Legal, Compliance & Regulatory

Debevoise & Plimpton (London)

Verified 17 September 2026

Second-largest office of the law firm with strong New York roots, opened in 1989, spanning private equity, disputes and financial institutions work.

Debevoise's London office, its second-largest, opened in 1989 and advises on private equity, insurance, international disputes and investigations, financial institutions, M&A, finance, capital markets and tax; around 75% of its lawyers are England-qualified, drawing on the wider firm's more than 900 lawyers across nine offices.

Every field below was confirmed against a public source on 17 September 2026. Verification is a check on the data, not an endorsement of the firm.

Jurisdiction
London
Service line
Legal, Compliance & Regulatory
Services
Private Equity, Insurance, International Disputes & Investigations, Financial Institutions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Capital Markets, Tax
Also listed in
New York
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