Client Updates
June 6, 2016
Another Message to Private Fund Sponsors on Broker Registration – This Time from Enforcement
Kenneth J. Berman, Michael P. Harrell, Robert B. Kaplan, Andrew M. Ostrognai, Jonathan R. Tuttle, Lee A. Schneider, Gregory T. Larkin, Julie Baine Stem
June 3, 2016
Proposed Order Regarding the SEC’s Performance Fee Rule: Inflation Adjustments to Qualified Client Thresholds
Kenneth J. Berman, Gregory T. Larkin, Julie Baine Stem
May 13, 2016
India Shuts Down Mauritius Route: Time to Rethink Investment Structures
Matthew D. Saronson, Peter F.G. Schuur, Parveet Singh Gandoak, Mai T. Shapiro
May 10, 2016
SEC Adopts Final Rules Reflecting JOBS Act Changes to Registration Requirements
Steven J. Slutzky, Matthew E. Kaplan, Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky, Anne C. Meyer
May 2, 2016
New Incentive Compensation Rules: Implications for Private Equity Firms
Kenneth J. Berman, Michael P. Harrell, Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass, Gregory T. Larkin, Lale Uner
April 25, 2016
28 Law Firms Publish White Paper Addressing Trust Indenture Act Complications In Debt Restructurings
David A. Brittenham, Matthew E. Kaplan, M. Natasha Labovitz, Peter J. Loughran, Jeffrey E. Ross, My Chi To
April 13, 2016
Final DOL Fiduciary Rules Simplify Some Mechanics, but Retain Core Principles . . . and Flaws
Lawrence K. Cagney, Jonathan F. Lewis, Lee A. Schneider, Charles E. Wachsstock, Tomer S. Dorfan, Franklin L. Mitchell
April 8, 2016
Treasury's Sweeping Proposed Regulations Attack Related-Party Debt
Gary M. Friedman, Peter A. Furci, Vadim Mahmoudov, Burt Rosen, Peter F.G. Schuur
April 8, 2016
Latest Sun Capital Decision Clouds Controlled Group Analysis for Private Equity Funds
Lawrence K. Cagney, Jonathan F. Lewis, Charles E. Wachsstock, Franklin L. Mitchell
April 7, 2016
Treasury Issues Regulations Imposing Additional Restrictions on Inversion Transactions
Gary M. Friedman, Peter A. Furci, Vadim Mahmoudov, Peter F.G. Schuur
March 31, 2016
New German Legislation Paves the Way for Debt Funds
Dr. Thomas Schürrle, Philipp von Holst, Klaudius Heda
March 24, 2016
Receiving UK Carried Interest: The UK Metamorphosis
Richard Ward, Ceinwen Rees
March 21, 2016
UK Private Company and LLP Beneficial Ownership: New Disclosure Requirements from April 2016
Geoffrey P. Burgess, David Innes, Christopher Salz
March 8, 2016
A Week of Hot News in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Lawrence K. Cagney, Luke Dembosky, Jeremy Feigelson, Jonathan F. Lewis, David A. Luigs, Jim Pastore, Dr. Friedrich Popp, Naeha Prakash, Ethan D. Roman
Awards and Recognitions
May 18, 2016
Partner John Kiernan Elected President of the New York City Bar Association
May 31, 2016
Debevoise Insurance Group Again Wins 2016 Chambers USA Award for Excellence
April 20, 2016
Christopher Updike Named “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” by Turnarounds & Workouts
April 15, 2016
Debevoise Wins Who’s Who Legal Award for New York Firm of the Year
April 11, 2016
Partner Jim Pastore Recognized in Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 30
April 4, 2016
Partner Nicole Levin Mesard Elected as 2016 Fellow to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
March 30, 2016
Two Debevoise Partners Named “Rising Stars” by Law360
March 25, 2016
M. Natasha Labovitz Named a “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer
March 1, 2016
Debevoise named “Law Firm of the Year in North America (Transactions)” as part of the 2015 Private Equity International Awards