News About DLA Piper
DLA Piper grows PEP nearly 20% in final year as verein
PEP reaches $4.1m as revenue climbs 8.4% to $4.6bn in last financial year before new global LLP structure came into effect
Luxury goods insolvency case clarifies law on directors’ duties
UK Supreme Court finds good faith should govern a director’s conduct as well as their beliefs
Katten adds DLA Piper capital markets co-chair for Miami launch
Josh Kaufman joins as managing partner of new office and lead partner of Katten’s public company advisory practice
Kennedys strengthens in London with double partner hire from DLA Piper and Cripps
Will White and Lowri Jones arrive a week after the firm’s 20-strong partner promotions round
DLA Piper makes up 62 partners
US accounts for largest share of promotions as firm prepares to unify under a single global LLP
DLA Piper votes to dissolve verein
New global LLP to sit above existing US and International entities as of 1 May 2026
Linklaters, White & Case and DLA Piper guide Porsche’s Bugatti sale
Linklaters counsels longtime client Porsche, White & Case advises Bugatti and its owner, while DLA Piper acts for acquiring consortium
Eversheds Sutherland hires DLA Piper’s London managing partner in IP disputes push
Ruth Hoy is joining with legal director Huw Cookson, who will be a partner at his new firm
HSF Kramer and Taylor Wessing secure IP partner hires in Germany and London
DLA Piper partner joins HSF Kramer in Düsseldorf as Priestley arrives at Taylor Wessing from London media specialist Russells
Wachtell, Clifford Chance lead on $10.5bn storage megadeal
Wachtell counsels Public Storage, the largest self-storage company in the US, on acquisition of Clifford Chance-counselled rival National Storage
BCLP, Taylor Wessing secure real estate-related hires in London
Private equity partner Claibourne Harrison joins BCLP, while tax lawyer Gemma Grunewald joins Taylor Wessing
DLA Piper adds four partners across London and Luxembourg
PE M&A, finance and tax trio join in London as financial services regulatory specialist comes aboard in Luxembourg from Simmons & Simmons
DLA Piper boosts Asia ECM coverage with Sidley Austin partner hire in Hong Kong
Sherlyn Lau joins as head of capital markets and corporate finance for the APAC region
Baker Botts, DLA Piper advise on Trump Media’s $6bn nuclear fusion deal
DLA Piper advises firm behind Truth Social platform in merger with Baker Botts-repped TAE Technologies
Simmons adds DLA Piper’s pensions de-risking lead in London team hire
Amrit Mclean joins with four more lawyers to turbocharge Simmons’ offering in pension risk transfer transactions
Orrick, DLA Piper guide Workday’s $1.1bn acquisition of AI firm Sana
Orrick acts for buyer in second deal in a month as HR software consolidation heats up
Squire Patton Boggs boosts UK coverage with quartet of regional partner hires
New recruits join in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester from Mayer Brown, Deloitte, Eversheds and DLA Piper
Jones Day helps Medtronic prevail against $106m patent damages verdict
US appeals court rules that rival medtech company Colibri Heart Valve could not assert infringement under doctrine of equivalents
DLA Piper, CMS, Ashurst hike NQ pay
Firms raise pay to between £120k and £140k as battle for junior talent continues
Dentons builds in Germany with DLA Piper duo
Partner Jan Pohle joins in Dusseldorf alongside a senior associate to boost global giant’s tech and data protection offering