Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Jim Pastore, and Matt Kelly were all recognized by The Legal 500 USA in the category Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection) with Luke Dembosky and Avi Gesser ranked as Leading Partners.

Clients have praised the team for their “ tremendous experience in the cybersecurity area” and for being “true trusted partners. Their stellar reputation in the cyber legal community is well earned. They provide informed, realistic, and actionable guidance.”

The firm has been recognized by The Legal 500 US as a leading firm in 38 practice areas and with 60 individual lawyer rankings in the 2025 guide.

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Luke Dembosky is a Debevoise litigation partner based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He is Co-Chair of the firm’s Data Strategy & Security practice and a member of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group. His practice focuses on cybersecurity incident preparation and response, internal investigations, civil litigation and regulatory defense, as well as national security issues. He can be reached at ldembosky@debevoise.com.

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Avi Gesser is Co-Chair of the Debevoise Data Strategy & Security Group. His practice focuses on advising major companies on a wide range of cybersecurity, privacy and artificial intelligence matters. He can be reached at agesser@debevoise.com.

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Erez is a litigation partner and a member of the Debevoise Data Strategy & Security Group. His practice focuses on advising major businesses on a wide range of complex, high-impact cyber-incident response matters and on data-related regulatory requirements. Erez can be reached at eliebermann@debevoise.com

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Jim Pastore is a Debevoise litigation partner and a member of the firm’s Data Strategy & Security practice and Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He can be reached at jjpastore@debevoise.com.

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Matthew Kelly is a litigation counsel based in the firm’s New York office and a member of the Data Strategy & Security Group. His practice focuses on advising the firm’s growing number of clients on matters related to AI governance, compliance and risk management, and on data privacy. He can be reached at makelly@debevoise.com