DLA Piper expanded its corporate and restructuring practices in Dallas with two new hires this month.
Daniel Prieto and Richard Cheng have lateraled to DLA from Jones Day and Dykema, respectively.
Prieto is a restructuring expert who represents companies in chapter 11 reorganizations and has specialized in achieving permanent resolutions of mass asbestos tort liabilities through section 524(g) plans of reorganization.
Cheng is a corporate lawyer who focuses on corporate transactions, regulatory, compliance matters and administrative appeals. He has significant experience in the health care arena, having served as the general counsel and vice president of two different health care companies earlier in his career.