DLA Piper announced it has appointed partners Dr. Michael Zollner and Dr. Carl Renner to establish and lead the Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) in Germany from September 1, 2024. The LDC is part of DLA Piper’s Law& for disruptive legal, technology, and business advisory solutions.
Michael and Carl will be joining from Pinsent Masons, where they were co-heads of Vario, emphasizing on delivering innovative managed legal services as well as flexible staffing solutions for clients. They combine many years of experience advising clients on commercial and technology law and innovative legal solutions.
DLA Piper’s newly created LDC in Germany combines traditional legal advice with innovative and technical solutions to deliver holistic managed legal services. And the LDC will make advisory services even more efficient for projects with different levels of complexity, thereby adding considerable value to clients. By offering services such as legal project management, electronic document management, technology solutions and flexible staffing, DLA Piper’s portfolio will be aligned even more closely to the evolving needs of clients.
KEY QUOTES:
“The establishment of the LDC as a cost-efficient and technology-supported basis for supporting our clients is a further building block of our growth and innovation strategy in Germany.”
– Dr. Kai Bodenstedt, co-managing partner of DLA Piper in Germany together with Dr. Martin Haller
“We are delighted that Dr Carl Renner and Dr Michael Zollner, two highly regarded partners with many years of experience in the field of managed legal services, will be building up this area in Germany together with their team and we warmly welcome them.”
– Dr. Martin Haller
“Certain tasks of legal departments also require economic and technical understanding and can be completed even faster and more efficiently with innovative tools, optimized processes and appropriate resources. This is precisely why we offer clients in Germany and internationally a real competitive advantage with DLA Piper’s Law& solutions.”
– Dr. Carl Renner and Dr. Michael Zollner
