Levine bids for second managing partner term as DLA kicks off election
DLA Piper’s partnership is headed to the polls again for its managing partner election, less than a year after eight…
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DLA Piper top-tier global rankings from The Legal 500 DLA Piper has topped this year’s Legal Business 100 with revenue…
DLA adds ‘practical’ regulatory expertise with hire of former high-ranking SFO lawyer
DLA Piper has hired a former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) division head in response to multinational clients increasingly demanding ‘expertise on…
Into the mainstream: another big New Law exit sees EY acquire Riverview Law
Mere months after New Law pioneer Lawyers On Demand (LOD) secured private equity backers to position itself as a global…
Comment: Deal View – DLA moves house in London but can it break free?
Shifting to an agile-working office is a peculiar experience. Two camps quickly emerge: those excited by change and colleagues happy…
Revolving doors: A&O makes New York push as DLA and Dentons add to European rosters
It has been lively couple of weeks for lateral hires, with Allen & Overy (A&O) making a significant play in New…
Revolving Doors: Baker Botts takes Kirkland capital markets partner in Houston as Cooley adds tax partner and DLA makes litigation play in LA
City laterals stayed quiet last week continuing a recent hiatus while the US was the centre of attention internationally with…
DLA joins Brexit march to Dublin after finding the right kind of leader
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?
Shifting to an agile-working office is a peculiar experience. Two camps quickly emerge: those excited by change and colleagues happy…
Sole-adviser relationships: Commitment issues
Commitment. Marriage. Honeymoon. Divorce. Conversations about single-supplier legal advisory mandates are rife with relationship-strewn analogies. While no two arrangements are…
Deal watch: Westfield GC exits for something ‘very different’ as takeover completes while DLA lands Poundworld administration role
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 looks at the frontrunners amid a bumper season of senior leadership changes DLA Piper is making up for…