In the 2024 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP lawyers have again been recognized as leading arbitration practitioners for their exceptional work resolving complex international disputes.
The 25 lawyers recognized in this year’s guide demonstrate the firm’s deep bench strength. They include partners Catherine Amirfar, Conway Blake, Tony Dymond, Mark W. Friedman, Lord Goldsmith KC, Ina Popova, Dietmar Prager, Natalie Reid, Samantha Rowe, Laura Sinisterra, Jeffrey Sullivan KC, Christopher Tahbaz and Patrick Taylor, international counsel Gavin Chesney, Aimee-Jane Lee and Cameron Sim, counsel Floriane Lavaud and associates Sol Czerwonko, Monika Hlavkova, Merryl Lawry-White, Laith Najjar, Maxim Osadchiy, Julio Rivera Rios, Sonja Sreckovic and Romain Zamour.
Of note, seven of the firm’s associates and international counsel were listed in the guide for the first time. Additionally, Ms. Amirfar, Mr. Friedman and Ms. Popova were ranked as “Global Elite Thought Leaders,” a designation for those regarded as the very best by peers and clients, while Ms. Sinisterra and Mr. Rivera Rios were both recognized as “Most Highly Regarded Future Leaders” in the partner and non-partner category, respectively, for being highly regarded practitioners who are under 45 in their field.
The guide is compiled through independent research and nominations from peers and clients, including general counsel and arbitration lawyers in private practice.
For over four decades, Debevoise’s International Dispute Resolution Group has offered winning advocacy, commercial judgment and client dedication across a broad range of international commercial and treaty arbitration, public international law and complex commercial litigation cases unmatched by any other firm in the world. Debevoise is one of the only firms to be consistently ranked Band 1 in the Chambers Global international arbitration, public international law and dispute resolution guides.