Legal Week - DLA Piper

DLA Piper managing partner nominations kick off with Levine set to re-stand for top role

Hannah Roberts, staff — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:05:24 -0400

The firm will close nominations in early October with the result to be confirmed at the beginning of November

The Transfer Window: hires for Baker Botts, Latham & Watkins and DLA Piper

Legal Week, staff — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:09:00 -0400

Baker Botts has boosted its London base with the hire of partner David Ramm from US rival Morgan Lewis's City office. Ramm specialises in private equity,…

DLA Piper adds 60-lawyer team in Denmark with takeover of local firm

Brian Baxter, staff — Thu, 6 Sep 2018 00:00:35 -0400

At least 18 partners from Danish firm Delacour have made the move to DLA

White & Case continues City recruitment push with RBS head of investigations and litigation

Hannah Roberts, staff — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 05:07:55 -0400

Laura Durrant joins the firm after eight years at the bank

DLA bolsters London insurance and construction teams with RPC and Pinsents partner hires

Legal Week, staff — Mon, 3 Sep 2018 06:54:44 -0400

Firm makes senior addition to City insurance team with hire of RPC partner Rebecca Hopkirk

The British Legal Awards 2018: one week until the deadline to make your case

Legal Week, staff — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:00:29 -0400

All the details of this year's winners, with insight into the judging panel's thinking

Ex-SFO bribery and corruption co-head joins DLA Piper

Hannah Roberts, staff — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:07:13 -0400

Patrick Rappo worked at the SFO for five years before joining Steptoe & Johnson in 2013

DLA Piper finds 'final piece' in Latin America with new Argentine affiliation

Dan Packel, staff — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 05:21:29 -0400

The tie-up with Cabanellas Etchebarne Kelly is the culmination of a strategy that has added affiliates in Brazil, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico

Osborne Clarke nets winner against DLA Piper as Nike loses trademark dispute

Krishnan Nair, contributor — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 05:25:15 -0400

Decision means sportswear giant must drop 'LNDR' from its ad campaigns

Government cyber unit stresses legal sector threats and urges firms to protect themselves

Krishnan Nair, contributor — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 04:26:04 -0400

Lawyers acknowledge scale of cyber security threat amid growing need for preventative measures

Freshfields, Pinsents and DLA among 27 to make the grade on Pearson's new-look panel

Krishnan Nair, contributor — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:55:40 -0400

FTSE 100 company rejigs panel into 'preferred' and 'general' rosters

Co-op Bank set to slim down legal panel in first review of inaugural roster

Rose Walker, staff — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:12:51 -0400

Firms appointed to first-ever panel in 2015 under the spotlight as bank aims to reduce roster

Global law firms’ Africa push to be recognised at Legal Week’s African Legal Awards

Legal Week, contributor — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 07:42:33 -0400

Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, DLA Piper and White & Case in the running to be named International Law Firm of the Year

DLA Piper leads legal bid to overturn ban on women inheriting House of Lords seats

Hannah Roberts, staff — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:29:43 -0400

Five women take Daughters’ Rights legal challenge to European courts

BCLP named top law firm for social mobility for second year running

Hannah Roberts, staff — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 05:55:49 -0400

Bakers, Links and HSF also feature highly in ranking of top UK employers for social mobility

The Transfer Window: latest partner hires for Ashurst, White & Case, DLA and Hogan Lovells

Legal Week, staff — Mon, 9 Jul 2018 04:32:07 -0400

All the latest partner moves and appointments in the City and further afield

DLA Piper and Baker McKenzie brush up for £300m dental practice sale

Hannah Roberts, staff — Fri, 6 Jul 2018 04:28:17 -0400

Duo advise on sale of jockey Sam Waley-Cohen’s chain of dental practices to private equity firm

Freshfields tops European deal value rankings as activity levels plummet to five-year low

Hannah Roberts and Krishnan Nair, staff — Thu, 5 Jul 2018 07:21:13 -0400

UK firms put in a strong show as deal values soar but volume levels dip globally

DLA Piper adds six-strong Bakers financial services team to Antwerp office

Hannah Roberts, staff — Mon, 2 Jul 2018 10:02:16 -0400

Head of Bakers' Belgian and EMEA financial services and insurance practice Pierre Berger takes team to DLA

Former DLA Piper associate struck off by SDT after fabricating qualifications

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:22:03 -0400

Former Weightmans trainee struck off the roll after falsifying degree grades and experience

The Middle East Legal Awards 2018 - who won what, and why...

Legal Week, staff — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:56:05 -0400

All the details of the winners at this year's Middle East Legal Awards in Dubai

Eversheds Sutherland northwest UK private equity head quits to join DLA Piper

Rose Walker, staff — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 05:45:26 -0400

Andrew Phillips to join DLA's Manchester office as a corporate partner

DLA Piper takes lead role as Poundworld enters administration with more than 5,000 jobs at risk

Joseph Evans, staff — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 06:33:50 -0400

Restructuring and insolvency team from DLA's Leeds office acting for discount retailer

DLA bolsters London office with hire of Freshfields infrastructure heavyweight

Krishnan Nair, staff — Wed, 6 Jun 2018 10:04:28 -0400

Firm recruits Freshfields' former global co-head of transport and infrastructure Martin Nelson-Jones

DLA Piper advising as Knights confirms plans to become fifth UK firm to float

Rose Walker, staff — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 05:56:40 -0400

Knights set to follow Rosenblatt, Keystone, Gordon Dadds and Gateley onto London's AIM market

The global law firms looking to Ireland as a 'Brexit insurance policy'

Dan Packel, staff — Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:45 -0400

After DLA's confirmation of a move into Ireland, market-watchers are expecting others to follow

Squire Patton Boggs and DLA Piper up front on Wigan FC sale to Hong Kong investors

Hannah Roberts, staff — Tue, 22 May 2018 07:18:40 -0400

Former JJB chief Dave Whelan sells newly promoted club in latest Asia takeover of English team

Slaughters and Hogan Lovells advising as Mothercare confirms store closures in refinancing plan

Hannah Roberts, staff — Fri, 18 May 2018 06:51:40 -0400

Baby products retailer set to close 50 stores, with hundreds of jobs under threat

DLA Piper confirms Dublin launch plan with corporate partner hire

Hannah Roberts, staff — Tue, 15 May 2018 06:16:28 -0400

Firm recruits William Fry foreign direct investment head for new base in Irish capital

DLA Piper US exits continue as Kirkland takes heavyweight duo including private equity co-chair

Roy Strom and Christine Simmons, staff — Thu, 10 May 2018 23:48:41 -0400

Kirkland recruits DLA private equity duo said to be worth $30m just weeks after partner exodus to McDermott

McDermott takes three DLA Piper London real estate partners following 20-partner US raid

Anna Ward, contributor — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:44:52 -0400

Trio of DLA Piper London real estate partners follow raft of lawyers leaving for McDermott

Half of London's biggest law firms believe artificial intelligence tech will lead to job cuts

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:31:15 -0400

Law firm real estate report finds finds concerns over AI impact as firms shrug off Brexit blues

DLA Piper, Al Tamimi and Clydes among big winners at Middle East Legal Awards

Legal Week, staff — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:29:43 -0400

DLA Piper takes International Firm of the Year prize for second year running as Al Tamimi is big local winner

Addleshaws and DLA lead as Bestway saves 2,000 jobs with Wine Rack and Bargain Booze deal

Anna Ward, contributor — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 06:15:40 -0400

UK firms advise as grocery wholesaler buys drinks retailers in £7m deal

Q1 M&A rankings see resurgence of UK firms as Freshfields rises up global tables

Joseph Evans, staff — Thu, 5 Apr 2018 07:34:13 -0400

Freshfields tops Europe M&A rankings despite least active quarter for deals for five years

DLA Piper shrugs off impact of cyberattack to post rising revenue and PEP for 2017

Anna Ward, contributor — Tue, 3 Apr 2018 06:59:33 -0400

Firm cites 'extraordinary' response to ransomware attack as PEP hits new heights amid efficiency drive

McDermott touts $100m revenue boost from 50-lawyer DLA Piper raid

Roy Strom, staff — Mon, 2 Apr 2018 00:00:25 -0400

Firm takes more than 20 partners from DLA Piper's US offices including three practice group leaders

DLA Piper set to cut back London planning team as firm asks lawyers to relocate to Birmingham

Anna Ward, contributor — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:08:48 -0400

Firm in consultation with four lawyers with redundancies under consideration

DLA gender pay report shows 54% bonus gap as Norton Rose releases partner compensation details

Joseph Evans, staff — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:53:33 -0400

Firm's gender pay gap report shows male employees are paid 17.8% more than women

'He supported my case for partnership when I was pregnant' - DLA Piper's UK head on being mentored by Andrew Darwin

Legal Week, contributor — Thu, 8 Mar 2018 07:32:57 -0500

UK managing partner Sandra Wallace discusses her experience of being mentored by the firm's newly appointed senior partner Andrew Darwin

DLA Piper Americas co-managing partner and top rainmaker Poulos set to take team to McDermott

Roy Strom, staff — Wed, 7 Mar 2018 13:03:55 -0500

DLA rainmaker Michael Poulos - who is understood to have a book of business in the $30m range - is set for a move to McDermott

DLA Piper's former France managing partner quits firm to launch M&A boutique

James Booth, staff — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 08:27:16 -0500

Michel Frieh, whose former firm merged with DLA in 2012, leaves for new solo venture

Linklaters joins new project to define future of smart contracts

Rhys Dipshan, staff — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:11 -0500

Firm joins Dentons and DLA Piper on working group aiming to set standards for financial-based smart contracts

Reed Smith tax team quits for DLA Piper a year after joining from KWM

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 07:05:23 -0500

Sylvie Vansteenkiste, Fanny Combourieu and Raphael Bera quit for DLA Piper just a year after joining

DLA Piper scores role on £4.4bn Premier League TV rights deal

James Booth, staff — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:27:27 -0500

DLA is advising on the sale of rights to BT and Sky which has raised £4.4bn

Legal Week Innovation Awards 2018 launch with call for entries

Legal Week, contributor — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 06:51:49 -0500

Submissions invited for projects and initiatives that showcase innovation in the legal sector

Survival of the fittest: Darwin wins race to replace Picon as DLA Piper International senior partner

James Booth, staff — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:49:53 -0500

Former UK managing partner Andrew Darwin sees off competition from fellow London partners Bob Bishop and Jon Hayes to take leadership role

DLA Piper and Addleshaws join Carillion legal line-up with roles on power business sale

Alex Berry, staff — Thu, 8 Feb 2018 06:06:09 -0500

Addleshaws leads for J Murphy & Sons on acquisition of UK power framework business

Hire power: 25 of the biggest lateral moves of 2017

ALM, staff — Tue, 6 Feb 2018 00:00:17 -0500

From Kirkland and Latham laterals to Gibson Dunn and Hogan Lovells hires, a look back at some of 2017's biggest partner moves

Ashurst hires DLA Piper Frankfurt head and former HSF Paris arbitration partner

Rose Walker, staff — Fri, 2 Feb 2018 11:32:34 -0500

Firm recruits DLA's Michael Holzhaeuser as it continues to rebuild its Paris office following several partner departures last year