Revolving Doors: DLA Piper makes lev fin play with A&O Shearman hire as partners from collapsed Memery Crystal move on Tom Cox Leading the high-profile moves of recent weeks, DLA Piper hired A&O Shearman leveraged finance partner Gordon Houseman, who has joined…
The Client’s View on DLA Piper – how do your lawyers score? Ben Wheway What do clients really think about the service they get from your firm? Every year, the Legal 500 asks hundreds of thousands…
Restructurings pick up as Davis Polk makes European bow while Plainer moves to DLA Elisha Juttla It’s been an active start to the week for restructuring lateral moves in the City, as Sidley co-heads Mark Knight…
Life During Law – Simon Levine Anna Huntley I didn’t grow up with law in my life. I come from a non-professional background and my parents didn’t go…
‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year Anna Huntley Adam Ibrahim, UK co-head of litigation and arbitration at DLA Piper, was last month named Private Practice Lawyer of the Year…
Norton Rose and DLA post rising revenues as global footprint drives growth Anna Huntley Norton Rose has reported an 8.7% increase in global revenue, marking a turnaround from two years of declining revenue. Profit…
DLA to open new Germany base as Paul Weiss hires from Simpson and Macfarlanes for Brussels bow Anna Huntley DLA Piper has expanded its presence in Germany with the opening of its fifth office there, with confirmation of the…
Changing of the guard: DLA Piper elects next managing partner Holly McKechnie DLA Piper has today (23 February) announced the election of Charles Severs as its next managing partner. His tenure will…
Life During Law: Natasha Luther-Jones Nathalie Tidman When I was 12, I was a competitive swimmer, and I used to swim every morning before school. If you’re…
Sponsored briefing: Addressing the gender imbalance Guest Blog We ask three of DLA Piper’s female M&A stars some of the most pressing questions currently facing women in the…
New brooms for DLA as Hoy named London managing partner and Bishop replaced as corporate co-chair Tom Baker DLA Piper has appointed IP litigation partner Ruth Hoy as its next London managing partner, succeeding the longstanding Tom Heylen.…
Sponsored briefing: Netherlands employee stock option tax proposal sent back to parliament Guest Blog DLA Piper’s Jian-Cheng Ku and Rhys Bane provide the latest updates on an ongoing employee stock option tax proposal in…
The Global 100: Analysis – What’s the deal with DLA? Nathalie Tidman ‘The whole place didn’t collapse, did it?’ So quips Simon Levine, almost six years since he took on the leviathan…
DLA shakes off coronavirus jitters to crack £2bn global revenue amid 7% profit hike Nathalie Tidman DLA Piper has pulled off a fifth consecutive year of profit growth for its International LLP while breaking the £2bn barrier…
Sponsored firm profile: DLA Piper Guest Blog DLA Piper’s EU-Greek practice draws from the widest pool of experience and track record in EU/international and domestic law to…
DLA cracks £1bn international revenue after pumping ‘tens of millions’ into offices and IT Hamish McNicol DLA Piper has increased profit at its international LLP for the fourth year running despite a sustained period of investing ‘tens…
Dealwatch: Slaughters and Ashurst make headlines on i newspaper sale as DLA and A&O dine out on Bookatable acquisition Muna Abdi In a busy week for UK buyouts, Slaughter and May advised Daily Mail and General Trust on the £49.6m acquisition…
Revolving doors: Latham revisits CC for finance hire as DLA recruits BCLP duo in London Muna Abdi Defying the pre-Christmas lull in City laterals, Latham & Watkins last week returned to Clifford Chance to bolster its finance bench…
Revolving doors: DLA wins back Proskauer real estate partner as Macfarlanes and Dentons make City hires Muna Abdi City lateral recruitment picked up pace again last week as DLA Piper won back a real estate partner from Proskauer Rose,…
#MeToo: DLA Silicon Valley co-head forced out following sexual assault allegations Hamish McNicol The co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Silicon Valley office has been let go by the firm following accusations of sexual…
