DLA Piper acts for clients ranging from multinational Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging multinationals. It is regularly instructed in key litigation, both at first instance, and at appeal stages. The group frequently acts in complex cross-border restructures, and other business critical matters. In addition, it has been busy working on various confidential investigations for its clients. Practice head Tim Marshall mainly focuses on boardroom disputes, and on other matters such as partnership cases. Jonathan Exten-Wright specialises in complicated class-actions, and on other sensitive issues.
Testimonials
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‘Tim Marshall is very personable, great listener, asks really good, sensible, probing questions to ensure he understands the issues and the outcomes. He is very patient and empathetic.'
‘Great client relationship - always responsive and willing to try new approaches. Jonathan Exten-Wright - nothing is too much trouble, always responsive and goes out of his way to help.’
‘The team at DLA, in particular Kat Gibson, is great. She is an expert in the issues that we face on employment status and the gig economy.’
‘They are reliable and responsive. I never have to worry as they always think of everything.’
‘DLA Piper's London employment legal team have really upped their game and have a strong set of associates who are informed, thorough and easy to work with.'
‘Vinita Arora is a sophisticated advisor, never phased and good at understanding the needs of the business. I feel confident at putting her in front of the most senior of stakeholders.'
- 'The people have always been responsive, attentive, practical and outcome-focused. The standard of legal advice has always been high, but what I have appreciated even more is their focus on truly understanding the issues at hand and developing proposed solutions accordingly.'
Key clients
- The UK Ministry of Defence
Work highlights
- Acting for The UK Ministry of Defence on all aspects of this long term, £1.7bn project to combine recruitment across all three Armed Services: the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tim Marshall