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Debbie Placid

New York City

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Debbie Placid is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s litigation department, where she works out of the firm’s New York and Paris offices.  Her practice focuses on Anti-Corruption and Internal Investigations, Civil Litigation, Products Liability, and General Commercial Litigation.  Debbie has defended a leading United States pharmaceutical manufacturer in nationwide litigations involving prescription drugs and the defense of high-stakes individual cases.  As a member of the Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance practice group, Debbie assists clients in conducting anti-corruption and fraud internal investigations, compliance and third-party due diligence reviews.

Debbie is committed to providing quality pro bono legal services. In her pro bono practice, Debbie has successfully represented clients in immigration cases and social security disability benefits appeals.

Highlighted Publications

  • The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) - Testing the Rule of Law in the Caribbean Economic Development Plan, Caribbean Law Review, Vol 6, No. 2, Dec. 2006
  • A Look at the Effects of Morrison v. National Australia Bank on American Depository Receipts and Section 10(B) Liability, May 1, 2013 (unpublished) available at http://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1369&context=student_scholarship

Professional Activities

  • Member New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA)

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Highlighted Matters

  • Representing a major US pharmaceutical company in diet drug litigation
  • Representing a major financial institution in a breach of contract and third-party subpoena case
  • Representing pro bono clients in asylum and immigration matters and a Social Security income benefits appeal case

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Favorable Judgments Entered After SKAT Litigation Win
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Firm Reaches Settlement with US Investor for Danish Tax Agency SKAT in $2.1B Tax Fraud Litigation
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Hughes Hubbard Wins ~$500 Million Jury Trial for Denmark's SKAT in $2.1 Billion Tax Fraud Litigation
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Celebrating HHR’s Women
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HHR Advises Tao Group Hospitality in Combination With Hakkasan Group
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Hughes Hubbard Wins Relief for Victims of Debt Collection Scheme
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​Hughes Hubbard Wins Approval to Settle Class Action Lawsuit With Debt Collector
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Firm Wins Injunction for Ratner Against Corporate Rival
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​Hair Cuttery Takes Gloves Off in Fight With Rival
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Hughes Hubbard Helps Disabled Man Win SSI Appeal
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Hughes Hubbard Attorneys Honored as 2014 Empire State Counsel
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Hughes Hubbard Defeats Debt Collector's Second Arbitration Bid
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Hughes Hubbard Achieves Blind Justice for Visually Impaired Ex-Convict
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Education
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2013
  • University of London, M.A., 2005
  • New York University, B.A., 2004
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey, 2013
  • New York, 2013
Areas of Focus
Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance
Litigation
Product Liability
Regulatory Compliance
Toxic Torts & Environmental

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