DLA Piper has made up a record 48 partners, including 14 in the UK and 18 in the US.
Corporate saw the largest partner intake yet again, with 12 partner promotions. The firm’s disputes practice saw 10 partners made up and real estate gained seven new partners. There were five promotions in tax, four in both finance and IP & technology, and three in employment.
By region, continental Europe received nine new partners, while Asia saw five made up and Australia two.
Global co-CEO Simon Levine said: “Developing the capability of our people and helping them to realise their potential is a key part of our global strategy and allows us to deliver the highest quality service to our clients.”
Jay Rains, also co-CEO, added: “These lawyers represent the future of DLA Piper and will play and integral role in growing our practice, making the partnership stronger and achieving our vision to be the world’s leading global business firm.”
Last year the firm promoted 44 lawyers to its global partners, including nine in the UK and 20 in the US. In 2014 DLA made up 45 partners.
DLA Piper’s global revenue was static at $2.48bn (£1.626bn) last year, following a 1.7 per cent growth during the 2013 calendar year.
Global co-chairman and senior partner Nigel Knowles announced he was stepping down from both roles in February. He will leave the firm on 30 April.
Partner promotions in full:
US
- Jamie Konn, employment, Atlanta
- Todd Patterson, IP & technology, Austin
- Thomas Pilkerton, corporate, Baltimore
- Richard Flaggert, IP & technology, Boston
- Jarrod Matteson, real estate, Boston
- Claire Hall, finance and projects, Los Angeles
- Richard Rubano, corporate, New York
- Colleen Carey, litigation and regulatory, New York
- Lucas Przymusinski, litigation and regulatory, New York
- Frank Mugabi, tax, New York
- Drew Young, tax, New York
- John Huh, litigation and regulatory, Philadelphia
- Melissa Bengtson, corporate, Phoenix
- Laura Sirianni, finance and projects, Raleigh
- Scott Cowan, corporate, Short Hills
- Jennifer Kashatus, IP & technology, Washington DC
- Anil Kalia, tax, Silicon Valley
- Angela Castro, real estate, Silicon Valley
Asia
- Johnny Choi, employment, China
- May Ng, litigation and regulatory, Hong Kong
- Peng Tao, tax, Hong Kong
- Sheng Wu, corporate, Hong Kong
- Masa Ishida, corporate, Tokyo
Australia
- Kate Papailiou, finance & projects, Brisbane
- James Morse, litigation and regulatory, Sydney
Europe
- Tudor Nedelea, tax, Bucharest
- Cornelius Frie, corporate, Cologne
- Galyna Zagorodniuk, corporate, Kyiv
- Teresa Zueco, corporate, Madrid
- Antonio Carino, litigation and regulatory, Milan
- Paolo Foppiani, real estate, Milan
- Martin Haller, real estate, Munich
- Alberto Angeloni, litigation and regulatory, Rome
- Elisabeth Stichmann, corporate, Vienna
UK
- Andrew Batterton, real estate, Leeds
- Jane Hannon, employment, Leeds
- John Gollaglee, litigation and regulatory, Liverpool
- Richard Thompson, real estate, Liverpool
- Ben Forgiel-Jenkins, corporate, London
- Martin Penn, corporate, London
- David Ampaw, restructuring, London
- Chris Parker, restructuring, London
- John Cloke, IP & technology, London
- Maria Pereira, finance and projects, London
- Paul Smith, litigation and regulatory, London
- Sarah Smith, litigation and regulatory, London
- Thomas Kelsall, real estate, Manchester
- Christopher Roberts, restructuring, Manchester