Revolving Doors: Baker Botts takes Kirkland capital markets partner in Houston as Cooley adds tax partner and DLA makes litigation play in LA Thomas Alan City laterals stayed quiet last week continuing a recent hiatus while the US was the centre of attention internationally with…
Sole-adviser relationships: Commitment issues Hamish McNicol Commitment. Marriage. Honeymoon. Divorce. Conversations about single-supplier legal advisory mandates are rife with relationship-strewn analogies. While no two arrangements are…
DLA joins Brexit march to Dublin after finding the right kind of leader Hamish McNicol William Fry’s David Carthy will join the firm to head new office The decision of DLA Piper to join a…
Deal View: DLA moves house in London but can it break free? Hamish McNicol Shifting to an agile-working office is a peculiar experience. Two camps quickly emerge: those excited by change and colleagues happy…
Deal watch: Westfield GC exits for something ‘very different’ as takeover completes while DLA lands Poundworld administration role Hamish McNicol Retail’s high street struggles are keeping advisers in the sector busy, as multiple firms took roles on the £18.5bn takeover…
‘Very selective’: DLA goes to Freshfields for rare City corporate hire in wake of London losses Hamish McNicol It has been something of a one-way street out of DLA Piper’s London office recently but the global giant believes it…
McDermott’s mass lawyer swoop casts shadow over DLA financial renaissance Hamish McNicol It has been a bumpy few months for DLA Piper. Just as the dust was settling following McDermott Will &…
DLA becomes latest firm to make post-Brexit Dublin move after lengthy consideration Hamish McNicol DLA Piper has made good on a long-pondered office in Dublin as the firm eyes increased business in Ireland post-Brexit. The…
DLA loses three real estate partners to McDermott in wake of 50-lawyer exodus Hamish McNicol McDermott Will & Emery is darkening DLA Piper’s door once more, with the hiring of another three partners, shortly after bringing…
Back on track: DLA Piper revenue rebounds past $2.6bn as 62 lawyers make partner Hamish McNicol DLA Piper has bounced back from last year’s global turnover drop with double-digit percentage growth in net profit and promoted…
In-house: CMS breaks new Crown Estate ground as Heineken UK and DLA toast another two years Hamish McNicol The legal adviser overhaul of £13bn real estate business The Crown Estate by general counsel (GC) Rob Booth continues with…
Revolving doors: new teams for DLA Piper and Dentons while IP specialists find new homes Hamish McNicol Firms have launched new teams in Paris and Milan on the back of a strong week for European lateral recruitment,…
A long time in law: DLA Piper hires SJ Berwin tax escapees from Reed Smith Hamish McNicol A trio of tax partners who joined Reed Smith in a 17-partner move from collapsed legacy SJ Berwin have moved…
DLA whittles senior partner race to three-way contest as elections grip the City Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol looks at the frontrunners amid a bumper season of senior leadership changes DLA Piper is making up for…
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Natural selection: Darwin’s evolution to DLA Piper senior partner ‘only fitting’ Hamish McNicol DLA Piper has elected firm veteran Andrew Darwin its new senior partner after last year’s surprise departure of Juan Picón sparked…
Deal watch: DLA Piper and Addleshaws advise on Carillion fire sale as US and UK firms pick up major mandates Tom Baker DLA Piper and Addleshaw Goddard have won roles advising on the sale of part of recently-collapsed Carillion’s business while Watson…
‘Enormous’ £75.5m currency boost flatters DLA Piper LLP accounts Hamish McNicol The dramatic impact of currency markets during the 2016/17 period has significantly bolstered another law firm’s LLP accounts, with…
And then there were three: DLA Piper senior partner finalists named Hamish McNicol DLA Piper’s first senior partner contest in a decade is down to three candidates after the first round of voting…
On your marks: eight DLA Piper partners line up in tight senior partner race Hamish McNicol A large pool of partners have entered DLA Piper’s first contested senior partner race in a decade following last year’s…
