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 in the USA

Mary Jo White ranked as an Eminent Practitioner

Luke Dembosky ranked in Band 1

—Chambers Crisis Management Guide, 2025

Band 1 firm in the U.S. for Corporate Crime & Investigations and Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross Border)

Leading firm in the U.S. for Privacy & Data Security

—Chambers Global, 2025

Band 1 firm for Corporate Crime and Investigations: The Elite – Nationwide

Leading firm for Privacy & Data Security – Nationwide

—Chambers USA, 2025

First-tier firm in Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates

Leading firm for Cyber Law, Data Privacy and Data Protection.

—The Legal 500 US, 2025

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

—The Legal 500 UK, 2025

Ranked as a leading firm for Corporate Crime & Government Investigations

—Chambers UK, 2026

Most Impressive Investigations Practice of the Year

—Global Investigations Review, 2023

Named “Firm of the Year” in the Business Crime Defense category

—Who’s Who Legal, 2023 & 2024

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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For dozens of companies, boards, schools and individuals around the world who are our clients, Debevoise is the first call in the event of a crisis. Many hire our firm for the first time to shepherd them through “bet-the-company” crises of all kinds because of our track record of expertly handling the most high-stakes and sensitive legal work.Our crisis-management work cuts across the firm’s practice groups and includes lawyers from the White Collar & Regulatory Defense, Commercial Litigation, Data Strategy & Security and other teams. We are well respected in the market for excellence in these disciplines, with a deep bench of both career defense lawyers and former government officials who bring the perspectives that clients in crisis most need. In very time-sensitive situations, our government connections, security clearances, 24/7 staffing capabilities and long-standing experience with crisis situations make us ideally suited to react quickly and appropriately. There are few fact patterns we have not seen play out before, and our experience is our most powerful tool in advising clients on how to prepare for, and deescalate, difficult scenarios. We work hand in glove with clients on these efforts; we recognize that one size does not fit all and that crisis plans need to be dynamic and continuously enhanced as new types of risks evolve. We work with clients to identify and leverage additional crisis resources, including PR firms, crisis consultants and investigative agencies. We have long-standing relationships with many such firms that we can recommend and also extensive experience partnering with professionals selected by our clients. We are well versed in working with these resources to provide efficient and full-service coverage. Likewise, we understand how to work seamlessly with clients’ internal communications, information security and other relevant teams in responding to and remediating crisis situations.