DLA Piper announced its second hire of the week with the arrival of veteran mergers and acquisitions partner James Philips from Minter Ellison.

Philips, who is based in Sydney, had been with the independent Australian firm for 30 years—a partner for 23—and most recently served as co-head of its M&A practice. He has advised on takeovers, privatizations and equity capital markets deals, among other related transactions.