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DLA brings back former practice head to co-chair Tokyo employment group

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Lawrence Carter, who retired in 2022 as the head of DLA Piper’s employment practice in Tokyo, has rejoined the firm to co-chair the same practice group.
SG: K&L Gates poaches 2 corporate partners from DLA

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of U.S. law firm K&L Gates, has strengthened its corporate capabilities in Singapore with the addition of partners David Kuo and Meraj Noor from rival DLA Piper.
Cleary, DLA advise on $1.1 bln Japan-Sweden pharma deal

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Swedish law firm Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå are advising Japan’s Asahi Kasei on its $1.1 billion offer to buy Swedish drugmaker Calliditas Therapeutics, which is being counselled by DLA Piper.
FORUM: Finding a Balance

BY Sarah Wong |

Recently, the tragic passing of a Big Law partner in the UK has shed a renewed light on the difficult working conditions in the legal industry, with its brutal hours and high-stress work.
Seoul: DLA bolsters projects, energy offering with hire from Milbank

BY Mari Iwata |

DLA Piper has recruited energy and project finance expert Brian Youn as a partner in Seoul from Milbank, where he was a counsel.
5 firms act on $5.9 bln Japan-Australia chip industry deal

BY Mari Iwata |

DLA Piper, Covington & Burling and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu are advising Japanese automotive chipmaker Renesas on its planned A$9.1 billion ($5.9 billion) acquisition of Australian electronics design firm Altium, which is being represented by King & Wood Mallesons and Reed Smith.
DLA Piper adds real estate partner from BCLP in Singapore

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm DLA Piper has added real estate attorney Ciarán Londra as a partner in Singapore, in line with its long-term strategic goal of enhancing real estate capabilities in the region.
Eversheds adds DLA Piper finance pro in HK

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has turned to competitor DLA Piper to make its first Asian partner hire this year, adding banking and finance attorney Tom Van Hoof as a partner in Hong Kong.
CMS hires disputes partner from DLA Piper in Hong Kong

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Anglo-German law firm CMS has expanded its dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong with the addition of partner Adrian Elms from DLA Piper.
Gibson Dunn, DLA act on $621 mln Japan-UK restaurant chain deal

BY Mari Iwata |

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has advised Japan’s Zensho Holdings on its $621 million acquisition of UK-based restaurant chain Snowfox Group, which was represented by DLA Piper.