Comment: Life after Sir Nigel – They built it, now what? Legal Business DLA Piper’s new head Simon Levine jokes about avoiding becoming the David Moyes to his high-profile predecessor’s Alex Ferguson, but…
‘A strategic priority’: DLA Piper builds competition team with Dentons’ Sam Szlezinger Legal Business As litigation teams in the City gear up for more competition-based damages cases following recent changes to legislation, DLA Piper…
Life after Sir Nigel – They built it, now what? Legal Business DLA Piper’s new head Simon Levine jokes about avoiding becoming the David Moyes to his high-profile predecessor’s Alex Ferguson, but…
Simon says – DLA Piper gears up for a life after Nigel Tom Moore DLA Piper pushed its regional brands to unprecedented heights under a trailblazing leader only to hit the inevitable grind of…
Quality not quantity – stalled growth at DLA Piper but a leaner global giant boosts the bottom line Legal Business After years of breakneck expansion, DLA Piper is increasingly into a phase of managing and refining its 80-office global practice, at…
DLA joins Canadian club at last as it announces Davis deal Tom Moore Having long sought a presence in Canada, DLA Piper has finally struck a merger deal with Vancouver-headquartered firm Davis. The partnership…
Targeting 50 clients by year end: DLA Piper develops e-learning tool in quality drive and to sell Legal Business Not wanting to be outdone by their US colleagues, who recently launched DLA Piper’s first non-legal entity selling cybersecurity software…
Revolving Doors: DLA Piper continues Asia rebuild as Eversheds bulks up its Swiss offering Tom Moore Matthew Elliott’s long-mooted arrival at Kirkland & Ellis from Linklaters stole headlines last week, but LB 100 firms including DLA…
Grand designs: DLA Piper to move City operation to Cameron McKenna’s old office Legal Business Seeking to expand its office space in the City, DLA Piper has signed a lease to move into CMS Cameron…
‘An extremely tragic situation’: Police name DLA Piper associate as victim stabbed in Washington DC hotel Legal Business Police have identified a man killed in a stabbing at a Washington DC hotel on Tuesday 10 February as 30-year…
Growing the team: Mayer Brown hires DLA Piper’s head of structured trade finance Legal Business Mayer Brown, as it eyes an increase in cross-border asset-based lending (ABL) throughout Europe, has boosted its City banking and finance team with…
News in brief – February 2015 Legal Business KENNEDYS OPENS IN SCOTLAND Last month, Kennedys finally entered the Scottish market with the opening of offices in Glasgow and…
Targeting New York: Clifford Chance bolsters NY office with DLA Piper finance partner Legal Business With US leadership previously announcing intentions to boost the firm’s New York bench, Clifford Chance has today (3 February) confirmed…
Accounts revealed: DLA Piper revenues slip as partner numbers shrink Legal Business DLA Piper‘s European, Asian and Middle Eastern operations suffered a fall in revenue from £800m to £787.5m for the 12…
Asia: DLA Piper builds up its Singapore office while Milbank and Sidley expand in China Legal Business DLA Piper, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Sidley Austin have all completed partner raids on rivals in Asia as…
Q&A: Heineken UK’s Graeme Colquhoun and DLA Piper’s John McKinlay talk sole adviser mandates Legal Business Having appointed DLA Piper as principal legal adviser this month (January) in a bid to cut down on external spend,…
Go your own way: Lawyers at Covington & Burling and DLA Piper leave to launch boutiques Legal Business Having watched an increasing number of their peers depart during 2014 to launch boutique law firms, Covington & Burling‘s co-head…
Revolving doors: New Year moves at Eversheds, DLA Piper and HFW Legal Business Many City partners got the New Year started at new firms, with Eversheds, DLA Piper and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)…
Cheers: Heineken UK gifts DLA Piper with principal legal adviser role Legal Business After much speculation and a lengthy review, the UK arm of global beer and cider producer Heineken has announced the…
The Friday Edit: Nostalgia, greed and DLA – celebrating 25 years of Legal Business and other animals Legal Business With Legal Business gearing up for its Christmas lunch, it’s once again time to look back on the notable events…
