Joydeep Dasmunshi > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper LLP (US) continues to expand its presence in the private equity market, adding a group of around 30 PE attorneys from Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP in April 2022, including five partners. The practice focuses on the middle-market, combining considerable strength in complex cross-border transactions with a sector based approach across key industries including technology and healthcare. The team is headed from Atlanta by Joseph Silver , vastly experienced representing PE firms on M&A, leveraged buyouts, and equity investments. Gerry Williams is also a key contact it Atlanta, while in New York, James Kelly is a trusted advisor to several major funds. The Chicago office has been bolstered by the addition of Joydeep Dasmunshi from Perkins Coie LLP in August 2022, who is highly experienced in the technology sector, while in the same month, New York-based Oliver Olah joined from Greenberg Traurig, LLP to strengthen the team’s international transactional offering.