Eversheds Sutherland adds four partners, three from DLA Piper

Eversheds Sutherland has added four partners as it steps up growth across its transactional risk, arbitration and construction groups, with three hires coming from DLA Piper.

Transactional risk insurance

Laura Marcelli and Matt Davies join in London from DLA to strengthen the firm’s transactional risk insurance offering, covering everything from warranty & indemnity (W&I) to tax liability insurance. These insurance products are the financial safety nets behind many M&A transactions, helping buyers, sellers and insurers smooth out risk and keep deals on track.

Marcelli became a partner at DLA in 2023 and has advised on hundreds of transactions for insurers as well as buyers and sellers, while Davies brings experience in international tax, M&A structuring and reorganisations. He was made up at DLA in 2021.

Construction

Also coming from DLA is Ben Peecock, who joins the construction team in Leeds. His two-decade career spans major civil engineering and infrastructure projects, including green energy developments across the Nordics, Serbia and Kenya.

Peecock’s hire follows a pair of construction partner additions in September, one from White & Case and another from engineering firm Bechtel - part of a wider five partner group also spanning structured finance, M&A, and data and technology.

Arbitration

Rounding out the quartet is Anne-Marie Lacoste, who joins the international arbitration practice in Paris from disputes powerhouse Quinn Emanuel where she was a counsel. She brings 15 years of experience advising global corporates and public entities on commercial and investment disputes, and regularly appears in arbitration-related litigation before French courts.