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QUICK SPARK: DLA Piper Makes Its Private Credit Move With Three Senior Latham Hires

Benzinga·10/12/2026 19:39:02

Global law firm DLA Piper has tapped three senior lawyers from Latham & Watkins in an effort to strengthen its private credit and capital solutions practice.

Seung-Ju Paik and Preeta Paragash both served as counsel at Latham and have now joined the firm as partners, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. 

Jess Sheff is also joining the firm after 16 years as a partner at Latham. In that role, he advised some of the largest asset managers, including BlackRock Inc. and Apollo Global Management.

The Phoenix-based law firm is making a larger push into private credit, leveraged finance and strategic capital initiatives, Bloomberg added.

In March, the firm began its capital solutions business led by former head of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s special situations and private credit business Ranesh Ramanathan. The company also added Alex Cushman and Daniel Wayte.

The company plans to add several more teams to its roster this year. 

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