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Patricia Volhard is a partner in Debevoise’s Frankfurt and London offices, and is a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Funds/Investment Management Groups. Her practice focuses on advising private funds on a range of regulatory issues. Ms. Volhard is one of Europe’s leading private funds regulatory lawyers, and has played a prominent role in the ongoing development of the area, in part through involvement in Invest Europe (formerly the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association). She is the former Chair of its Tax, Legal & Regulatory Committee, as well as the current chair of its Financial Services/Regulatory Working Group. She is also a member of the Investment Management Consultative Working Group of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the Legal Committee of BVK, the German private equity association, the Alternative Credit Technical Group of the Alternative Investment Management Association, and the Regulatory Committee of the Listed Private Equity Association.