A Tax Practice that Finds Solutions Amid the Complexity

The Debevoise Tax practice excels at solving problems and managing risks. Clients rely on the practice for their most complex transactions and their toughest challenges.

Our tax lawyers work closely with clients and investment banks to develop and implement solutions for complex mergers and acquisitions, international transactions, private equity and hedge fund formations, joint ventures, bankruptcies and restructurings, public and private financings (including equipment leasing and project finance) and real estate transactions.

Our clients are active in a diverse group of industries, including airlines, banking, communications and media, computer software, energy, healthcare, insurance, international trade, investment management, investment and merchant banking and other financial services, mining, technology, media, telecommunications, and real estate.

We have six tax partners ranked in Chambers Global (2024), Chambers Europe (2023) and Chambers USA (2023), and we are recognized as a leader in the International Tax Review, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Tax Directors Handbook and Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisers. We have an exceptional international presence with senior tax lawyers in the U.S., Europe and Asia as well as relationships with local counsel in many jurisdictions.

Debevoise has one of the preeminent tax practices in the world. With more than 40 tax lawyers located in key international centers, we provide cutting edge tax advice in domestic and cross-border transactions, and are thought leaders on issues important to our clients, including Tax Reform, Brexit, and Partnership regulations. Our tax lawyers work closely with clients and investment banks to develop and implement solutions for complex mergers and acquisitions, international transactions, private equity and hedge fund formations, joint ventures, bankruptcies and restructurings, public and private financings (including equipment leasing and project finance) and real estate transactions. Our clients are active in a diverse group of industries, including airlines, banking, communications and media, computer software, energy, healthcare, insurance, international trade, investment management, investment and merchant banking and other financial services, mining, technology, media, telecommunications, and real estate. We have six tax partners ranked in Chambers Global (2024), Chambers Europe (2023) and Chambers USA (2023), and we are recognized as a leader in the International Tax Review, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Tax Directors Handbook and Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisers. We have an exceptional international presence with senior tax lawyers in the U.S., Europe and Asia as well as relationships with local counsel in many jurisdictions.