Law firms Corporate partner takes helm of DLA Piper’s City office Kathryn McCann · 26 October 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Leadership DLA Piper DLA Piper has appointed corporate partner Tom Heylen as London managing partner, taking over from Lord Tim Clement Jones, who will continue to work in his government affairs role and support the firm on Brexit-related issues.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 categoryTrading Places: Paul Hastings picks up Cahill private credit co-head as Wilmer and Perkins Coie see exits in San FranciscoLaw firmsEliza Winter8 Jul 2026DLA Piper boosts NQ pay to £140k in LondonLaw firmsEliza Winter6 Jul 2026DLA, Bird & Bird and Links lawyers lead the way in new Green Ambassadors cohortGreen AmbassadorsBen Wheway10 Jun 2026CMS and Irwin Mitchell serve up as Wahaca sells to Risk CapitalLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Jul 2026Latham and S&C quarterback on $9.6bn Seattle Seahawks saleLaw firmsWill Lewallen14 Jul 2026EQT’s biggest deals: which firms are winning the trophy mandates in Europe?Law firmsWill Lewallen14 Jul 2026‘We don’t think about where we came from’ – Clifford Chance’s plan to crack the transatlantic buyout marketLaw firmsEliza Winter9 Jul 2026‘We are not going to be left behind’ – Willkie’s leaders set their sights on London, private capital and the top tierLaw firmsEliza Winter7 Jul 2026Kennedys managing partner on the law firm of the future: specialised, financially focused, global and AI-transformedLaw firmsNews Editor19 Jun 2026