DLA this week made a bold attempt to grab a slice of the City securitisation market with the appointment of two former London partners of US firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Jeanne Bartlett and Conor Downey will join DLA’s 105-partner London office on 1 November charged with launching a bank-led securitisation and capital markets practice. Orricks of counsel Sonnia Kaufmann is also joining DLA as an associate.