Engagements
  • How the GDRP will Impact Private Equity
    17 January 2018
    British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA)
    BVCA Roundtable Series
    London, UK
    Speaker: Jane Shvets
    Speaking Engagements
  • Climate Change
    14 December 2017
    Professor Dr Maxi Scherer, Queen Mary University of London, School of International Arbitration
    Climate Change and Dispute Resolution
    London, UK
    Speaking Engagements
  • U.S. Public Markets and the Potential Lessons They Hold for Europe
    5 December 2017
    ICI Global
    2017 Global Capital Markets Conference
    London, UK
    Speaker: James C. Scoville
    Speaking Engagements
  • Keynote Address: London as a seat for Middle East Arbitration
    4 December 2017
    International Chamber of Commerce
    ICC - Arbitration in the Middle East
    London, UK
    Speaker: Lord Goldsmith KC
    Speaking Engagements
  • Corporate governance in private equity-backed companies
    30 November 2017
    INSEAD Alumni Association
    Private Equity & Venture Capital Group Seminar
    London, UK
    Speaking Engagements
  • Legal Strategies: Balancing GP Interests and Maintaining Competitive and Marketable Positioning to LPs
    19 October 2017
    Emerging Market and the Private Equity in Africa
    EMPEA Fundraising Masterclass
    London, UK
    Speaker: Geoffrey Kittredge, Matthew D. Saronson, John W. Rife III
    Speaking Engagements
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    19 October 2017
    Emerging Market and the Private Equity in Africa
    EMPEA Fundraising Masterclass
    London, UK
    Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess
    Speaking Engagements
  • Key Issues for the Financial Services Industry
    16 May 2017
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Brexit: Forum on Key Issues for the Financial Services Industry
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London
    Speaker: James C. Scoville, Timothy McIver
    Speaking Engagements
  • Latest Trends in Terms in the U.S. and European Leveraged Loan Markets
    11 May 2017
    Debevoise & Covenant Review
    Leveraged Loan Terms: Trends and Risks
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London
    Speaker: Alan J. Davies, Pierre Maugüé, Thomas Smith
    Speaking Engagements
  • Investment into FinTech
    29 March 2017
    Speaker: David Innes
    Debevoise Events
  • Doing Business in Iran -- Sanctions, Politics, Risks and a Road Forward
    31 January 2017
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Satish M. Kini, Carl Micarelli, Konstantin Bureiko
    Speaking Engagements
  • Key Issues in the Business and Regulation of Financial Services
    28 September 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Client Seminar
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Lord Goldsmith KC, James C. Scoville, Timothy McIver
    Speaking Engagements
  • Brexit – Tax Issues
    21 July 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Brexit Seminar
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Matthew D. Saronson, Richard Ward, Cécile Beurrier
    Speaking Engagements
  • Brexit Implications for Commercial Contracts and Dispute Resolution
    14 July 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Patrick Taylor, Timothy McIver, Gavin Chesney
    Speaking Engagements
  • Climate Change and Human Rights – Adapting to the Post-COP21 World
    14 June 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: David W. Rivkin
    Speaking Engagements
  • Climate Change and Human Rights - Reporting Requirements and Future - Proofing Organisations Against Emerging Climate Change Related Risks
    14 June 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Stuart Hammer
    Speaking Engagements
  • Cyber-security Risks - Incident Response Planning and Lessons Learned in the Storm of a Breach: Key Relationships, Governance Structure and Other Intangibles to Prevent or Bounce Back from a Serious Incident
    14 June 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Luke Dembosky
    Speaking Engagements
  • Emergency Measures as a Response to New Forms of Government Interference - Interim Measures as a Strategy for Dealing with Interference Relating to Corruption Allegations and Threats to Break Contracts
    14 June 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Christopher K. Tahbaz
    Speaking Engagements
  • Emergency Measures as a Response to New Forms of Government Interference - Interim Measures in Taxation-Related Disputes with States
    14 June 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Patrick Taylor
    Speaking Engagements
  • Investment Protection in Europe – Brexit and its Implications for the Protection of Investments in Europe for UK Plc
    14 June 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Lord Goldsmith KC
    Speaking Engagements
  • Investment Protection in Europe – Quo Vadis TTIP?
    14 June 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Mark W. Friedman
    Speaking Engagements
  • Investment Protection in Europe Going Forward
    14 June 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Aimee-Jane Lee
    Speaking Engagements
  • Seminar Exploring the Challenges Posed by Evolving Communication Technology to Regulatory Investigations
    26 April 2016
    Debevoise & Kroll Ontrack
    Analogue Investigations in a Digital World
    London, Debevoise & Plimpton
    Speaker: Timothy McIver, Jane Shvets
    Speaking Engagements
  • The End of Iran Sanctions: Challenges and Opportunities
    March 1 and 3 , 2016
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Debevoise & Plimpton, New York & London
    Speaker: Satish M. Kini, Carl Micarelli
    Speaking Engagements
  • The End of Iran Sanctions: Challenges and Opportunities
    3 March 2016
    Speaker: Satish M. Kini, Carl Micarelli
    Debevoise Events
  • Update on 4th EU Money Laundering Directive: UBO Registers, Risk Assessments and Reporting
    25 February 2016
    Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers, hosted by Debevoise & Plimpton
    Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers AGM & Member Meeting
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaking Engagements
  • Handling Commercial Disputes – A Fact of Life
    29 January 2016
    Private Equity Lawyers’ Forum
    PELF Annual Conference
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London, UK
    Speaker: Patrick Taylor
    Speaking Engagements
  • Out of the Shadows – Private Debt Becomes Mainstream
    29 January 2016
    Private Equity Lawyers’ Forum
    PELF Annual Conference
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London, UK
    Speaking Engagements
  • Regulatory Spotlight on Private Equity
    29 January 2016
    Private Equity Lawyers’ Forum
    PELF Annual Conference
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London, UK
    Speaker: Geoffrey Kittredge
    Speaking Engagements
  • Tail End Solutions: It Ain’t Over Till it’s Over
    29 January 2016
    Private Equity Lawyers’ Forum
    PELF Annual Conference
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London, UK
    Speaker: John W. Rife III
    Speaking Engagements
  • Legal Considerations -- Structuring, Key Terms & LPA Negotiation
    24 November 2015
    British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
    BVCA Investor Relations Training Course
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London, UK
    Speaker: Geoffrey Kittredge
    Speaking Engagements
  • When the UK Became a Tax Haven (Except for Fund Managers): The Latest Updates
    20 November 2015
    Speaker: Matthew D. Saronson, Richard Ward, Cécile Beurrier
    Debevoise Events
  • African Insurance M&A: Global Insurers’ Next Frontier
    17 November 2015
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    African Insurance M&A Roundtable Discussion
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London, United Kingdom
    Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess, David Grosgold
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Beginning of the End of Iran Sanctions? Analysis and Business Implications
    29-30 September 2015
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London & New York
    Speaker: Satish M. Kini, Carl Micarelli
    Speaking Engagements
  • Taxation of Carried Interest & The Future of Non-Dom Status
    17 July 2015
    Speaker: Richard Ward
    Debevoise Events
  • The Future of Arbitration for the Energy and Natural Resources Sectors
    14 July 2015
    Speaker: Mark W. Friedman, Lord Goldsmith KC
    Debevoise Events
  • Regulatory Enforcement Regimes in the U.S. and Asia
    24 June 2015
    Speaker: Helen V. Cantwell, Mark Johnson, Karolos Seeger
    Debevoise Events
  • Deciphering India’s New Insurance Law
    29 April 2015
    Speaker: E. Drew Dutton, James C. Scoville
    Debevoise Events
  • International Contracts in the Light of Sanctions
    23 April 2015 12:00 AM Dateline Standard Time
    ICC, Debevoise & Plimpton
    Compliance Considerations for International Contracts
    Courtyard Moscow City Center
    Speaker: Alan Kartashkin
    Speaking Engagements
  • Secondaries 101: An introduction to secondary purchases and sales of PE fund interests
    16 April 2015
    Debevoise & Plimpton

    This breakfast seminar will provide a brief overview of PE secondary transactions, including:

    • a summary of the deal process from start to finish
    • typical legal documentation
    • key issues in negotiating the purchase agreement
    • key structuring and tax considerations
    • role of the GP and potential conflicts of interest
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Katherine Ashton, Geoffrey Kittredge, Cécile Beurrier, John W. Rife III
    Speaking Engagements
  • Corporate governance - recent trends in US, Europe and Asia (Co-Chair)
    19-20 March 2015
    IBA

    2nd Annual Corporate Governance Conference - Recent Trends and Developments

    Mandarin Oriental, London, England
    Speaker: Katherine Ashton
    Speaking Engagements
  • Advanced Private Equity Fund Formation: Key Business, Legal and Tax Issues
    17 March 2015
    Chambers and Partners and Debevoise & Plimpton
    We are pleased to invite you to our next General Counsel Seminar. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 17th 2015 at 65 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NQ.
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaker: Geoffrey Kittredge, Richard Ward
    Speaking Engagements
  • Opening Address
    11-13 March 2015
    International Bar Association

    Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: Latest Trends and the Road Ahead

    Sheraton Hotel, Panama City, Panama

    Speaker: David W. Rivkin
    Speaking Engagements
  • Key Trends in Insurance Industry Investing: What to Watch for in 2015
    12 March 2015 12:00 AM Dateline Standard Time
    Speaker: Alexander R. Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Thomas M. Kelly, Marilyn A. Lion, Nicholas F. Potter, Peter F.G. Schuur, James C. Scoville, Jim Pastore, Jennifer L. Chu
    Debevoise Events
  • Will the migration of US features and cov-lite continue to grow in Europe?
    4-5 March 2015
    Euromoney
    5th Annual European High Yield Bond Conference
    Jumeriah Carlton Tower, London
    Speaker: Pierre Maugüé
    Speaking Engagements
  • An Introduction to Private Equity Funds: Funds 101
    10, 13 and 24 February 2015
    Speaker: Peter A. Furci, Geoffrey Kittredge, Andrew M. Ostrognai, Matthew D. Saronson, Rebecca F. Silberstein, Gavin Anderson, Sally Gibson, Mai T. Shapiro
    Debevoise Events
  • Anti-Corruption Enforcement in 2015: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Company
    11 February 2015 12:00 AM Dateline Standard Time
    Speaker: Paul R. Berger, Helen V. Cantwell, Andrew M. Levine, David A. O'Neil, Karolos Seeger, Bruce E. Yannett
    Debevoise Events
  • Tax-Avoidance: Navigating the Minefield
    5 February 2015 12:00 AM Dateline Standard Time
    Debevoise Events
  • Key Litigation Issues for 2015: UK and Russian Perspective
    3 February 2015 12:00 AM Dateline Standard Time
    Speaker: Lord Goldsmith KC
    Debevoise Events
  • Mergers and acquisitions developments
    22 January 2015 12:00 AM GMT Standard Time
    IFLR
    IFLR European In-house Counsel Summit
    Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London
    Speaker: E. Raman Bet-Mansour
    Speaking Engagements
  • LP defaults, Distressed Deals: M&A in the Age of Anxiety and Fund recapitalizations
    28 May 2009 12:00 AM Dateline Standard Time
    European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
    EVCA Institute Pan-European Tax & Legal Course
    Brussels, Belgium
    Speaker: Geoffrey Kittredge
    Speaking Engagements
  • Private Equity Funds: Should You Be Thinking About Limited Partner Defaults?
    29 April 2009 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Dateline Standard Time
    Speaker: Marwan Al-Turki, Geoffrey Kittredge
    Debevoise Events