Pattie Walsh will join the firm in early August as a partner and as head of its Asia employment practice. Alison Smith, a senior associate, will also join the team in Asia.
They both join DLA Piper from Minter Ellison 
, where Pattie was head of employment, Greater China, and Alison was a senior associate.
DLA Piper’s employment practice has 250 lawyers globally.
DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms in the world, with more than 3,700 lawyers in North America and Europe.
