DLA Piper Boosts Its Labor Practice in Asia
Pattie Walsh, the former head of employment for the Greater China region at Australia's Minter Ellison, will join DLA Piper in August to head the firm's Asia employment practice. Joining Walsh from Minter Ellison is associate Alison Smith. Based in DLA's Hong Kong office, Walsh will focus on staffing issues associated with mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and outsourcing in Asia.