For over three decades Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has maintained one of the world's foremost practices in international arbitration and litigation. Our international dispute resolution group is comprised of multinational and multi-lingual lawyers who are trained under many different common law and civil law systems. We act as counsel to both claimants and defendants before every major arbitration institution and under every set of rules in the world. Our cases have involved claims for and against sovereigns, long-term energy concessions, bilateral investment treaty (BIT) disputes (where we won two of the four largest arbitration awards for cases involving claims of breach of BITs), power and energy disputes, construction and engineering projects, power plants, international manufacturing and supply disputes, distribution agreements, joint venture agreements, insurance and reinsurance matters, political risk disputes, tax and intellectual property disputes. In recognition of the firm's depth and capabilities, in June 2006 Debevoise partners Donald Francis Donovan and David W Rivkin were jointly awarded the first Chambers USA Award for Excellence in International Arbitration.

Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Debevoise has approximately 650 lawyers practicing in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm works in all principal practice areas, including international arbitration, litigation, securities, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, communications, real estate, private equity, media & technology, intellectual property, bankruptcy, tax, employee benefits and trusts & estates.

Since our founding, we have offered sophisticated legal services of the highest standard. We maintain this tradition of excellence in a comprehensive, modern practice working in New York, Washington, DC, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Our lawyers are responsive, thoughtful, ethical and vigorous advocates with a substantive understanding of our clients' business needs and the many marketplaces in which they compete. We have leading practices that often have a cross-border focus due to the firm's international approach to the practice of law. Debevoise places the highest value on collaboration and interdisciplinary cooperation in order to provide clients with seamless representation across practice areas and across continents.