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Debevoise London
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
65 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7NQ
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 786 9000
Fax: +44 (0) 207 588 4180
Email: jpickworth@debevoise.com
VAT number: GB 524658924
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in London is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) under number 264277 (“Debevoise London”).
Lawyers practising at Debevoise London are solicitors of the Senior Courts of England and Wales or are barristers called to the Bar of England and Wales or are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority as foreign lawyers and/or are members of the legal profession of another jurisdiction. For more details, their biographies can be accessed under Professionals.
The SRA Code of Conduct for Firms and the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, Registered European Lawyers and Registered Foreign Lawyers, which can be accessed at https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/code-conduct-firms/ and https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/code-conduct-solicitors/ respectively, apply to Debevoise London and to our lawyers and employees. The Bar Standards Board Code of Conduct which can be accessed at http://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/regulatory-requirements/bsb-handbook/the-handbook-publication also applies to our barristers.
Debevoise London is committed to providing a high quality legal service to our clients. If you are a client and are at any time dissatisfied with the service you are receiving from us, or with any of our invoices, or would like to discuss with us any aspect of a matter or how our service to you could be improved, please contact the partner responsible for the overall supervision of the matter or one of our London Co-Managing Partners, Lord Goldsmith KC or Alan Davies. If you are still dissatisfied then please follow our complaints procedure which you may obtain from the London Co-Managing Partners.
If you are an individual, micro enterprise, charity or trust and are dissatisfied with our handling of your complaint you may be entitled to ask the Legal Ombudsman to investigate the complaint. You may contact the Legal Ombudsman by telephone (0300 555 0333), by email (enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk), or by post (Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 6167, Slough, SL1 0EH, UK). The Legal Ombudsman expects you to make a complaint to them within one year of the date of the act or omission about which you are concerned or within one year of you realizing there was a concern. You must also refer your concerns to the Legal Ombudsman within six months of our final response to you.
If your complaint relates to an invoice, you may also apply to the court for an assessment of the invoice under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974.
If your complaint relates to the professional conduct of Debevoise London or one of our partners or employees, you may also contact the Solicitors Regulation Authority. See https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor.
Debevoise Paris
Information under article 19 of the French law n° 2004-575 of June 21, 2004
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
103 Rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
Telephone: +33 (0) 1 40 73 12 12
Fax: +33 (0) 1 47 20 50 82
Email: pvolhard@debevoise.com
VAT number: FR 42784306508
The Paris office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is registered with the Paris Bar.
Lawyers practicing in the Paris office are admitted to practice with the title of “avocat” and are members of the Paris Bar, and/or are members of the legal profession of another jurisdiction. For more details, their biographies can be accessed at Professionals. All avocats are subject to the rules of the Paris Bar (Règlement Intérieur du Barreau de Paris) which are available from the Paris Bar Association, 11 Place Dauphine, 75001 Paris.
Informations au titre de l’article 19 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
103 Rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
Telephone: +33 (0) 1 40 73 12 12
Fax: +33 (0) 1 47 20 50 82
Email: pvolhard@debevoise.com
Numéro d’identification TVA: FR 42784306508
Le bureau de Paris de Debevoise & Plimpton LLP est inscrit auprès de l’Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Paris.
Les membres du bureau de Paris sont habilités à exercer avec le titre d’“avocat” appartenant au barreau de Paris, et/ou sont inscrits auprès d’un autre barreau. Pour plus de précisions, leurs biographies peuvent être consultées dans la section Professionals. Tous les avocats sont assujettis aux dispositions du Règlement Intérieur du Barreau de Paris, dont le texte est disponible auprès de l’Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Paris, 11 Place Dauphine, 75001 Paris.
Debevoise Frankfurt
Information under to § 207a/5 German Federal Lawyer’s Act (“BRAO”)
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP provides legal services in Frankfurt through a branch office of the firm. It is a registered limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of New York, USA and is also registered with the Frankfurt Bar. The personal liability of the partners of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is limited.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP erbringt in Frankfurt anwaltliche Dienstleistungen durch eine Zweigniederlassung der Kanzlei. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP ist eine eingetragene Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (limited liability partnership) nach dem Recht des Staates New York, USA, und ist zudem bei der Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main zugelassen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.debevoise.com. Die persönliche Haftung der einzelnen Partner von Debevoise & Plimpton LLP ist beschränkt.
Information under section 5 German Telemedia Act and the German Regulation on Service Providers' Information Duties (DL-InfoV)
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Taunustor 1 (TaunusTurm)
60310 Frankfurt am Main
Telephone: +49 69 2097 5000
Fax: +49 69 2097 5555
Email: sschuster@debevoise.com
VAT number: DE 215923830
Lawyers practicing in the Frankfurt office are admitted in the Federal Republic of Germany as lawyers (Rechtsanwaelte) and are members either of the Bar in Frankfurt am Main (Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main) or the Bar in Berlin (Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin) and/or are admitted in Austria as lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) and members of the Bar in Vienna (Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien) and/or are admitted as attorneys-at-law in New York, USA.
For more details, their biographies can be accessed at Professionals. Rechtsanwaelte are subject to the following professional regulations: Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO), Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte (BORA), Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO), Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG), Bundesrechtsanwaltsgebührenordnung (BRAGO), Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (CCBE), Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland (EuRAG), Geldwaeschebekaempfungsgesetz (GwG), Interne Sicherungsmaßnahmen – Anordnung der Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer nach § 9 Abs. 4 Satz 2 GwG, and Verhaltensempfehlungen der BRAK fuer Rechtsanwaelte im Hinblick auf die Vorschriften des Geldwaeschebekaempfungsgesetzes (GwG) und die Geldwaesche, § 261 StGB. These documents can be accessed at https://www.brak.de/.
In addition, an Austrian Rechtsanwalt is subject to the Rechtsanwaltsordnung (RAO), Disziplinarstatut für Rechtsanwälte und Rechtsanwaltsanwärter (DSt), Richtlinien für die Ausübung des Rechtsanwaltsberufes und für die Überwachung der Pflichten des Rechtsanwaltes und des Rechtsanwaltsanwärters (RL-BA), Rechtsanwaltstarifgesetz (RATG) and Allgemeine Honorar-Kriterien (AHK). The documents can be accessed at http://www.oerak.or.at.
Lawyers practicing in the Frankfurt office who are admitted as attorneys-at-law in the state of New York, USA, the Lawyer’s Code of Professional Responsibility applies which may be accessed via the website of the New York State Bar Association (https://nysba.org/).
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a New York Limited Liability Partnership. The personal liability of each partner is limited.
Information under Section 36 German Act on Alternative Consumer Dispute Resolution
The Frankfurt office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP does not participate in a dispute resolution mechanism before an alternative consumer dispute resolution entity.
Professional Liability Insurance
A professional liability insurance with global coverage is provided by Allianz Versicherungs-AG, Königinstraße 28, 80802 Munich.
Information under Art. 13 GDPR
The data protection officer for the Frankfurt am Main office may be contacted by email at: DPOFrankfurt@debevoise.com or by writing to:
Data Protection Officer
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Taunustor 1 (TaunusTurm)
60310 Frankfurt am Main
The competent supervisory authority is Der Hessische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1, 65189 Wiesbaden.
We refer you to the firm’s Privacy Policy at: Privacy
Information nach § 36 Gesetz über die alternative Streitbeilegung in Verbrauchersachen
Das Frankfurter Büro der Debevoise & Plimpton LLP nimmt nicht an einem Streitbeilegungsverfahren vor einer Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle teil.
Information nach Art. 13 DS-GVO
Der für das Büro in Frankfurt am Main bestellte Datenschutzbeauftragte kann mit E-Mail (DPOFrankfurt@debevoise.com) oder schriftlich wie folgt erreicht werden:
Datenschutzbeauftragter
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Taunustor 1 (TaunusTurm)
60310 Frankfurt am Main
Die zuständige Aufsichtsbehörde ist Der Hessische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1, 65189 Wiesbaden.
Im Übrigen bitten wir von der Privacy Policy Kenntnis zu nehmen: Privacy
Information gemäß § 5 Telemediengesetz und Dienstleistungs-Informationspflichten-Verordnung
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Taunustor 1 (TaunusTurm)
60310 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: +49 69 2097 5000
Fax.: +49 69 2097 5555
E-Mail: sschuster@debevoise.com
Umsatzsteueridentifikationsnummer: DE 215923830
Alle Rechtsanwälte im Frankfurter Büro von Debevoise & Plimpton LLP sind in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland als Rechtsanwälte zugelassen und gehören der Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main oder der Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin an und/oder sind in Österreich als Rechtsanwalt zugelassen und gehören der Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien an und/oder sind im US-Bundesstaat New York als attorneys-at-law zugelassen.
Für weitere Informationen können die Biografien der Anwälte unter Professionals eingesehen werden.
Für Rechtsanwälte gelten die folgenden berufsrechtlichen Regelungen: Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BROA), Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte (BORA), Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO), Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG), Bundesgebührenordnung (BRAGO), Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (CCBE), Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland (EuRAG), Geldwäschebekämpfungsgesetz (GwG), Interne Sicherungsmaßnahmen – Anordnung der Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer nach § 9 Abs. 4 Satz 2 GwG und Verhaltensempfehlungen der BRAK für Rechtsanwälte im Hinblick auf die Vorschriften des Geldwäschebekämpfungsgesetzes (GwG) und die Geldwäsche, § 261 StGB. Diese Vorschriften können bei der Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (http://www.brak.de/) eingesehen werden.
Des Weiteren sind für einen österreichischen Rechtsanwalt nachstehende berufsrechtliche Regeln anzuwenden: Rechtsanwaltsordnung (RAO), Disziplinarstatut für Rechtsanwälte und Rechtsanwaltsanwärter (DSt), Richtlinien für die Ausübung des Rechtsanwaltsberufes und für die Überwachung der Pflichten des Rechtsanwaltes und des Rechtsanwaltsanwärters (RL-BA), Rechtsanwaltstarifgesetz (RATG) und die Allgemeinen Honorar-Kriterien (AHK). Der Österreichische Rechtsanwaltskammertag (http://www.oerak.or.at/) hält diese Bestimmungen zur Einsicht bereit.
Für alle Rechtsanwälte im Frankfurter Büro, die als attorney-at-law im US-Bundesstaat New York zugelassen sind gilt der Lawyer’s Code of Professional Responsibility, der bei der New York State Bar Association (http://www.nysba.org) eingesehen werden kann.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP ist eine in New York, USA gegründete Limited Liability Partnership. Die persönliche Haftung der Partner ist beschränkt. Berufshaftpflichtversicherung Eine Berufshaftpflichtversicherung mit weltweiter Deckung besteht bei der Allianz Versicherungs-AG, Königinstraße 28, 80802 München.