Debevoise’s European litigation team, based in London, Paris and Frankfurt, focuses on delivering the most strategically advantageous and practical solutions for client’s problems.

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Chris Boyne

Lord Goldsmith KC

Patrick Swain

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Ranking

Ranked as a leading firm for Litigation in the UK.

—Chambers Europe, 2022

“The team always tries to focus on what the client desires to achieve in terms of both tactics and strategy and comes up with tailored solutions.”

“In the context of litigation they give very sensible, well-grounded and well-reasoned commercial advice, and the quality of their work product is very high.”

—Chambers Europe, 2021-2022

Ranked as a leading firm for Dispute Resolution – Global-wide by Chambers Global (2022).

“They are a serious international commercial litigation outfit - one of the world’s leading dispute resolution firms and a big player in London.”

Ranked as a leading firm for Commercial Litigation and White Collar Crime in France by The Legal 500 EMEA (2022).

“Outstanding combination of profound business acumen and in-depth legal experience, enabling a balanced perspective.”

Ranked as a leading law firm for Commercial and Transactional Litigation by Benchmark Litigation Europe (2020).

“An absolutely first-rate firm at the top of its game. A go-to firm for the largest, most complex commercial disputes. The litigation team is fantastically led and stacked with talent.”

Ranked as a leading law firm for Commercial and Corporate Litigation in the UK.

“A disputes powerhouse capable of taking on the most complex matters.”

—Chambers UK, 2023

Ranked as a leading law firm for Commercial Litigation in the UK.

“The commercial litigation team are exceptionally responsive and service-driven. They specialise in providing a “Rolls Royce” service.”

“A go-to practice for the biggest, most complex cases, particularly with an international element.”

Patrick Swain is named a Leading Individual and Christopher Boyne is ranked as a Next Generation Partner.

The Legal 500 UK, 2023

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The team’s approach focuses on creative and tailored solutions that involve anything from litigating a case to the end, to resolving issues through commercial negotiation, and everything in between. Built on decades of experience litigating some of the world’s largest and highest-profile cases, Debevoise’s European team is able to draw on its practical understanding of the full range of dispute resolution strategies to find the best solutions for clients.The practice’s matters are typically international, often with parallel claims in multiple jurisdictions and fora. The team manages these complex cross-border disputes through providing strategic advice, representation and advocacy to ensure an efficient and cost-effective resolution. Debevoise has an enviable track record of outstanding results, both in achieving victories in court, and in obtaining favorable settlements that enable clients to reach their commercial objectives.A key strength of the practice is the experience of its senior partners in Europe. They include a former UK Attorney General and one of the leading QCs and advocates in the UK, a leading London litigator with over 25 years’ experience, a litigator whose 20-year career has been spent in London, Hong Kong and Seoul, a Paris based litigator who has represented defendants in some of the most publicized insider trading cases, and a Frankfurt partner with over 25 years’ litigation experience.The approach of the practice, together with the experience it can call upon, has promoted Chambers UK to state the practice is “admired for the breadth of its offering, which encompasses the resources of stellar teams in the USA, Europe and Asia. Regularly acts on multibillion-pound cases for big-name clients.”

Litigation in Europe