Litigation in Europe

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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Tony Dymond

Kevin Lloyd

Ranked as a leading firm for Litigation.

—Chambers UK, 2020 and Chambers Europe, 2019

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Ranking

Ranked as a leading firm for Litigation in the UK. “They have good strength in depth, with people on the ground who are well versed in legal theory” by Chambers Europe.

Ranked as a top tier firm for Dispute Resolution – Global-wide by Chambers Global (2020).

Ranked as a leading firm for Commercial Litigation and White Collar Crime in France by The Legal 500 EMEA (2020).

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.”

Partner Highlight

Partner Kevin Lloyd and international counsel Richard Lawton are advising BAT Industries in relation to various legal proceedings to determine which parties will bear ultimate liability in respect of the costs of cleaning up the Fox River in Wisconsin and the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, which have been contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls.

The total clean-up related costs in respect of the Fox River alone are estimated to be around $1 billion.

Kevin Lloyd

Richard Lawton

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

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

“The firm has in-depth knowledge and communicates very well the issues at stake.”

—Chambers UK, 2021

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

“They demonstrate deep knowledge about arbitration/litigation rules and procedures, along with an understanding of industry specifics.”

“This absolutely first-class firm is involved in the biggest and most complex commercial disputes and is stacked with talented lawyers who are also commercially aware.”

“Debevoise & Plimpton LLP fields ‘profoundly capable lawyers who will truly get to the heart of a case.’”

Kevin Lloyd is named to the Hall of Fame, Christopher Boyne is ranked as a Next Generation Partner, and Akima Paul Lambert is ranked as a Rising Star.

—The Legal 500 UK, 2020-2021

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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.”