Law firms Debevoise and Reed Smith face off as British American Tobacco launches €578m claim against PwC Legal Business · 2 October 2015 · 2 min read Debevoise & Plimpton Reed Smith Litigators at the London arms of Debevoise & Plimpton and Reed Smith have been drafted in on a €578m (£418m) professional negligence claim brought by British American Tobacco (BAT) against Big Four accountancy firm PwC.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘The hardest part is building critical mass’ – as Big Law flocks to Dallas, what do firms need to succeed?Law firmsAlex Ryan24 Apr 2026Trading places: Kirkland launches Phildaelphia transactions practice as Sidley hires Cravath ECM partnerLaw firmsWill Lewallen10 Apr 2026Debevoise boosts City revenues by 41% as PEP breaks $6mLaw firmsEliza Winter7 Apr 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Former Freshfields senior partner among recipients in New Year Honours ListLaw firmsTom Cox2 Jan 2025Kramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealLaw firmsTom Cox20 Dec 2024Hogan Lovells joins top firms in £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover as UK govt approves bidLaw firmsTom Cox19 Dec 2024