New director appointment bolsters DLA Piper’s government outsourcing team

DLA Piper has appointed Steven Condie as a Director in its long-established Government Contracting Team from 11 January 2021.

Steven will be based in London and joins from PwC where he was Head of Public Sector Legal. Prior to that he worked for the UK Government as a Deputy Director and Senior Lawyer in the Government Legal Department (GLD). This included time working for Defra, the Department for Transport and the Cabinet Office, where he worked on, amongst other things, complex cross-government transactions. His focus on joining the team will be to provide market leading advice based on his extensive Government contracting and procurement experience.

Commenting on the appointment, partner Sarah Bell of DLA Piper’s Government Contracting Team said: "We are delighted to announce Steven’s appointment. This demonstrates our continuing commitment to Government as a key client and, as a specialist procurement and transactional lawyer, Steven will further enhance our excellent offering.”