DLA Piper starts March with four strategic partner appointments

Global law firm DLA Piper has strengthened its Corporate, Finance and Tax practices with the appointment of four new partners across London and Luxembourg, effective today.

Markjan van Schaardenburgh

Also joining in London is Markjan van Schaardenburgh, who strengthens the firm’s global Private Equity and M&A offering. Joining from Ashurst, Markjan is dual‑qualified in England & Wales and South Africa, he brings more than two decades of experience advising firms and companies across Europe and Africa on complex M&A, downstream private equity, private capital transactions, corporate restructurings and governance mandates.

Cathrine Foldberg Møller

In Luxembourg, Cathrine Foldberg Møller joins the firm's Finance practice with a highly successful pan‑European financial services regulatory practice. She joins from Simmons & Simmons, and advises financial institutions, insurers, FinTechs (including crypto‑asset service providers) and other financial sector professionals on banking and payments, investment activities, product regulation and financial promotion. Her experience spans major regulatory frameworks including MiFID, CRD6, Crowdfunding, PSD3, DORA, MiCA and tokenisation, as well as licensing and perimeter matters.

Mark Brown

Mark Brown also joins the firm's Finance practice in London. He brings more than 20 years’ experience advising on structured products, derivatives, securities lending, regulatory advisory work and bank reorganisation projects, including M&A and ESG policy development. A former Linklaters partner, Mark most recently worked at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority as a Policy Technical Specialist in the Infrastructure and Exchanges Directorate - Capital Markets Sustainable Finance Division. He has worked across multiple jurisdictions including Tokyo and Hong Kong before returning to London.

Gareth Amdor

Gareth Amdor joins the firm’s Tax practice in London. A highly experienced tax lawyer, Gareth previously led the restructuring and expansion of Reed Smith’s UK tax practice and brings over 28 years of UK taxation experience. He is recognised for his deep private equity expertise, advising across funds, real estate, cross‑border M&A, corporate finance, restructuring, venture capital and hedge fund structuring. He will lead DLA Piper’s UK Transaction Tax practice.

Sandra Wallace CBE, Deputy Managing Partner and Managing Director, International Practice Groups, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Gareth, Markjan, Cathrine and Mark to DLA Piper. Their deep sector knowledge and international experience will further strengthen our Corporate, Finance and Tax practices in areas that are critical to our clients. We are delivering on our strategic growth strategy and along with excellent new hires, there are several more exciting additions in the pipeline.

"As the needs of our clients grow in scale and complexity, these appointments reflect our continued focus on hiring leading lawyers to ensure we continue to deliver innovative solutions and high-quality service to our clients.”