Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has been awarded Practice Group of the Year by Law360 in four categories: Capital Markets, Healthcare, Private Equity and Sports & Betting. The full list of winners is available here. Profiles of the winning groups will be published by Law360 during the coming weeks.
The Capital Markets Group, which was also recognized by Law360 as a Practice Group of the Year in 2022, represents U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, underwriters and selling and controlling security holders, and private equity firms and their portfolio companies on a broad range of transactional and advisory matters. These include IPOs and other offerings of equity, debt and structured securities; capital markets exit transactions; offerings exempt from SEC registration under Rule 144A and Regulation S; and providing securities law advice in connection with public M&A transactions.
The Healthcare & Life Sciences Group employs a highly coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to address transactional, litigation and intellectual property matters for leading healthcare & life sciences companies and for private equity firms investing in the industry. The team provides integrated, cross practice legal advice with efficient and seamless execution covering all aspects of healthcare & life sciences matters, including corporate and M&A, litigation and compliance, FDA/FTC regulatory, intellectual property, including licensing and collaboration agreements, and cyber security & data privacy.
The Private Equity Group is one of the most respected in the field, in the U.S. and throughout the world. It brings a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to deal after deal – an approach that addresses each facet and each issue with sharp focus, specialized technology and deep industry experience. With consistently high rankings from Chambers Global, Chambers USA, The Legal 500 and PEI year after year, the group has been a recognized leader for more than 40 years.
The Sports Group advises a diverse range of clients across the sports ecosystem on major transactions, business-critical issues, litigation, sensitive investigations and emerging areas of the law. Clients of the group include major sports leagues like the NFL and NBA, team owners, private equity funds, family offices, apparel companies, media companies, gaming organizations, and other companies operating in this sector. Lawyers in the group hail from the firm’s M&A, intellectual property, civil litigation, contract negotiation, data privacy and cybersecurity, and investigations practices, and deliver nuanced, strategic advice on high-stakes litigation and complex transactions.