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…
Who Represents Who: Firms that will be affected by the fall of Carillion Legal Business For more information on Who Represents Who, contact: David Burgess, Publishing Director, The Legal 500 legal500.com/wrw [email protected]
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…
DLA Piper chief Picón joins Latham in shock move as Ropes names first female chair Tom Baker In a move that set tongues wagging on both sides of the pond, DLA Piper senior partner and global co-chair…
‘Collateral damage’: Profession gets a stark wake-up call on tech security in wake of crippling DLA cyber assault Kathryn McCann Kathryn McCann assesses the impact of the cyber attack on DLA and the wider legal market For years, the possibility…
He’s back – DWF signs up Sir Nigel Knowles as chair in rare c-suite shuffle for the profession Tom Baker It remains extremely rare for law firm leaders to re-emerge at another practice, but then Sir Nigel Knowles has always…
Revolving doors: DLA, Kirkland and Pinsents bring in partners as firms gear up for the crucial post-summer period Kathryn McCann With August drawing to a close, London’s simmering lateral hire market is already heating up again with DLA Piper, Pinsent…
Lawyers On Demand thinks it’s going to solve your secondee problem with its latest product launch Tom Baker Mounting client demand for secondees has long been a bugbear for City law firms, a reality that one of the…
Life during law: Juan Picón, DLA Piper Kathryn McCann I come from a big family. The only male. I have four sisters and was exposed to the talent and…
DLA Piper and A&O lead firms on Link’s £888m buyout of UK business services group Capita Marco Cillario Eversheds Sutherland, Macfarlanes, DLA Piper and Allen & Overy (A&O) are advising on Australia-headquartered Link Group’s £888m purchase of UK-based Capita Asset…
DLA builds up African presence with Tunisia and Senegal firm buyouts Kathryn McCann DLA Piper has continued its expansion in Africa with the acquisitions of Tunisian firm El Ajeri Lawyers, based in Tunis…
Emerging empires – Bakers, CMS and DLA Piper rise up the ranks as global giants march on Legal Business Ella Marshall and Jonathan Armstrong assess the latest EMEA rankings from The Legal 500 The market continues to evolve in…
‘Reflecting market pressure’: DLA and Latham pick up lead roles on largest toll road merger Georgiana Tudor DLA Piper, Latham & Watkins and Legal Business Euro Elite leader Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners all picked up…
Clifford Chance, BLP and DLA among firms named on AIG’s new UK roster Kathryn McCann Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Berwin Leighton Paisner and DLA Piper are among firms named on American International Group’s (AIG)…
