Debbie Placid
Locations
Bar Admissions
New Jersey New York
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. University of London, M.A. New York University, B.A.
Debbie Placid is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s litigation department, where she works out of the firm’s New York and Paris offices. Her practice focuses on Anti-Corruption and Internal Investigations, Civil Litigation, Products Liability, and General Commercial Litigation. Debbie has defended a leading United States pharmaceutical manufacturer in nationwide litigations involving prescription drugs and the defense of high-stakes individual cases. As a member of the Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance practice group, Debbie assists clients in conducting anti-corruption and fraud internal investigations, compliance and third-party due diligence reviews.
Debbie is committed to providing quality pro bono legal services. In her pro bono practice, Debbie has successfully represented clients in immigration cases and social security disability benefits appeals.
Selected Matters
- Representing a major US pharmaceutical company in diet drug litigation
- Representing a major financial institution in a breach of contract and third-party subpoena case
- Representing pro bono clients in asylum and immigration matters and a Social Security income benefits appeal case
Highlighted Publications
- The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) - Testing the Rule of Law in the Caribbean Economic Development Plan, Caribbean Law Review, Vol 6, No. 2, Dec. 2006
- A Look at the Effects of Morrison v. National Australia Bank on American Depository Receipts and Section 10(B) Liability, May 1, 2013 (unpublished) available at http://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1369&context=student_scholarship
Professional Activities
- Member New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA)
Court Admissions
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
News & Insights For Debbie Placid
View All News & InsightsLitigation Wrap: Third Quarter 2025
Read about the firm’s most exciting recent litigation and arbitration victories in our Litigation Wrap for the third quarter of 2025.
SKAT Reaches Settlement with Another US Defendant in $2.1B Tax Fraud Litigation
Hughes Hubbard finalized another settlement on behalf of the Customs and Tax Administration of the Kingdom of Denmark, or Skatteforvaltningen (SKAT), with a U.S. defendant who was among those accused of participating in a $2.1 billion tax fraud scheme related to fraudulently claiming refunds on tax withheld from stock dividends.
Favorable Judgments Entered After SKAT Litigation Win
On March 15, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered 45 judgments, one for each of the cases consolidated for trial, based on February's jury verdict in favor of firm client Skatteforvaltningen, the Customs and Tax Administration of the Kingdom of Denmark.
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