Debevoise instills confidence in its clients and routinely guides them through some of the most challenging corporate crises they face.

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Mary Jo White

Luke Dembosky

David A. O'Neil

Ranked as a leading firm for Crisis Management

Mary Jo White and Luke Dembosky both ranked Band 1 practitioners for Crisis Management

-- Chambers Crisis & Risk Management, 2023

Ranked as a Band 1 firm for Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite (USA – Nationwide)

Ranked as a leading firm for Privacy & Data Security: The Elite (USA – Nationwide)

Luke Dembosky and Jim Pastore ranked Band 1 for Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response (USA – Nationwide)

-- Chambers USA, 2023

Ranked as a Tier 1 firm in Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates.

Ranked as a leading firm for Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals.

Ranked as a leading firm for Cyber Law (including Data Privacy & Data Protection).

-- The Legal 500 US, 2023

Luke Dembosky, Erez Liebermann and Jim Pastore listed on the Incident Response 50, a list of the 50 best data breach response lawyers in the business.

-- Cybersecurity Docket, 2023

Ranked as a top-five firm worldwide for investigations

Named Investigations Practice of the Year

-- Global Investigations Review, 2023

Ranked as a top-tier firm for Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime.

-- The Legal 500 UK, 2023

White Collar Crime/Enforcement/Investigations Firm of the Year

— Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2022

Selected, through a survey of generals counsel and other high-ranking corporate decision-makers, as one of 16 “cyber-savvy” firms that they call for help in dealing with cyberattacks or other data-related crises.

—BTI Consulting, 2020

Webcasts

Cybersecurity Threats, Regulatory Developments, and the Role of Lawyers

Debevoise Data Strategy and Security Partners Charu Chandrasekhar, Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser and Erez Liebermann provided a CLE update on the latest cybersecurity threats and regulatory developments, as well as tips for lawyers on how to prepare for and respond to cyber incidents.

From Hacker to Defender: Conversation with a Mastermind Hacker

Erez Lieberman joined in conversation with Vladimir Drinkman as they talked about the hacks, the prosecution and Drinkman’s role now as he looks to help companies facing today’s cyber threats.

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Debevoise instills confidence in its clients and routinely guides them through some of the most challenging corporate crises they face. The firm combines the skills of seasoned lawyers in the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group, the Financial Institutions Group and its Commercial Litigation practice to evaluate multifaceted threats and develop strategies to resolve them. The first tasks in any crisis involve supporting the client’s internal team, mastering the facts quickly and honing a strategy consistent with the client’s business goals.Debevoise is well positioned to do just that. With more than a dozen former prosecutors and regulators on its teams, there are few fact patterns that Debevoise lawyers have not seen before. Clients will find themselves expertly represented in inquiries launched, sometimes simultaneously, by the United States Congress, by grand juries empaneled by federal enforcement authorities, as well as by federal and state regulators, state attorneys general and private litigants. A deep knowledge of, and ability to forecast, the actions of public agencies is enhanced by the leadership of several members of the firm who have previously served in senior cabinet positions.Debevoise lawyers keep in mind that no client views responding to an investigation as its main line of business. Each Debevoise team takes pains to ensure a minimal disruption to a company’s ongoing business while investigations are under way. With those principles in mind, the firm’s lawyers routinely advise companies on all aspects of crisis and investigative response, including:

conducting internal investigations;
preparing witnesses to appear before investigating agencies or congressional committees;
developing internal and external communications strategies, including providing advice on public disclosures;
advocacy before investigating agencies;
developing remedial strategies to ensure that, to the extent applicable, issues that may have contributed to the crisis do not recur; and
reviewing compliance structures to identify other areas of risk.