Debevoise Hires Gordon Moodie, Harvey AI's Former Chief Product Officer, as M&A Partner
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Why this matters
Debevoise & Plimpton is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
Debevoise hired Gordon Moodie -- a ~19-year Wachtell Lipton veteran who left in 2023 to become Chief Product Officer at Harvey -- as a partner in its M&A/Public Company Advisory group, embedding practical genAI-product experience into the firm's deal practice.
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- Trade Press
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