Data Protection and Cybersecurity
Topic 1: 2026 cyber trends: what to watch for and what you can do The cyber threat landscape in 2025 was varied, with greater ebbs and flows in threat actor activity than in previous years.
28 April 2026
On the global capital markets front, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s is noted particularly for assisting financial services and insurance clients. Paul Rodel is active in a broad range of sectors, including private equity, healthcare, insurance, financial services, and tech. He leads the group alongside Steven Slutzky, whose varied practice encompasses IPOs, high-yield debt offerings, secondary equity offerings, and private placements, on both the issuer and underwriter side. Matthew Kaplan’s varied practice sees him advise issuers, private equity firms, and underwriters in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. Eric Juergens has considerable experience representing issuers and financial intermediaries. Morgan Hayes and Benjamin Pedersen are also key contacts.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Key clients
- AIA Group
- Antares Holdings LP
- B&M European Retail Value S.A.
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- Colt CA Group
- Everest Re
- Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz
- Mazars
- Resolution Life
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- Wm Morrisons Supermarkets
Work highlights
Advised Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (“Kaspi.kz”) in its U.S. initial public offering of 11.3 million American depository shares (“ADSs”) representing 11.3 million common shares by selling shareholders at a price to the public of $92.00 per ADS, for gross proceeds of $1.04 billion.
Advised Westpac in its SEC registered offer and sale of $1.45 billion 1.150% Notes due June 3, 2026, $1.0 billion 2.150% Notes due June 3, 2031 and $300 million floating rate notes due June 3, 2026.
Advised Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) in connection with the offering by WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. of €650 million aggregate principal amount of 4.302% Senior Notes due 2030 and €850 million aggregate principal amount of 4.693% Senior Notes due 2033.
Practice head
Paul Rodel; Steven Slutzky
Other key lawyers
Matthew Kaplan; Eric Juergens; Morgan Hayes; Benjamin Pedersen