DLA sees leading criminal litigator Rickards leave for Kingsley Napley Sarah Downey15 July 2014Strategic recruitmentLitigation Kingsley Napley has made a key hire to its criminal litigation team, as DLA Piper partner Jo Rickards, who recently represented former News of the World (NotW) editor Andy Coulson in the phone-hacking trial, is set to join the firm this August.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘The US are taking over’ – will DLA’s integration shift the balance of power?A&O Shearman, HSF Kramer and E.ON among contenders for Legal 500 ESG Awards‘Complete integration of strategy and leadership’ – DLA Piper’s leaders on why they’re ditching the verein and going globalPaul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsGibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playWhite & Case snaps up A&O Shearman IP trio as post-merger exits continue‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024‘There is total support for getting this done’ – funders and litigators react to King’s Speech litigation funding snub