Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton has approximately 944 attorneys across 8 offices worldwide. Founded in 1931.
Not reported: Partnership Track.
Openings
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open
New York, Washington, DC, San Francisco
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About Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton combines transactional and disputes work for businesses, financial institutions and investment firms. Private equity and insurance are recurring subjects in its published practice material, alongside litigation and arbitration. Those areas can intersect when a transaction involves a regulated business or when an investment leads to a dispute.
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The firm's Private Equity Report illustrates that connection. Its analysis covers both the commercial structure of investments and questions such as the choice between litigation and arbitration when negotiating transaction documents. This connects drafting and deal planning with the practical consequences of a later disagreement.
Debevoise also publishes analysis of the regulation of private-equity ownership in the insurance industry. That work brings together investment, insurance and regulatory questions rather than treating them as unrelated specialties. The resulting profile is a practice where corporate activity, financial regulation and contentious matters frequently inform one another. Individual practice materials provide the clearest guide to the industries and types of matters handled by a particular team.
Practice Strength by Market
Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.
| Practice | Market | Recognition, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | New York | Band 1 |
FCPA | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory | New York | Band 1 |
Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets | New York | Band 1 |
International ArbitrationThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsThe Elite | New York | Band 1 |
Media & Entertainment: Corporate | New York | Band 1 |
55 reported ranking rows
Rankings
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Size and Standing
- $1.8B gross revenueAm Law 100, $1.8B gross revenue: #35 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 6 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 6 countries: #41 (opens in a new tab)
- 944 attorneysNLJ 500, 944 attorneys: #62 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #23 (opens in a new tab)
Associate Life
- Score 84The A-List, Score 84: #12 (opens in a new tab)
- Score 4.28 of 5Midlevel Associates Survey, Score 4.28 of 5: #25 (opens in a new tab)
- Best city resultMidlevel Survey, New York, Best city result: #20 (opens in a new tab)
- Vault Best to Work For: #32 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultCompensation, Vault: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultFormal Training, Vault: #14 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultPro Bono, Vault: #14 (opens in a new tab)
Vault Practice Rankings
- International Practice: #4 (opens in a new tab)
- Private Equity: #11 (opens in a new tab)
- White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #17 (opens in a new tab)
- Privacy & Data Security: #18 (opens in a new tab)
- Project Finance: #18 (opens in a new tab)
- Banking & Financial Services: #19 (opens in a new tab)
- Mergers & Acquisitions: #19 (opens in a new tab)
Pro Bono
- Average Hours Per Attorney
- 110 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #13Source