Patricia Volhard

Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton

Speaker

Patricia Volhard is a partner in Debevoise’s Frankfurt, Paris and London offices. Her practice focuses on advising private funds, including on the full range of European regulatory issues, and structuring funds for EU insurance companies and pension funds.

Ms. Volhard is one of Europe’s leading private funds regulatory lawyers and has played a prominent role in the ongoing development of the area, in part through involvement in Invest Europe. She is the former Chair of its Tax, Legal & Regulatory Committee, as well as the current chair of its Financial Services/Regulatory Working Group. She is also a member of the Board of the BVK, the German private equity association, and heads its Legal Committee.

Ms. Volhard has been named amongst Europe’s most influential lawyers by Financial News, and has also been consistently recognised by the major legal directories as a leader in her field.

Ms. Volhard is admitted to practise in Germany and France, and speaks fluent German, French and English.