Debevoise & Plimpton LLP was honored twice at the seventh annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Women in Business Law awards. Partner M. Natasha Labovitz was named “Best in Insolvency & Restructuring” and the firm was named the winner in the “North America: US Northeast” category.
The awards recognize both the successes of individual women in the legal profession and law firms setting a new standard in progressive work practices.
Ms. Labovitz is chair of the firm’s Business Restructuring & Workouts Group with extensive experience advising a range of clients, including private equity firms, fund investors and portfolio companies, in complex corporate restructurings and transactions, representing debtors and creditors in and out of bankruptcy and in cross-border insolvencies across multiple jurisdictions.
Debevoise is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and gender equality in the workplace. The firm has earned an enduring reputation for the strength of its women lawyers and the collaborative firm culture and flexible policies that have made possible the development of several generations of women leaders. Since 2008, 40% of Debevoise lawyers promoted to partner have been women.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. We deliver effective solutions to our clients’ most important legal challenges, applying clear commercial judgment and a distinctively collaborative approach.