News About DLA Piper

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

11 May 2026

DLA Piper makes up 62 partners

US accounts for largest share of promotions as firm prepares to unify under a single global LLP

6 May 2026

DLA Piper votes to dissolve verein

New global LLP to sit above existing US and International entities as of 1 May 2026

24 Apr 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

24 Apr 2026

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

2 Apr 2026

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

17 Mar 2026

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

17 Mar 2026

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

6 Mar 2026

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

5 Mar 2026

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

11 Feb 2026

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

19 Dec 2025

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

20 Oct 2025

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

17 Sep 2025

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

3 Sep 2025

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

23 Jul 2025

DLA Piper, CMS, Ashurst hike NQ pay

Firms raise pay to between £120k and £140k as battle for junior talent continues

13 Jun 2025

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

6 Jun 2025

Former UK prime minister David Cameron in talks to join DLA Piper

Ex-PM in ‘discussions’ for advisory role relating to geopolitical risk

23 May 2025

DLA Piper makes up 65 in latest partner promotions round

US sees most promotions in round again dominated by corporate practice

24 Apr 2025

Gibson Dunn adds DLA Piper investment funds co-chair in London

James O’Donnell joins alongside of counsel Hannah Watson Fanin as US firm builds on City investment funds practice

21 Feb 2025