Drawing on a wealth of cross-practice expertise, the team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advises on transactions across the content production and distribution industries and the broadcast, cable and media sectors. Consisting of corporate specialists and seasoned litigators, the group fields experience in M&A, as well as finance and tax matters. Based in New York, Jonathan Levitsky heads the media and telecoms team and is a member of the M&A practice, excelling in public and private M&A and joint ventures in the media, telecoms and technology sectors. Supporting the practice from San Francisco, Michael Diz, global co-chair of M&A, fields an impressive clientele of multinational companies, special committees and private equity firms.

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Key clients

  • Gogo, Inc.
  • Liberty Broadband
  • Providence Equity Partners
  • Qatar Investment Authority
  • The Carlyle Group
  • Verizon Communications Inc.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonathan Levitsky, Michael Diz