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James Scoville

Work Department
Insurance, securities, M&A, corporate governance.
Position
James Scoville is a corporate partner whose practice focuses on securities matters and capital markets transactions. He advises both issuers and underwriters in U.S.-registered and global offerings, with particular experience working on listings on the London Stock Exchange and U.S. exchanges by Russian, Chinese and other emerging market companies, as well as representing insurance companies and underwriters in insurance company securities offerings.
Career
Qualified New York 1988; associate Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York and London 1987 to date; partner 1996 to date. Mr. Scoville served as Managing Partner for Debevoise’s London office from 2005 to 2013.
Memberships
Bar Association of the City of New York; American Bar Association; International Bar Association; New York State Bar Association.
Education
Dartmouth College (1983 AB cum laude with honours); University of Chicago Law School (1987 JD Hons).
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory