FCA unveils £20m legal line-up, with Clifford Chance and Eversheds among firms not reappointed Tom Cox The Financial Conduct Authority has updated its legal services framework with a new four-year panel running from 1 April 2025…
Revolving Doors: Milbank signs up infrastructure trio while Travers hires new restructuring head Anna Huntley Milbank has ramped up its City infrastructure capabilities with the hire of a trio of partners from White & Case.…
DLA breaks $4bn milestone with double-digit growth in revenue and PEP Anna Huntley DLA Piper has posted another year of double-digit growth, marking its eighth consecutive year of revenue expansion. Global revenue rose…
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…
DLA Piper UK IT jobs at risk as firm shifts to cloud platform Anna Huntley DLA Piper is in talks with its UK IT team about potential job cuts after switching to a fully cloud-based operating…
Covington picks up Sidley’s Cheveley as HFW, DLA hire in London and CRS expands in Europe Anna Huntley Topping this week’s major moves, Phil Cheveley has joined Covington & Burling’s cross-border M&A practice group in London as a…
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…
Revolving doors: moves in energy and infrastructure as DLA adds partners in the City Anna Huntley DLA Piper leads this week’s round of strategic hires with a quartet of notable additions to its London office. Steven…
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.…
Revolving Doors: Swings and roundabouts for DLA as Kirkland boosts City funds practice Megan Mayers As the market readies itself for the inevitable back-to-school hiring spree, August has nevertheless seen its fair share of lateral…
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…
Dentons, DLA and Bakers to sever ties with Russia offices as A&O and CC wind down Charles Avery Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Dentons have taken a different course to most international law firms, separating from their Russia…
