Ms Mary Jo White > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Offices

66 HUDSON BOULEVARD
NEW YORK
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Ms Mary Jo White

Work Department
Litigation, Crisis Management, White Collar & Regulatory Defense, Internal Investigations, Internal Corruption
Position
Partner, Senior Chair
Career
Mary Jo White, who has previously served as the Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is Senior Chair of the firm, a litigation partner in the New York office of Debevoise, and leader of the firm’s Strategic Crisis Response and Solutions Group.
Ms. White’s practice focuses on counseling boards of directors and representing clients on significant and sensitive matters, including companies facing crises involving multi-faceted government investigations and cases. She has decades of experience prosecuting and defending a wide range of white collar criminal and civil cases, having served as Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and as a well-known private practitioner in high-profile matters.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
(Hall of Fame)Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a globally recognized leader in handling complex corporate investigations and white-collar defense. Known for its expertise in areas like anti-money laundering (AML), fraud, trading sanctions, and regulatory challenges, the firm has built a strong reputation for successfully navigating high-stakes matters. The team includes top professionals such as Helen Cantwell and David O”Neil . Cantwell, based in New York, is renowned for her work in white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement, and internal investigations, advising corporations and financial institutions on compliance. O’Neil, based in Washington DC, specializes in white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and congressional inquiries, drawing on his extensive experience to handle challenging legal situations. In addition, Mary Jo White represents companies in multifaceted government investigations and counsels boards of directors. Bruce Yannett
focuses on white-collar defense, regulatory enforcement, and internal investigations, representing companies and executives in cases involving securities fraud, money laundering, and more. Andrew Ceresney represents a wide range of clients in federal and state investigations and contested litigation. Winston Paes, also in New York, advises clients in complex white-collar matters and investigations.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- 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
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- 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
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense