Debevoise: : vive la difference

• Autores: Natasha Bernal
• Localización: The Lawyer, ISSN-e 0953-7902, Vol. 30, Nº. 37 (11/2/2015), 2015
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Firms Firm's London bosses fully appreciate the US link, but aim to retain distinct culture When Debevoise & Plimpton hired UK attorney general Peter Goldsmith QC in 2007 as its European head of litigation, some in the market raised eyebrows. But eight years on, Goldsmith, now in charge of Debevoise's London office, says the firm is thriving.

    Goldsmith and fellow London partner Richard Ward took on the roles of UK co-managing partners in 2014 in a first for the firm, which had never operated under the management of UK-qualfied lawyers and had been under the sole reign of US-qualified James Scoville since 2005.

    The UK-qualified managing partners have inherited a more mature offering in London. Debevoise's office headcount has almost doubled in the UK in 10 years, growing from 51 lawyers to around 100. The firm's partner headcount increased from 13 to 20 during the same period