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Partner promotions: DLA halves London round, as HFW makes up three

Partner promotions: DLA halves London round, as HFW makes up three
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Legal Business
2 May 2017
Partnership promotions

DLA Piper announced today (2 May) that it has promoted 46 to its partnership across the US, EMEA and Asia Pacific, while Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) made up three to partner in its latest round.

The new partners join DLA in 28 offices, across 13 countries. The firm promoted two fewer globally than it did last year, however it only made up four in London, compared to eight promoted in 2016.

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