Commended for its ‘tremendous technical expertise coupled with unbeatable market knowledge’, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advises on insurance regulatory matters, with additional experience in handling mandates concerning AIFMD, SFDR and MiFID. Clare Swirski advises multinational insurers on regulatory developments and transactions, and jointly leads the team alongside Patricia Volhard, who acts for private funds on matters including Brexit, AIFMD, MiFID and ESG. Volhard splits her time between the firm’s London, Paris and Frankfurt offices.
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Distinctions

La satisfaction du client

Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘Excellent team. For private equity clients, the financial services regulatory team is streets ahead of any other practice in London. Tremendous technical expertise coupled with unbeatable market knowledge.’

  • ‘Patricia Volhard is the best funds regulatory lawyer in Europe.’

  • ‘Very strong financial services regulatory practice, with particular strengths in insurance and bank regulation. One of the very few firms to have real transatlantic strength and depth.’

  • ‘Pragmatic and commercial, incredibly strong technical skills and great people to work with.’

Clients clés

  • HarbourVest Partners
  • LCM Capital
  • KKR
  • Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited
  • AXA
  • AIG
  • AIG Life
  • Covéa
  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  • Brookfield Reinsurance

Points forts

  • Advising on numerous aspects of EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in the context of various HarbourVest fund strategies.
  • Advising on SFDR to LCM Partners in the context of raising a new fund and associated managed accounts.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Patricia Volhard; Clare Swirski

Autres avocats clés

John Young