DLA Piper today announces the addition of Julia Gorham as Head of the Asia Employment practice. Julia joins as a partner from JP Morgan where she was the Executive Director, Litigation and Employment Counsel, Asia Pacific, since 2010.

Prior to working at JP Morgan Julia was in private practice at Allen & Overy both in London and Hong Kong. Julia brings with her recognized expertise in employment law and internal investigations, as well as contentious regulatory proceedings and a broad range of civil litigation.

Terry O'Malley, Co-Global CEO at DLA Piper said: "Julia is a great addition for us in Asia. Her deep understanding of the financial services industry fits nicely with that part of our practice, and her experience in highly sensitive investigations and regulatory matters provides important depth in an area of emphasis for us within the region, and of strategic importance to our clients in the US, Europe and Australia. Her leadership experience with one of the world’s leading financial institutions provides an important added perspective that will benefit both our lawyers and our clients."

Pattie Walsh, Head of Employment, Asia Pacific, and partner at DLA Piper added: "Julia is a fantastic addition to the Asia employment team, she is a top quality lawyer with fantastic employment law credentials and her experience of working on complex multi-jurisdictional matters aligns well with DLA Piper's practice. We are seeing an increase in the need for work on investigations and regulatory compliance and Julia's appointment will bolster our experience in that area."