DLA Piper is proud to announce that 46 lawyers have been promoted to its partnership. The promotions are effective as of 1 January 2017 in the United States and 1 May 2017 for EMEA and Asia Pacific. The promotions were made across many of the firm's practice areas in 28 different offices throughout 13 countries.
Across the firm's practice groups globally, Corporate saw the largest intake of new partners with 10 promotions, followed by Litigation & Regulatory with nine, Finance & Projects with seven and Employment with five. Intellectual Property & Technology, Real Estate and Tax each had four promotions, whilst there were two in Restructuring and one in Government Affairs.
In total, there were 17 promotions in the United States, nine in the United Kingdom, 12 across Continental Europe, four in the UAE, two in China, and a further two in Australia. A full list of partner promotions by office and practice is included below.
Simon Levine, Global Co-CEO of DLA Piper, commented: "I would like to extend my thanks and congratulations to all of the highly talented lawyers that join the partnership this year. These lawyers represent the next generation of DLA Piper and their dedication and commitment remains integral to the firm's success and our continued ability to deliver first class legal advice to our clients."
Jay Rains, Global Co-CEO, added: “Our vision and strategy are very much reliant on the support and drive of our people, and this group of talented lawyers represent the future of the firm. I would like to welcome them all to the partnership and look forward to seeing their continuing contributions in the years to come."
Full list of partners by office:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pieter-Paul Terpstra, Corporate
Atlanta, United States
John S. Ducat III, Real Estate
Daniel M. Simon, Restructuring
Austin, United States
Karen Nelson, Litigation
Jenifer Smith, Corporate
Beijing, China
Windson Li, Tax
Vivian Liu, Corporate
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Emma Phillips, Employment
Boston, United States
Brian Hochleutner, Real Estate
Jessica C. Wilson, Litigation
Bucharest, Romania
Radu Balas, Litigation & Regulatory
Cologne, Germany
Eva Einfeldt, Employment
Guido Kleve, Litigation & Regulatory
Dubai, UAE
Keith Bullen, Finance & Projects
Wissam F. Dagher, Litigation
Paul McViety, Finance & Projects
Suzannah Newboult, Litigation & Regulatory
Frankfurt, Germany
Bjorn Enders, Tax
Sascha Morgenroth, Employment
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Andrew McIlhinney, Employment
London, United Kingdom
Chris Chan, Real Estate
Patrick Mitchell, IPT
Edward Shaw, Litigation & Regulatory
Richard Skipper, Finance & Projects
Luxembourg
Xavier Guzman, Finance & Projects
Miami, United States
Jeffrey D. Musaffi, Corporate & Securities
Milan, Italy
Danilo Surdi, Corporate
New York
Ryan Moreno, Finance
Maruti R. Narayan, Tax
North Virginia
Cathryn Le Regulski, Labour & Employment
Perth, Australia
Jock Campbell, Litigation & Regulatory
Rhys Davies, Finance & Projects
Philadelphia, United States
Richard L. Cruz, Intellectual Property
Rome, Italy
Vincenzo La Malfa, Finance & Projects
San Diego, United States
Jon A. Olsen, Corporate & Securities
Seattle, United States
Andrew Ramiro Escobar, Litigation
Tyler K. Hollenback, Corporate & Securities
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Mark Keeling, Real Estate
Amanda Pilkington, IPT
David Beech, Corporate
Silicon Valley, United States
Jennifer H. Gallo, Corporate & Securities
St. Petersburg, Russia
Natalia Vygovskaya, Corporate
Vienna, Austria
Armin Hendrich, Litigation & Regulatory
Warsaw, Poland
Bartosz Matusik, Tax
Washington DC, United States
John M. Nading, Intellectual Property
Christopher N. Steelman, Government Affairs
