Bio

James Lebovitz is the chief operating officer of Dechert LLP and a partner in the corporate and securities group. As chief operating officer, Mr. Lebovitz works closely with the Firm’s co-chairs to position Dechert as a leading global law firm advising asset managers, financial institutions and corporations on issues critical to managing their business and their capital. In addition to serving a chief operating officer, Mr. Lebovitz continues to represent clients in securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and general corporate matters. He has extensive experience advising public and privately held corporations in the life sciences, healthcare, financial and business services sectors, business development companies and other specialty finance companies, and investment banks in corporate transactions and financings. Having previously worked in-house as general counsel of a publicly-traded company in San Diego, California, Mr. Lebovitz brings a particularly strong commercial perspective when representing clients in transactions. In fact, Chambers USA, a referral guide to leading lawyers in the United States, which consistently recognizes Mr. Lebovitz as a leading lawyer for corporate/M&A and private equity, has described him as a "consummate professional," "collaborative, thoughtful, commercial lawyer" who “has the ability to focus on the important aspects of a transaction while not losing sight of its overall objectives.” He has also been recognized as a leading lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America, LMG Life Sciences, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500 (U.S.). Before being elevated to chief operating officer, Mr. Lebovitz served as the firm's finance partner. He previously served on the Firm's Policy Committee, and as chair of Dechert's firm-wide lawyer hiring committee, partner responsible for associate development, and chair of the firm’s business and technology practice groups.