Debevoise Launches International Corporate Investigations & Defence Practice Group
Debevoise's Litigation Department Continues To Break New Ground With Expansion of Corporate Defence Practice
LONDON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP today announced the formalisation of its International Corporate Investigations & Defence practice (ICID). The firm has solidified a transnational team of world-leading practitioners with unprecedented regulatory and compliance experience, to continue providing a unique service to clients faced with white-collar litigation, of an increasingly international nature.
The ICID team includes Lord Goldsmith QC, former UK Attorney General, Mary Jo White, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Judge Michael B. Mukasey, former US Attorney General, and Bruce E. Yannett, a former Assistant US Attorney for the District of Columbia. The team further comprises ten former Assistant US Attorneys, a former Associate Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement and a former Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition.
Debevoise's highly regarded Litigation Department is expanding its defence and investigations practice and confirming its position as a leader in the field of investigations, defence, compliance and accounting issues matters. The ICID group's lawyers, who practice out of the firm's New York, London, Washington D.C., Paris and Frankfurt offices, will continue to provide the high calibre international service that is required in today's uncertain market. Its partners all have proven track records in responding to corporate crises, and many have had senior responsibilities in American as well as English prosecutorial and regulatory agencies.
The firm has previously been involved in numerous investigations and defence matters throughout Europe, including the representation of the Audit Committee of Siemens AG. As focus on compliance becomes an increasingly sensitive and important component of the conduct of international business, the firm's depth of expertise and experience provides an unparalleled resource for clients.
The practice offers both prevention and resolution across the broad spectrum of corporate compliance and regulatory defence work, including independent investigations as well as classical defence and compliance advice. The team's depth of experience and transnational reach enables it to work strategically and effectively with the firm's international clients to anticipate the global risks that they may face and respond accordingly.
Lord Goldsmith QC, European Chair of Litigation at Debevoise, said: "The launch of ICID enables us to place ourselves ahead of the curve across the globe. I am privileged to have joined a firm with unparalleled experience in white collar litigation and senior government service and with a hugely impressive track record in corporate defence and investigations work. Our recent representation of the Audit Committee of Siemens AG is just one example of the ability of Debevoise to advise on the most complex matters. Credit crunch pressures will now place a huge premium on compliance and corporate defence."
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a leading international law firm, representing a wide range of clients around the world. Founded in 1931, the firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The firm has approximately 750 lawyers. For more information, please visit our website at www.debevoise.com.
