Firm Summary
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Founded in New York in 1931, Debevoise & Plimpton is consistently recognized as one of the city’s top law firms. While the firm now has over 650 lawyers in 9 offices around the world, the vast majority of them still practice in New York today. Widely renowned for its experienced and highly active white collar practice, Debevoise routinely represents high-profile clients and prominent corporations, banks, and private equity firms in civil litigation, administrative proceedings, and criminal and SEC investigations. Despite its litigation prowess, the firm’s corporate department is even larger, with world-renowned private equity and M&A teams handling transactions for some of the most elite clients in the world.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 660
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall
+123
Partner
+22
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Full Match
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- Columbia Law School, NYU School of Law, Harvard Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 28
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 4%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 25%
- Promotion Rate
- 3%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Bankruptcy, Medical/Pharmaceutical Product Liability, Contract
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Medical Association
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks primary caregiver leave
- 10 weeks family leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Tech stipend
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course
- Bar exam fees
- $10K salary advance
- $0-12K stub bonus
- Mentoring
Superstars
Mary Jo White
Partner
With a hand in the most headline-catching investigations of recent years, litigation partner Mary Jo White has one of the most recognizable names in legal jurisprudence today. White leads the firm’s Strategic Crisis Response and Solutions Group and is a Senior Chair of the firm. She previously served as the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and was the first and only woman to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Andrew Ceresney
Partner
A New York-based partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, Ceresney focuses on high-profile federal and state government investigations and complex litigation. He previously served as Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement and was a Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and a member of its Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force and Major Crimes Unit.
Lisa Zornberg
Partner
A partner in the firm’s New York office, Zornberg is a member of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group who focuses on white collar defense, regulatory enforcement actions, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Zornberg served as the Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York.
Natalie Reid
Partner
A partner in the firm’s International Disputes Group, Reid is known for her expertise in international arbitration, public international law, and complex commercial litigation. Reid regularly acts as counsel in foreign commercial and treaty arbitrations before major international arbitral institutions and was recently appointed as a Director of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
Above the Law Coverage
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The Ohio State Hires Biglaw Firm To Dot The ‘I’ On Urban Meyer
The university plans to wrap up the investigation in 14 days.
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Biglaw Firm Accused Of Maintaining A ‘Black List’ Of Minorities To Push Out Was Actually Predicting Departures Of All Sorts Of Associates
List maintained by one professional development person is now kind of embarrassing the whole firm.
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Debevoise Makes Its Salary Announcement — With A Twist
Senior attorneys get a hefty raise.
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Leaked Memo: Which Biglaw Firm Is Gouging Employees On Health Insurance?
Which Biglaw firm recently decided to pass off the rising costs of its high-end health plan onto all of its employees?
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Biglaw Firm Gives Associates Welcome News — Bonuses!
It’s bonus season, baby!
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Debevoise Gets In On The COVID Appreciation Bonus Excitement
But, what’d they decide?
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Judge Puts Debevoise In Charge Of Michael Flynn Case Because Bill Barr Can’t Do His Job Right
Come on, the guy HAS ALREADY ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA. Twice.
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