Bruce Yannett > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Bruce Yannett
Work Department
Bruce Yannett is Deputy Presiding Partner of the firm and Chair of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Practice Group.
Position
He focuses on white collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement and internal investigations. He represents a broad range of companies, financial institutions and their executives in matters involving securities fraud, accounting fraud, foreign bribery, cybersecurity, insider trading, and money laundering.
Career
He has extensive experience representing corporations and individuals both inside and outside the United States in responding to inquiries and investigations. Mr. Yannett is a former federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > International litigation
(Leading lawyers)United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
(Hall of Fame)Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is as a go-to practice for large corporations and their C-suite executives in white-collar investigation and enforcement matters, where the firm handles topics ranging from corruption and embezzlement to cybersecurity and commodities. Offices in major hubs such as Hong Kong and London further strengthen the practice’s ability to handle multijurisdictional and parallel investigations for multinational clients. In New York, practice head Bruce Yannett is a key contact alongside litigation specialist Lisa Zornberg and Mary Jo White, whose expertise extends to crisis management and internal investigations. Andrew Ceresney, also in New York, is rated for his in-depth experience in assisting corporations and individuals in federal and state government investigations and contested litigation. In March 2022, the practice strengthened its bench with the arrival of San Francisco-based Kristin Snyder, a former Deputy Director of the Division of Examinations at the SEC.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Leading lawyers United States > Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)