DLA Piper Global CEO Race Shrinks to Partners Severs, Lemarchand

Two DLA Piper partners, one based in London and the other in Paris, are vying to replace Simon Levine as global co-CEO, the highest post at the mega-firm.

The winner will serve along with New York-based Frank Ryan, who was reelected to a second term as co-CEO earlier this year.

The race has narrowed to Charles Severs and Stephane Lemarchand, a firm spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

London-based Severs is an M&A lawyer whose clients have included John Menzies PLC, Symphony Technology Group, Elekta Inc., and Hexcel Corp. Lemarchand, based in Paris, an intellectual property lawyer who concentrates on information technology transactions ...