Debevoise’s far-reaching practice is a top choice for clients seeking trusted advisors for complex deals or high-stakes cases.

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Debevoise is ranked in the top band for Media & Entertainment: Corporate in Chambers USA (2023).

Debevoise has a strong team who work through complex issues. The team has strong expertise and provides good advice under pressure. The attorneys are pragmatic and thoughtful.

The corporate team is outstanding from top to bottom. It is a complete go-to firm.

The team is very creative and able to thorn out the legal aspects and understand really complex financials and their implications for us. The value they add is incredible.

Debevoise is very good at complex transactions … the team is good at thinking through the issues and very effective at bringing specialists to bear and getting up to speed on all the nuances.

—Chambers USA, 2020-2023

Ranked as a leading firm for Media & Entertainment: Transactional and Telecoms and Broadcast by The Legal 500 US (2023).

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP stands out for having the bandwidth to handle large industry-shaping deals.

Exceptional technical ability and attention to detail.

They have a deep knowledge of our business and great experience in big and complex deals.

—The Legal 500 US, 2021-2023

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Highly ranked in a variety of categories relevant to this space, Debevoise’s practice is what Chambers Global describes as “full-service and creative, and has a global presence.”The firm’s litigators were instrumental in handing U.S. TV networks a market-changing victory in ABC et al. v. Aereo, when the U.S. Supreme Court held that Aereo violates networks’ copyrights when it transmits over-the-air broadcast programs through the Internet to its subscribers without authorization from the copyright owners. It’s no wonder Chambers USA has noted, “If it’s a large bet-the-company case, Debevoise is one of the first firms you’d call.” Debevoise’s litigators are praised for having a “deep bench, excellent track record and impressive brain power.”The firm’s corporate lawyers are a powerful force in the media and telecommunications space as well, with more than 35 lawyers who regularly handle transactions in the U.S., Latin America and Asia. The list of deals includes the $24.9 billion Dell going private transaction, Verizon Communications’ record-breaking $49 billion bond offering and Tribune Company’s $2.7 billion acquisition of Local TV Holdings.Chambers USA has lauded the group as a “renowned corporate practice which spans the full variety of broadcasting and telecommunications industries,” and The Legal 500 notes that the practice’s lawyers “always come up with creative solutions and are excellent negotiators.” The corporate team regularly draws on the firm’s premier M&A Group as well as our highly experienced lawyers in intellectual property, antitrust, benefits, real estate and tax.The corporate and litigation practices combine to deliver extraordinary industry experience. Says Chambers USA: “They are as good as you can get – extremely responsive, experienced, knowledgeable and thoughtful.”

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