DLA Piper is proud to announce that 77 lawyers have been promoted to its partnership. The promotions are effective as of April 1, 2019 in the United States and May 1, 2019 for EMEA and Asia Pacific. The promotions were made across many of the firm's practice areas in 43 different offices throughout 20 countries.
Across the firm's practices globally, Corporate saw the largest intake of new partners with 20 promotions, followed by Litigation and Regulatory with 18. Real Estate and Intellectual Property and Technology had eleven and ten promotions respectively, whilst there were six in Employment. Finance and Projects and Tax had five and four promotions respectively, while there was one each in Restructuring, Government Affairs and the firm's Office of General Counsel.
In total, there were 23 promotions in the United States, four in Canada, three in Latin America, 22 across Continental Europe, eight in the United Kingdom, four in Asia, three in the Middle East, five in Australia and a further five in New Zealand. 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 congratulate all of our new partners on their promotions. They have all shown strong commitment to client service, excellence and innovation, and will play an invaluable role in the future growth and leadership of our business."
Jay Rains, Global Co-CEO, added, "These promotions demonstrate our ongoing investment in our business and represent the quality, breadth, and depth of DLA Piper around the world. These exceptionally talented new partners have made significant contributions to the firm's growth and development, and we are confident that they will continue to thrive in their new roles. I look forward to working with them in the next stage of their career."
Full list of partners by office:
Aarhus, Denmark
Peter Neve, Corporate
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jochem Beurskens, Corporate
Jian-Cheng Ku, Tax
Atlanta, United States
Sam Snider, Corporate
Auckland, New Zealand
Heath Brunton, Real Estate
Brad Cuff, Litigation and Regulatory
Davida Dunphy, Real Estate
Misha Henaghan, Litigation and Regulatory
Michael Thompson, Finance and Projects
Austin, United States
Joseph Fore, Corporate
Baltimore, United States
Ellen Dew, Litigation and Regulatory
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Laura Ford, Litigation and Regulatory
Boston, United States
Maggie Craig, Litigation and Regulatory
Stephan Harris, Tax
Brussels, Belgium
Alexis Fierens, Intellectual Property and Technology
Chicago, United States
Erin Kirchner, Corporate
Bradley Levy, Real Estate
Copenhagen, Denmark
Thomas Høj Pedersen, Real Estate
Dallas, United States
Adam Pierson, Litigation and Regulatory
Crystal Woods, Employment
Dubai, UAE
Thérèse Abou-Zeid, Corporate
Eamon Holley, Intellectual Property and Technology
Iain Skinner, Employment
Frankfurt, Germany
Semin O, Litigation and Regulatory
Hamburg, Germany
Sebastian Decker, Corporate
Verena Grentzenberg , Intellectual Property and Technology
Henriette Norda, Employment
Hong Kong, China
Carolyn Bigg, Intellectual Property and Technology
Leo Cheng, Litigation and Regulatory
Houston, United States
Jibin Luke, Corporate
Kyiv, Ukraine
Alla Kozachenko, Corporate
Leeds, United Kingdom
Chris Harvey, Litigation and Regulatory
Ben Peecock, Finance and Projects
Ruth Williamson, Real Estate
Lima, Peru
Janilú Badiola, Corporate
London, United Kingdom
Chloe Forster, Intellectual Property and Technology
Joywin Mathew, Finance and Projects
John Pryor, Corporate
Kate Salter, Office of General Counsel
Los Angeles, United States
Ben Gipson, Employment
Madrid, Spain
Enrique Chamorro, Corporate
Paula González de Castejón, Intellectual Property and Technology
Joaquín Hervada, Litigation and Regulatory
Melbourne, Australia
Sarah Fountain, Litigation and Regulatory
Miami, United States
Ardith Bronson, Litigation and Regulatory
Ryan Girnun, Real Estate
Russell Sass, Corporate
Milan, Italy
Carmen Chierchia, Real Estate
Giovanni Iaselli, Tax
Federico Strada, Employment
Munich, Germany
Sylvia Ebersberger, Intellectual Property and Technology
New York, United States
Jon Venick, Corporate
Jamila Willis, Restructuring
Northern Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Andrews, Tax
Paris, France
Matthieu Lampel, Corporate
Perth, Australia
Shane Murphy, Litigation and Regulatory
Corey Steel, Litigation and Regulatory
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vinicius Pereira, Litigation and Regulatory
San Diego, United States
Richard Bull, Corporate
Amanda Fitzsimmons, Litigation and Regulatory
Laurie Hutchins, Finance and Projects
San Francisco, United States
Amanda Morgan, Litigation and Regulatory
São Paulo, Brazil
Jorge Gallo, Corporate
Silicon Valley, United States
Chung Wei, Intellectual Property and Technology
Stockholm, Sweden
Mats Eriksson, Real Estate
Magnus Oskarsson, Corporate
Sydney, Australia
Nicholas Boyle, Intellectual Property and Technology
José De Ponte, Finance and Projects
Tokyo, Japan
Mitsuharu Kataoka, Real Estate
Takahiro Nonaka , Litigation and Regulatory
Toronto , Canada
Ryan Campbell, Employment
Andrew McFarlane, Corporate
Stephen Morris, Real Estate
Vancouver, Canada
David Spratley, Intellectual Property and Technology
Warsaw, Poland
Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz, Corporate
Michal Pietuszko, Real Estate
Washington, DC, United States
Dawn Stern, Government Affairs
