Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has been named Private Funds Firm of the Year at the 2026 Lexology Index Awards.

The Lexology Index Awards celebrate excellence across the global legal landscape, recognizing firms that stand out for innovation, client service, and thought leadership. The winners were recognized at a ceremony in London’s Merchant Taylor’s Hall.

Debevoise’s Investment Management Group provides a view of the market few can match. It has acted on behalf of sponsors of, or investors in, more than 3,300 private investment funds with committed capital of well over $4.3 trillion and is widely recognized as one of the world’s premier practices of its kind. The practice is one of the largest and most experienced group of lawyers in the world. The fully integrated, global team includes more than 180 corporate lawyers located across New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Shanghai devoting all of their time to investment management.