DLA Piper announced the promotion of over 60 lawyers to its global partnership effective May 1, 2026, reflecting continued expansion across multiple practice areas and international markets.
The Corporate practice group accounted for the largest number of promotions with 20 new partners, followed by Litigation with 12 promotions. Additional promotions were made across Finance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Real Estate, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Employment, Investment Funds, and Tax.
Regionally, the United States recorded the highest number of promotions with 24 new partners, followed by Continental Europe with 14, the United Kingdom with nine, Canada with six, and Australia with five.
The newly promoted partners include:
- Alexander Severance, Aarhus, Denmark, Litigation and Regulatory
- Diederik Schuurmans, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Corporate
- DK Donghyun Kim, Atlanta, US, Corporate
- Edward Eisdell-Moore, Auckland, New Zealand, Intellectual Property and Technology
- Lara Assaf, Austin, US, Investment Funds
- Zac Loney, Austin, US, Intellectual Property
- Allen Xu, Beijing, China, Intellectual Property and Technology
- Ian Graves, Birmingham, UK, Real Estate
- Oriana Montani, Boston, US, Real Estate
- Péter Szajlai, Budapest, Hungary, Corporate
- Nick Beard, Chicago, US, Real Estate
- Haley R. Curry, Dallas, US, Regulatory and Government Affairs
- Adrianus Schoorl, Dubai, UAE, Litigation and Regulatory
- Barry Noonan, Dublin, Ireland, Real Estate
- Conor McEneaney, Dublin, Ireland, Intellectual Property and Technology
- Lee K. Axford, Edmonton, Canada, Corporate
- Rob D. McDonald, Edmonton, Canada, Intellectual Property and Technology
- Dr Marcus P. Lerch, Hamburg, Germany, Litigation and Regulatory
- Nils Grunicke, Hamburg, Germany, Employment
- KC Tai, Hong Kong, China, Litigation and Regulatory
- Brian Malcomess, Johannesburg, South Africa, Corporate
- Ben Collins, Leeds, UK, Corporate
- Clare McLaren, London, UK, Corporate
- Katie Palms, London, UK, Litigation and Regulatory
- Liam Freeman, London, UK, Corporate
- Mark Briggs, London, UK, Litigation and Regulatory
- Natalie Thorn, London, UK, Finance
- Philip Povey, London, UK, Finance
- Greg Young, Los Angeles, US, Finance
- Francisco Bachiller Ströhlein, Madrid, Spain, Corporate
- Jonathan Paines, Manchester, UK, Corporate
- Maddison Hardiman, Melbourne, Australia, Corporate
- Sarah Birkett, Melbourne, Australia, Intellectual Property and Technology
- Joseline Rodriguez, Miami, US, Corporate
- Maximilian Viski-Hanka, Miami, US, Investment Funds
- François Tremblay, Montréal, Canada, Corporate
- Carina Meleca, New York, US, Corporate
- Dan Kagan, New York, US, Regulatory and Government Affairs
- Neal Kronley, New York, US, Litigation
- Orley Granot, New York, US, Finance
- Steven M. Rosato, New York, US, Litigation
- Hamza Akli, Paris, France, Litigation and Regulatory
- Louis-Augustin Jourdan, Paris, France, Tax
- Matthew Roberts, Perth, Australia, Finance
- Dylan Caplan, Philadelphia, US, Corporate
- Rachel A.H. Horton, Philadelphia, US, Litigation
- Gina H. Lee, Raleigh, US, Corporate
- Nicoletta Alfano, Rome, Italy, Finance
- Kevin England, San Diego, US, Tax
- Bianca Jean LaCaille, Seattle, US, Corporate
- Joseph Davison, Seattle, US, Litigation
- Anders Svensson Clark, Stockholm, Sweden, Finance
- Emil Alexanderson, Stockholm, Sweden, Real Estate
- Conor Dolphin, Sydney, Australia, Corporate
- Mitch Robertson, Sydney, Australia, Employment
- Cristina Mihalceanu, Toronto, Canada, Intellectual Property and Technology
- Rosalie A. Clark, Vancouver, Canada, Litigation
- Tyson Gratton, Vancouver, Canada, Corporate
- Paweł Turek, Warsaw, Poland, Finance
- James Patrick McGraw, Washington DC, US, Corporate
- James Stewart, Washington DC, US, Intellectual Property
- Peter Shroyer, Washington DC, US, Regulatory and Government Affairs
- Thomas E. Daley, Washington DC, US, Regulatory and Government Affairs
DLA Piper said the promotions reflect the firm’s continued global growth strategy and its investment across core client advisory areas including corporate transactions, litigation, finance, regulatory matters, intellectual property, and real estate.
Allen Xu will assume the title and role of Head of Trademark, Copyright and Media, Beijing. And Conor Dolphin will remain as senior associate (Partner-Elect) until eligible for partnership in Australia in Q3 2026
KEY QUOTES:
“Our new partners have the sharp judgment, solutions-oriented mindset, and collaborative approach clients expect of DLA Piper. They’ve earned the trust of clients and colleagues alike, and we’re proud to welcome them to the partnership.”
Frank Ryan, Global Chair And Global Co-CEO, DLA Piper
“This is a special moment for each of our new partners, and we congratulate them on an important achievement. Their promotions demonstrate DLA Piper’s depth of talent across the world, the value and quality we offer our clients, and the continued evolution of our global firm.”
Charles Severs, Global Co-CEO, DLA Piper
