DLA Piper announces 65 new partners

Global law firm DLA Piper has announced the promotion of 65 lawyers to its partnership, effective from 1 April in the United States and Canada and from 1 May for EMEA and Asia Pacific. The firm noted that the Corporate practice group experiences the largest intake with 19 new partners. Following closely are 12 promotions in Finance, 13 in Litigation, and six in Real Estate. Other practice groups include Employment (5), Intellectual Property & Technology (5), Tax (3), and Regulatory & Government Affairs (2).

Regionally, the US leads with 23 new partners, followed by Continental Europe with 20 and the UK with 12. Canada contributes five new partners, while Ireland and South Africa have two promotions each. Charles Severs, International Managing Partner and Global Co-CEO, expressed his pride in the new cohort, stating "This year's cohort joins our firm's partnership during a time of significant change and opportunity in the global landscape. We are committed to helping our clients navigate these challenges and our 2025 cohort of new partners have been instrumental in delivering this support. We are very proud of them all for achieving this milestone moment in their careers."

Frank Ryan, Americas Chair and Global Co-CEO, added “Our newly promoted partners are focused on helping their clients succeed in today’s rapidly evolving business environment. They collaborate with their colleagues and give back to their communities. We are proud to welcome them to the partnership and look forward to their contributions to the firm.”

The full list of promotions by office and practice area is as follows:

Aarhus, Denmark

• Camilla Bjørslev Paulsen, Litigation & Regulatory
• Lasse Møller, Litigation & Regulatory

Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Stefan Spaans, Corporate

Atlanta, US

• JJ Gotlieb, Corporate

Austin, US

• Dan Fabian, Corporate

Baltimore, US

• Neill Thupari, Litigation

Birmingham, UK

• Satnam Singh Sahota, Intellectual Property & Technology
• Siona Spillett, Litigation & Regulatory

Boston, US

• John Wei, Tax
• Mary Hagedorn, Real Estate

Bucharest, Romania

• Florin Tineghe, Real Estate

Budapest, Hungary

• Gabor Simon, Finance

Calgary, Canada

• Bill de Jong, Finance

Chicago, US

• Jason Veit, Corporate
• Jon Goreham, Real Estate
• Pam Wang, Corporate

Copenhagen, Denmark

• Mario Fernandez, Tax
• Stefan Westh Wiencken, Corporate

Dallas, US

• Mallory Biblo, Regulatory & Government Affairs
• Todd Mobley, Employment

Doha, Qatar

• Mapanza Nkwilimba, Litigation & Regulatory

Dublin, Ireland

• Orla O'Leary, Employment
• Seán McGrenaghan, Finance

Düsseldorf, Germany

• Lukas Weidner, Real Estate

Hamburg, Germany

• Till Burmeister, Corporate

Helsinki, Finland

• Satu-Anneli Kauranen, Litigation & Regulatory

Houston, US

• Justin Hewett, Finance

Johannesburg, South Africa

• Amy Eliason, Corporate
• Werner Rysbergen, Litigation & Regulatory

Leeds, UK

• Dean Peachey, Real Estate
• Richard McGlasham, Corporate

Liverpool, UK

• Gary Davies, Employment

London, UK

• Danny Westmoreland, Corporate
• Danny McMann, Corporate
• Lorna Edwards, Corporate
• Mark Browne, Litigation & Regulatory
• Victoria Cooper, Litigation & Regulatory

Los Angeles, US

• Ben Fabens-Lassen, Litigation
• Carlo Ingato, Finance
• Tuan Ngo, Tax

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

• Mélody Brunot, Corporate

Madrid, Spain

• Jose Marco, Finance
• Natalia Lopez Condado, Finance

Manchester, UK

• Ben Morton, Finance
• Rob Lyons, Finance

Minneapolis, US

• Ashley Bailey-Chang, Corporate

Montreal, Canada

• Carly Meredith, Employment

Munich, Germany

• Dr. Christoph Dachner, Corporate
• Hanna Lütkens, Corporate

New York, US

• James Manzione, Corporate
• Jon Kinney, Litigation
• Katie Lee, Regulatory & Government Affairs

Oslo, Norway

• Anders Hilt, Real Estate

Philadelphia, US

• Pierre De Oliveira, Intellectual Property & Technology
• Sam Marll, Corporate
• Tim Pfenninger, Litigation

Rome, Italy

• Edoardo Campoj, Finance

Stockholm, Sweden

• David Johansson, Litigation & Regulatory

Toronto, Canada

• Christopher Pejovic, Finance
• Michal Kasprowicz, Intellectual Property & Technology

Vancouver, Canada

• Struan Robertson, Employment

Warsaw, Poland

• Michal Gajdus, Intellectual Property & Technology
• Piotr Miller, Corporate

Wilmington, US

• Aaron Applebaum, Finance
• Jeff Castellano, Intellectual Property & Technology