Patricia Volhard > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

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.

Covering UK, European, and US tax and regulatory advice, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s ‘consistent, thoughtful and timely advice‘ makes it a key choice for a diverse roster of clients. Particular focus areas are credit, venture/growth, and secondary funds. For over 20 years, Geoffrey Kittredge works with clients on private investment fund formation. The formation, management and re-organisation of private funds are hallmarks of Matthew Dickman’s busy practice, as are regulatory compliance and governance matters. John Rife assumes a central role in the group’s transactional work, including GP restructurings, tenders, portfolio transactions, and fundless sponsor transactions. Patricia Volhard strengthens the firm’s cross-border capabilities, splitting her time between London, Paris, and Frankfurt.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLPs enge standortübergreifende Kooperation wird bereits an der Praxisgruppenleitung ersichtlich; so ist Patricia Volhard neben Frankfurt auch von den Büros in Luxemburg, Paris und London aus aktiv. Den Fokus legt man jedoch auf deutsche und luxemburgische Fondsstrukturen sowie das europäische Aufsichtsrecht. Entsprechend Volhards persönlicher Schwerpunktsetzung konzentriert sich die Frankfurter Fondspraxis auf die Beratung von Private Equity-Mandanten bei der Auflegung von Fonds und damit verbundenen aufsichtsrechtlichen Fragen, einschließlich ESG-Themen zu unter anderem den Anforderungen der Verordnung über nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Offenlegungspflichten im Finanzdienstleistungssektor (SFDR), der Taxonomieverordnung und der neuen Richtlinie zur Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung von Unternehmen (CSRD). Volhard leitet die Praxis gemeinsam mit International Counsel Jin-Hyuk Jang, dessen Mandatsarbeit ebenfalls die aufsichtsrechtliche Beratung bei der Strukturierung, der Verwaltung und dem Vertrieb von Fonds in den Fokus stellt.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s cross-locational approach is mirrored in the practice group management: Patricia Volhard acts from the Luxembourg, Paris and London locations in addition to Frankfurt, whereas the team focuses on German and Luxembourg fund structures as well as European regulatory law. In line with Volhard’s key strengths, the Frankfurt-based practice regularly supports private equity clients in fund launches and related regulatory issues, including ESG-related issues, such as the requirements of the Sustainability Disclosure Regulation in the Financial Services Sector (SFDR), the Taxonomy Regulation and the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Volhard jointly heads the practice with international counsel Jin-Hyuk Jang, who focuses on regulatory aspects in connection with the structuring, management and distribution of funds.