Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (often shortened to Debevoise), founded in 1931, is a prominent international law firm based in New York City. The firm is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious firms (in New York and globally), and ranks among the most elite and successful firms globally.Founded in 1931 by Harvard alumnus Eli Whitney Debevoise and Oxford-trained William Stevenson, Debevoise has been a long established leader in strategic and private equity, M&A, insurance and financial services transactions, private funds, complex litigation/investigations and international arbitration. In recent years, its practice has taken on an increasingly international component. The firm currently employs approximately 650 lawyers in eight offices throughout the world. Debevoise is the only law firm to have both a former US and UK Attorney General simultaneously as partners (Michael Mukasey in the US and Lord Goldsmith QC in the UK).Debevoise placed No. 1 overall in The American Lawyer's "10-Year A-List," a ranking of the law firms who have earned the highest cumulative score on the A-List since its inception in 2003. The annual A-List ranks firms according to their performance in four categories: revenue per lawyer, pro bono service, associate satisfaction and diversity. Debevoise, either intentionally or not, has crafted a culture that favors polite intellectualism. Where at many firms the focus is just on getting the job done, many Debevoise attorneys pride themselves on intellectual curiosity and the grander pursuit of law. The rare firm culture at Debevoise is often hailed as one of the most collegial in the country, which cherishes the relations between associates and partners. Chambers Associate described Debevoise as very much the "Gentleman of the world of Big Law"."@en }
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- Debevoise_&_Plimpton abstract "Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (often shortened to Debevoise), founded in 1931, is a prominent international law firm based in New York City. The firm is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious firms (in New York and globally), and ranks among the most elite and successful firms globally.Founded in 1931 by Harvard alumnus Eli Whitney Debevoise and Oxford-trained William Stevenson, Debevoise has been a long established leader in strategic and private equity, M&A, insurance and financial services transactions, private funds, complex litigation/investigations and international arbitration. In recent years, its practice has taken on an increasingly international component. The firm currently employs approximately 650 lawyers in eight offices throughout the world. Debevoise is the only law firm to have both a former US and UK Attorney General simultaneously as partners (Michael Mukasey in the US and Lord Goldsmith QC in the UK).Debevoise placed No. 1 overall in The American Lawyer's "10-Year A-List," a ranking of the law firms who have earned the highest cumulative score on the A-List since its inception in 2003. The annual A-List ranks firms according to their performance in four categories: revenue per lawyer, pro bono service, associate satisfaction and diversity. Debevoise, either intentionally or not, has crafted a culture that favors polite intellectualism. Where at many firms the focus is just on getting the job done, many Debevoise attorneys pride themselves on intellectual curiosity and the grander pursuit of law. The rare firm culture at Debevoise is often hailed as one of the most collegial in the country, which cherishes the relations between associates and partners. Chambers Associate described Debevoise as very much the "Gentleman of the world of Big Law".".