Legal services
David Carthy
International law firm DLA Piper hopes to create 135 high-value jobs in Ireland over the coming years as it reveals revenue in the country has hit over €30m.
David Carthy, country managing partner for Ireland, said the world’s fourth largest law firm by turnover, with global revenues of $3.69bn (€3.34bn) last year, has always seen “plenty of opportunity” in the Irish market since it launched here in May 2019.
DLA Piper currently employs 115 people, with ambitions to grow the business to 250 people over the next few years.
Carthy said DLA Piper would continue to grow sustainably alongside its clients’ needs, including multinationals, emerging technology companies and governments looking to navigate legal landscapes across continents.
Carthy said traditional sectors DLA Piper has offered services for in Ireland include technology, financial services and life sciences. Increasingly, he said, the firm had seen areas growing in this market such as energy, renewables and insurance.
DLA Piper is holding its transatlantic summit on Wednesday as it marks five years in Ireland.
The summit will be attended by more than 300 business leaders from Ireland and the US, and a packed agenda will examine issues influencing organisations on a global scale, both sides of the Atlantic.
The event will include a keynote from Paschal Donohoe, Public Expenditure Minister.