Business Integrity

The Debevoise Business Integrity Group designs integrated solutions to complex corporate responsibility challenges.

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Contacts

Donald F. Donovan

Peter Goldsmith

David W. Rivkin

Reuters Video Highlights UN Sustainable Development Goals in Action at Debevoise

Thought Leadership

Recent Matters

Debevoise Conducted Internal Investigation Referenced in MTS Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Announcements

The PRI Commissions Debevoise to Author a Memo on “The Duty of UK Company Directors to Consider Relevant ESG Factors”
Debevoise Partner Catherine Amirfar Contributes a Chapter to The Cambridge Handbook of Immunities and International Law
Debevoise Partner David W. Rivkin Elected Deputy President of the Anti-Doping Division of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS)

Recognition

Debevoise is the only firm to be ranked in Band 1 global-wide for Public International Law (including human rights), International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution by Chambers Global (2019).

The firm is “super responsive” and offers “strategic thinking and advice.”

As a client you “feel extremely well supported and in excellent hands.”

—GAR 30, 2019

“Debevoise & Plimpton LLP stands out for its ‘exceptional attorneys and high level of integrity.’”

—The Legal 500 US, 2019

International Arbitration Firm of the Year and White Collar Crime/Enforcement/Investigations Firm of the Year

—Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards 2019

Ranked in the top band in Latin America for Corporate Crime & Investigations and International Arbitration by Chambers Latin America (2019).

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In today’s global economy, companies are increasingly facing challenges that span borders and jurisdictions. The Debevoise team has worked in nearly 150 countries, our lawyers are fluent in more than 30 languages, and are trained and qualified under a host of common and civil law systems.

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The Debevoise Business Integrity Group designs integrated solutions to complex corporate responsibility challenges.Global business integrity increasingly turns on strategic management of human rights, corruption, environment and money-laundering risks. These risks are legal and financial. Courts pierce the corporate veil based on corporate human rights policies and representations. Investors and lenders condition access to capital on social and environmental risk management. And directors and officers face legal liability for integrity governance gaps. Each of these risks is magnified by the spread of mandatory non-financial disclosure requirements.Navigating integrity risks effectively turns on calibrated policies, structured due diligence and targeted remediation. The Business Integrity Group works with in-house counsel, sustainability leaders and compliance departments to provide structured guidance on leading integrity standards, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises, the Bank Secrecy Act, the UK Modern Slavery Act and the UK Proceeds of Crime Act.The integrated group leverages Debevoise’s market-leading experience in public international law and human rights, corruption, environment and high-stakes global transactions to offer a comprehensive suite of integrity services:

Risk Assessment

Governance System Design

Due Diligence and Investigations

Public International Law and Disputes

Grievance Mechanisms

Non-Financial Reporting

The Business Integrity Group’s broad expertise and collaborative approach to independent experts and civil society organizations ensures commercially reasonable solutions addressing all dimensions of business integrity risks across sectors and across the globe.