Peter A Furci
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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Peter Furci is a broad-gauge tax lawyer who serves as co-chair of Debevoise’s global tax practice. He specialises in M&A, investment fund formation and general corporate transactions and works closely with Debevoise’s private equity, family enterprise, corporate M&A and Latin America groups.
Over the years, Furci has built a reputation as a creative and commercial problem-solver. He is listed as a leading tax lawyer by Chambers Global and Chambers USA, where clients have described him as ‘extremely smart’ and ‘collaborative, creative and technically excellent’, ‘with a solid base of experience in deals and a good sense of market trends’. Clients have also noted that he ‘consistently produces high-quality work and is very responsive’ and that he is ‘a phenomenal tax lawyer who is practical and solution-oriented’. Furci is recognised by The Legal 500 US, where sources have noted he is ‘outstanding, proactive and thoughtful’ and ‘simply the best tax lawyer I have ever worked with’.
A frequent writer and speaker on tax and private equity, Furci is an adjunct professor of tax law at New York University Law School and serves on the executive committee of the New York State Bar Association tax section.