dla Flashcards

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areas of law covered by litigation

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``` ○ Antitrust and competition ○ Banking and finance litigation ○ Cybersecurity ○ Investigations ○ IT and Telecoms Disputes ○ Real Estate Litigations ○ Merger control ```

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○ Capital markets - public equity and debt capital transactions inc. initial public offerings (IPOs), rights offerings, listings in international markets ○ Emerging growth and venture capital - emerging growth companies and venture capital ○ M&a ○ Private equity - has market knowledge and exposure to help you achieve goals

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``` ○ Advertising, marketing and promotions ○ Cybersecurity ○ Data protection, privacy and security ○ Franchise ○ Patent litigation ○ Tech transactions ○ Trademark and copyright ```

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- DLA Piper and Aldersgate DLS launch TOKO, a fast, secure and cost effective solution for buying and selling high value assets using blockchain technology - DLA Piper advises Lufthansa Group as main creditor in ZIM Flugsitz insolvency proceedings - DLA Piper advises Big Four accountancy firm on synthetic corporate PPA - DLA Piper sponsors 2020 UK Technology Fast 50 ○ UK technology fast 50 - programme by Deloitte - DLA Piper launches Real Estate AI/automation platform Release ○ Online portal for real estate clients - manages stages of transaction ○ Dedicated dashboard ○ Reduces document processing time by 90% DLA Piper advises Mothercare Global Brand Ltd. on relocation of headquarters

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toko = a unique tokenisation engine and vital component in the digital asset ecosystem. Developed with Aldersgate DLS, TOKO provides smart contract functionality and digital asset creation functionality and assurance. TOKO can be used to create fractions of any asset, whether that be a fund, or a multimillion dollar property. It can help asset owners create unique product offerings, improve asset liquidity and provide clients with access to a wider group of investors, and the creation of unique product structures

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DLA Piper has successfully advised the Lufthansa Group with its entities Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Lufthansa Technik AG and SWISS as main client and main creditor in the insolvency proceedings of ZIM Flugsitz GmbH. All Creditors have unanimously approved the insolvency plan for ZIM Flugsitz GmbH

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DLA Piper has advised a Big Four accountancy firm on their first synthetic Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), with LightsourceBP as the developer. This is milestone in the cPPA world as it marks the first professional services corporate PPA to be signed outside of the US, demonstrating the development in the use of cPPAs by a more diverse group of businesses

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DLA Piper is pleased to sponsor the 2020 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, for the fourth year running, As one of the UK’s foremost technology award programmes and now in its 23rd year, it ranks the country’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies, based on revenue growth.

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DLA Piper today announces the launch of Release, an online, secure portal and platform for real estate clients which can be used to view and manage each step of a standard transaction and all the legal elements of a deal in one place – resulting in considerable time savings.

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DLA Piper has advised Mothercare Global Brand Ltd on exiting its lease agreement of the former Mothercare Headquarters in Watford, Hertfordshire together with advising on the acquisition of the Company's new headquarters in Apsley.

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○ Offers trainees to try different things so you can figure out what you like ○ 4 x 6 month rotations across 8 practice groups ○ Breadth of knowledge - Tom Herbert and Astrid Leonhard Large trainee intake = social

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``` ○ Experience of global conference ○ Meet people around the world ○ Share knowledge ○ Work collaboratively across borders ○ 6 months ```

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○ International Induction in London - inspiring key note speakers, networking events ○ Buddy-mentor scheme ○ Formal training courses - business, skills training ○ International Career Academies

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○ Alumni network | Career progression = prioritised

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international graduate programme won 4 awards at the All About Law Awards in 2018 § DLA TC = best out of 50 firms ○ Internationally acclaimed - German training programme wins Azur 100 award in 2018 ○ Top 100 graduate employers, The Times 2020 ○ 2019 winner of best on-boarding experience (target jobs)

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○ Every voice counts and every success is recognised ○ Don't want 'DLA' person - everyone is different ○ Values: collaborative, bold, supportive, exceptional ○ Want to reflect real world and attract diverse, talented people Personal and professional growth - full potential, tailored approach to helping you with your individual career ® Better business = diverse ® Want to represent different opinions/backgrounds etc ® Aims: enable excellence, develop capability, drive efficiencies ® Goals: celebrate, empower, commit ® Employee networks: iris, mosaic

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○ International Career Academies - leaders brought together, meet new people, gain commercial/managerial skills in collaborative environment ○ International programmes - grow career, professional coaching, mentoring etc.

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○ WorkSmart - agile working. Different stages of life/career, prioritisation of family. Unified approach across jurisdictions ○ Law (Gender Balance) ○ PACT (Family & Carers) - D&I strategy Reverse mentoring

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○ Best Gender Diversity Initiative by International Law Firm at Euromoney Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2018 ○ Mansfield Certified Plus status for encouraging diversity ○ Named in top 50 law firms of Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers, 2017

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- Strategy ○ Challenge status quo - Client tech tools/products ○ Legal tech team - innovative tech. focus = legal tech tools e.g. collaborative platforms, machine assisted contract analysis tools and document automation software - Lawyer tech tools/products ○ Notify tool - streamlines every aspect of data breach reporting, offers methodology to inform regulators. Commended by FT innovative lawyers awards 2019 ○ Strategic sourcing practice - outsourcing advising

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- Resources ○ Technology's legal edge (global tech sector blog) § Articles inc. on public scrutiny of Big Tech, esp. due to Social Dilemma doc § 5g supply chain diversification strategy - wants to make it more secure to threats ○ techlaw video series on Youtube ○ techlaw podcast series § Shifting the workplace in a post pandemic world - motivation, virtual working, inspiring staff ○ techlaw event series techlaw video series on youtube

Answer 22

○ Brexit and fintech - 2018 § Free movement of people = important for Fintech § Difficult for London to maintain pre-eminence in innovation scene ○ Opportunities and challenges in fintech - 2019 § AI and machine learning - changes how we use and understand data § Impact on workforce - restructuring. Decline of some jobs but also new jobs that are more interesting ○ Innovation with m&a - 2019 § You can either: buy, build or collaborate § M&a uses acquisitions for growth § Need to develop market sensing capabilities due to the amount of private companies § You also need regulatory precautions ○ Diversity and inclusion on global scale - 2020 § There is an inherent value in difference § Diversity - how do you define what that means globally? How do you track success? § Need to feel like we can thrive ○ Gender imbalance in fintech in africa - 2020 § Men have confidence to assert themselves

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- Done secondment with banks and fintech - Businesses need help with real estate, IP, employment - Tech index - looks at development from financial services perspective - Payments no longer require bank account - fintechs are working on this especially in foreign exchange area ○ Can also come within established infrastructure - Technology can move faster than regulatory law ○ Need to innovate within regulatory framework - Value of data = increasingly important - Flexibility in lending in time of COVID § FCA has consumer protection at core § But scrutiny continues

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○ 200,000 pro bono hours in 2019 ○ New perimeter = DLA"s non-profit affiliate, long term pro bono work ○ Examples § Access to justice - pro bono clinics □ Know your rights programme - legal education and mentoring to asylum seekers and refugees § Empowering civil society - work with charities and NGOs through providing legal advice

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§ Know your rights project: legal training for refugees and asylum seekers ○ Sessions inc. improving CV, accessing housing § Helping asylum seekers and migrants with housing, healthcare and accessing benefits ○ Working with Deighton Pierce Glynn (social justice law firm) ○ Work with Hackney Migrant Centre and Project 17 - charity that supports migrant women with children/are pregnant who are destitute § Work with Reprieve - UK NGO that uses law to fight human rights abuses like death penalty ○ Working on project to support number of prisoners on death row whose confessions were extracted through torture ○ Drafting individual complaints to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention - lawyers from UK, Germany, Belgium and Amsterdam § Gave example of father wanting to be reunited with children in Iraq

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○ Head Start - social mobility programme in UK, Australia, China, Kenya ○ Global scholarships - helps law students from less developed countries

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○ One of first firms subscribing to UN Global Compact's 10 universal principles re. HR, labour etc. § Annual communication on progress against the principles and UN broader development goals ○ Tackling illegal wildlife trade ○ DLA Piper commits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of sustainability strategy ○ Energy and climate change ○ Direct emissions: fuel and gas, fridges (1%) ○ Indirect emissions: electricity (3%) ○ Value chain emissions: capital goods, energy, business travel (96%) ○ Can encourage clients/suppliers to act more sustainably

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○ UNICEF | § 2 mill in cash and 6 mill in pro bono advice

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○ Interactive website ○ Coronavirus resource center - insights, events and contacts ○ Coronavirus regulatory monitoring team - monitoring service ○ Up Again - programme to help business get back into business - webinars, articles

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○ Can filter by corporate transactions/corporate governance, workplace relations, financial instruments and transactions, supply chain resilience, disputes and regulatory problems , property, tax ○ When you click on sub-section it will tailor advice to your country ○ E.g. school closures = sub-section of workplace relations § Recognises childcare obligations of many staff E.g. data protection - need to comply with GDPR but can process data if there are vital or legitimate interests. Knowing if someone has COVID comes under this, esp. due to medicinal subclause

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○ How will the UK construction supply chain reset and reinvent itself as it emerges from the ravages of COVID-19? ○ UK redundancy-related payments: Common areas of tax difficulty and risk ○ Vlog series: How to raise equity capital during the Coronavirus pandemic (UK)

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WIN (what in house lawyers need) law& - aldersgate 4 businesses dla piper intelligence design thinking

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- WIN (what in house lawyers need) ○ In-house insights ○ Events and training ○ Publications to gain knowledge ○ Forums ○ Report on the in house lawyers role in covid Looks at various concerns for in house lawyers - changes to legal objectives, treatment to work force. Are organisations well set up to support their legal teams?

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○ Litigating funding - Aldersgate Litigation Funding ○ Funds corporate litigation for clients ○ Allows for different conversation with clients who are litigating - USP ○ But also allows for better reputation overall even if they don't sell litigation ○ AI - Aiscencion ○ Can review 2 mill docs a day and detect cartel behaviour e.g. price fixing ○ 1 mill docs in 13 mins with errors picked up ○ DLA Piper Business Advisory - consulting business that works with law firm ○ Used design thinking to identify things that are difficult for clients to do ○ Integrated solutions with law firm and consulting ○ 2 solutions § Sustainability & ESG □ Change and management § Integrated mergers and acquisition process □ Over 70% of m&a does not deliver what expected □ Process goes all the way through due diligence to completion and then does post-merger process □ No one in world does this properly ○ Toko - an asset tokenisation programme run out of Hong Kong ○ Can mit tokens ○ Tokenisation = way of future

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``` ○ Corporate Power Purchase Agreements ○ Global trademark guide ○ Global litigation guide § Interactive - pick topic and country for tailored advice ○ Dispute resolution in the middle east ○ Contract laws ○ Investment rules of the world ○ Global expansion ○ Mergers and acquisitions ○ Patent laws ○ Telecommunications ○ Real estate ○ Data protection ○ Legal professional privilege ```

Answer 36

- Is the opportunity right for DLA? ○ Right client? ○ Right work? ○ Can it be carried out in profitable way - Fee proposals - Negotiation of fee structure - Marriage of business professionals and commercial business professionals in negotiation process (not only partners but other members) - Winning clients and turning revenue into profitable revenue

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group exercise - my idea is to introduce a DLA Piper Business Technology Consulting service ○ Brings together DLA's expertise in tech e.g. in their Kira technology and experience in AI - Also allows DLA to reach their pre-existing sectors liam cowell interview

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○ American firms are not full-service outside the US ○ There is no international magic circle firm with big foothold in US Magic circle doesn’t work in US, US doesn’t work outside US ○ International - DLA = a partnership □ 650 partners across countries □ But you cant have all partners make decisions □ Hence why there is managing board with Simon as CEO

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□ International sector head for each sector □ Immerse oneself in sector so we can understand Reflected in marketing strategy

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○ DLA has been helping Pfizer with vaccine rollout § But they had been working with them for 10 years § They turned to DLA as natural choice with vaccine § Strategy = cultivating long term relationships on international level

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○ Generate revenue through billing - sell time we spend ○ Costs ○ Fixed: people and premises i.e. rent ○ Profit = divided across partners ○ alternative fee arrangements inc. fixed bill/structured fee and scope ○ Pure hourly bill is in decline

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- International ○ Farringdon station will have direct line to heathrow every 6 mins ○ Important for global law firm and travel - Cultural hub Cultural mile - smithfield market until barbican - London fashion week etc. will happen close - Puts DLA at heart of area that is very vibrant - great place to work and socialise ○ Important because law is also about relationships - Collaboration - london office is based on footprint of everyone having own desk ○ 500 lawyers in london offices ○ Full service law firm unlike magic circle which is weak in IP etc. - Creativity - Filled with amazing art by emerging artists (art committee) - Culture club - encourage staff to get involved in artistic endeavours ○ Photography competitions ○ Drawing classes - Gym, canteen, bicycle storage - Client areas on 7th and 8th floors Roof terraces

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- Finance, restructuring team - Growth in corporate - Will magic circle change emphasis away from corporate? - Wants to do less low value stuff - Leverage finance - Growing sectors ○ Digital ○ Gdpr

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- DLA has made good progress in being seen as global rather than national firm - Increase in UK work but also larger increase in asking UK staff to engage internationally - Doesn’t want to just do big ticket work, but support in all aspects of business life e.g. real estate, employment - Greater degree of integration financially with US offices ○ DLA international lacks financial integration with US - US market is biggest for legal spend - Asia but particularly china - huge opportunity as few international firms have cracked it - DLA piper group from africa - strongest among any law firm in africa ○ Morocco and south africa offices ○ And then networks across other countries

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- US law firms and magic circles - loss of talent for DLA - Flexible working is the future - Need new way of rewarding people noting that people are more flexible about how they work Regional approach allows people to be flexible about where they live (i.e. not just London) and still have community that comes from office work

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○ 30% partners women in 2025, 40% by 2030

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○ Living wage ○ Responsible procurement ○ Human rights and modern slavery ○ Supplier diversity ○ Ensure that own supply chain = sustainable ○ Bringing all suppliers into science based targets Mitigating risks and maximising positive impacts

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○ Client demand - diversity of thought, skills and experience brings creativity and better client solutions ○ Profitability ○ Innovation, engagement and wellbeing Our brand