Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
USA Guide 2024 : New York
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Debevoise & Plimpton has a distinguished litigation practice that offers extensive civil and criminal litigation capabilities. The firm is a go-to for major disputes in fields as diverse as education, energy and pharmaceuticals, fielding particular strength in the representation of insurance companies and private equity funds. The litigation group also demonstrates excellent capabilities in healthcare-related disputes. It offers expert handling of SEC investigations complemented by significant experience in securities class actions and M&A litigation. The firm counts a number of former governmental luminaries among its impressive stable of litigators.
Work Highlights
- Debevoise & Plimpton represented VMware in a securities class action suit alleging the company and its directors manipulated revenue numbers.
Strengths
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"The team works cohesively, shows technical expertise and sound strategic judgment."
"Debevoise has a very deep bench with a lot of expertise and strong junior lawyers too."
"Their culture fits very well with large financial institutions and they're deservedly well respected."
"The team works cohesively, shows technical expertise and sound strategic judgment."
"Debevoise has a very deep bench with a lot of expertise and strong junior lawyers too."
"Their culture fits very well with large financial institutions and they're deservedly well respected."
Notable Practitioners
Maeve O'Connor specializes in high-exposure securities class actions, including Rule 10b-5 suits, Section 11 claims and ERISA matters. She is highly adept at M&A litigation and shareholder derivative suits.
"Maeve is extraordinary. She is bright, well-spoken, good at strategy and up to date on the law."
"I've been impressed with Maeve's mastery of the subject matter areas we're covering, she's clearly an excellent strategist."
"She's practical, creative, reliable and helpful."
Maura Monaghan handles a broad range of commercial cases and has standout expertise in the field of healthcare litigation and disputes involving pharmaceuticals.
"She's an expert in her field. She has a wide circle of contacts, an encyclopedic memory of relevant cases and benchmarks, and is also client-oriented."
"Maura understands the nuances of complicated matters, she's strategic and knows how to cut through difficult situations."
"She's a clear thinker who is extremely well organized and highly intelligent. She works under extraordinary pressure but never shows it."
Mark Goodman represents clients in various high-stakes commercial disputes, including contract and merger challenges, bankruptcy disputes and securities litigation.
"Mark is careful, thorough and experienced, and his advocacy is excellent."
"He is relentless and aggressive but also very realistic in terms of what can be achieved."
Shannon Selden is a strong choice for clients in the asset management sector, and her experience covers an array of actions including contractual and M&A disputes.
"She is one of the smartest lawyers I know. Shannon is great on strategy and can chart a course to get a resolution to cases that you would think are impossible to settle."
"Shannon is very commercial, understands the business and provides excellent counsel while also being aggressive when she needs to be."
Elliot Greenfield is a commercial litigator recognized for his wealth of experience handling securities suits, particularly those involving the fintech and crypto space.
"He is well prepared, analytical and understands the trickier aspects of the strategies. He's very strong in my view."
"He's detail-oriented and extremely responsive."
Susan Gittes is noted for her experience handling securities actions on behalf of a range of corporates and their senior figures.
"She's responsive, available and knows the field very well."
"She is an effective leader. She has great command of the facts and timeline and is always responsive."
"Susan provides us with excellent and pragmatic counsel."