The Law Firm of Debevoise & Plimpton

Debevoise & Plimpton is one of the nation's leading international law firms. The firm's 400 lawyers are located in New York, Washington, D.C., Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Moscow. Debevoise & Plimpton lawyers practice in the areas of corporate, litigation, tax, real estate and trusts & estates law. In addition, the firm has an active and well-known multidisciplinary cyberspace practice group.

Wired to Win in the Courtroom
Published in New York
Law Journal - 9/13/99

Corporate Compliance: No Longer a Luxury
Published in White-Collar
Crime Reporter - 10/99

We were trying a class action that alleged professional malpractice against our client, a Big Five accounting firm. The class representative was an 80 year-old librarian and widow. We were picking a New York City jury. We are lawyers from a big New York City law firm. With the obvious David and Goliath overtones, technology was the furthest thing from our minds. Then we got notice that opposing counsel had selected the high-tech courtroom in New York...

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Many companies view having a formal compliance program as an expensive luxury that the company neither needs nor can afford. This is especially true for startup or smaller businesses that have limited resources and often feel that they can more efficiently prevent or control improper activities by their employees on an informal basis. Recent developments in a number of legal areas, however, highlight the importance of having and implementing a formal, written compliance program...

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