Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced today that Erez Liebermann has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Data Strategy & Security (DSS) Group, where he will focus on leading complex, high-impact cyber-incident response matters for clients and advising on data-related regulatory requirements. Mr. Liebermann’s arrival provides a considerable increase in bandwidth for what is already one of the legal industry’s leading data practices, and which is seeing strong and growing client demand as a result of increased data breaches and enhanced regulatory scrutiny in the sector. Prior to joining Debevoise, Mr. Liebermann co-chaired the U.S. cybersecurity and privacy practice at Linklaters where he advised major companies on a broad range of data privacy and cybersecurity issues.

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Thomas Gray, a veteran transactional tax and investment tax attorney, has joined Troutman Pepper’s national Tax + Benefits Practice Group in New York as a partner. Gray joins the firm from Faegre Drinker.

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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that John V.H. Pierce has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the International Arbitration Practice, and member of the Litigation & Trial Department. A widely respected industry and firm leader, Pierce will serve as Global Co-Chair of Latham’s International Arbitration Practice.  Pierce joins Latham from WilmerHale.

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