DLA Piper has promoted 45 lawyers to its partnership, a 33% increase on last year.
The lion’s share of promotions fell to the US, effective from 1 January this year, where 21 associates were made up to partner.
In Continental Europe there were 10 promotions, seven in the UK, one in the Middle East, two in Asia and a further four in Australia.
Echoing earlier promotion rounds at global firms such as King & Wood Malleson, by practice group corporate has seen the largest investment by DLA, with the firm making up 13 partners. Litigation and regulatory benefited from 12 partner promotions, while IP and technology accounted for nine. In real estate there were three as there were in tax, with two going to restructuring, and one apiece to finance, projects and employment.
‘The quality of our lawyers never fails to impress and this new generation of partners will be instrumental in realising our ambition to be the leading global business law firm,’ said Tony Angel, global co-chairman of the firm.
‘Our newly-promoted partners are a reflection of the strategic course of our business and the ever-evolving needs of our clients across jurisdictions, services and sectors,’ added Roger Meltzer, co-chairman of the Americas practice at the firm.
david.stevenson@legalease.co.uk
Partner promotions in full:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ewald Netten, Litigation & Regulatory
Atlanta, United States
Daniel Rollman, Corporate
Brisbane, Australia
Sophie Devitt, Litigation & Regulatory
Lyndon Masters, Corporate
Chicago, United States
Thomas Horenkamp, Corporate
Matthew Sperry, Corporate
Matthew Satchwell, Intellectual Property and Technology
Raja Gaddipati, Litigation & Regulatory
Brian Cohen, Real Estate
Cologne, Germany
Christian Schneider, Litigation & Regulatory
Dallas, United States
Eliot Burriss, Litigation & Regulatory
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
James Iremonger, Restructuring
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Alasdair Wood, Corporate
Frankfurt, Germany
Burkhard Fuhrmeyer, Intellectual Property and Technology
Fabian Muhlen, Real Estate
Hong Kong, China
Doris Ho, Tax
Houston, United States
Christina Ponig, Litigation & Regulatory
Leeds, United Kingdom
Stuart Ponting, Litigation & Regulatory
Anna Robson, Finance & Projects
London, United Kingdom
Mark Chivers, Corporate
Luca Gori, Corporate
Anthony Day, Intellectual Property and Technology
Paul Dineen, Real Estate
Los Angeles, United States
Robert Weber, Litigation & Regulatory
Madrid, Spain
Paz De la Iglesia Andres, Employment
Miami, United States
Adam Rogers, Corporate
Milan, Italy
Giulio Coraggio, Intellectual Property and Technology
Moscow, Russia
Julien Hansen, Corporate
Paris, France
Sarmad Haidar, Corporate
Fabienne Panneau, Intellectual Property and Technology
Philadelphia, United States
William Bartow, Intellectual Property and Technology
Matthew Goldberg, Litigation & Regulatory
San Diego, United States
David Clark, Corporate
Jesse Hindman, Intellectual Property and Technology
Erica Pascal, Intellectual Property and Technology
Matthew Dart, Litigation & Regulatory
San Francisco, United States
Amy Carbins, Real Estate
Seattle, United States
Byron Dailey, Corporate
Alison Maxwell, Tax
Silicon Valley, United States
Robert Buergi, Intellectual Property and Technology
Rajiv Dharnidharka, Litigation & Regulatory
Sydney, Australia
Gitanjali Bajaj, Litigation & Regulatory
Amelia Kelly, Restructuring
Tbilisi, Georgia
Avto Svanidze, Corporate
Tokyo, Japan
Makiko Takewaki, Tax
