Deals
DLA Piper Forms World’s Largest Law Firm With Australian Merger
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DLA Piper said it will merge with its Australian partner DLA Phillips Fox, adding about 600 lawyers to create the world’s largest law firm with more than 4,000 attorneys.
“The Asia Pacific region is expected to continue to be dominant,” in global takeovers this year, Alastair Da Costa, Chicago-based DLA Piper’s Asia Pacific managing director, said in an interview. The merger is subject to partnership votes and is targeted to take effect May 1.