DLA Piper has lost six partners in Canberra, leaving the firm’s office in the Australian capital with just two partners.

The lawyers are joining HWL Ebsworth Lawyers in August to open the firm’s Canberra office, the Australian firm announced on 9 May. The departures come in the wake of DLA Piper’s merger with DLA Phillips Fox, which has already seen ten partners leave the firm for smaller rivals.