Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s commercial litigation team is adept at handling cross-border and domestic disputes of all kinds, including asset management, bankruptcy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, mass torts, product liability, among others. In terms of personnel, Mark Goodman is a highly experienced trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes complex civil litigation, white collar criminal defense and internal investigations. Goodman co-chairs the group alongside seasoned litigator Maura Monaghan, who has extensive experience in product liability cases, mass tort litigation, and environmental and healthcare-related criminal investigations and arbitrations. Elliot Greenfield and Susan Reagan Gittes are further important points of contact within the practice group.
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Key clients
- Albertsons
- BMO Financial
- Capital One
- Carlyle
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC
- Columbia University
- EmblemHealth / Group Health Incorporated, Inc.
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation
- Hospital Corporation of America
- JAB Holdings
Work highlights
- Represented YPF S.A. in successfully defeating claims for roughly $15bn in damages and pre-judgment interest that were brought by Petersen Energía and Eton Park in the S.D.N.Y. arising from the Republic of Argentina’s 2012 intervention in YPF and subsequent expropriation of 51% of YPF’s capital stock.
- Represented certain former directors and shareholders of Purdue Pharma, Inc. in defending litigation regarding prescription opioids in numerous fora across the country, including a federal multi-district litigation and actions brought by states attorneys general, and in efforts to negotiate a global settlement in bankruptcy court.
- Represented Proskauer Rose in a trade secrets lawsuit against its former COO in federal court in New York.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Maura Monaghan
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Elliot Greenfield
Susan Reagan Gittes
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Morgan Davis
Practice head
Mark Goodman; Maura Monaghan
Other key lawyers
Elliot Greenfield; Susan Reagan Gittes