Patricia Volhard

Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Panellist

Patricia Volhard is head of the European Funds Regulatory practice at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. She is based in the London and Paris offices, and also spends substantial time in the Frankfurt office.

She is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department as well as its Private Equity and Funds/Investment Management Groups and an integral part of the firm’s core group of ESG partners. Her practice focuses on advising private funds and fund managers on structuring and setting up funds for a European investor base. She also advises on European financial regulatory aspects for fund managers and corporates, including on SFDR, CSRD, CSDDD and other ESG-related regulation.

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. She is Chair of Invest Europe’s Financial Services/Regulatory Working Group and a member of its SFDR working group. She is also a member of the Investment Management Consultative Working Group of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). In Germany, she is a member of the Board of the BVK, and heads its Legal Committee. In the UK, she is a member of the regulatory committee of the BVCA.