DLA Piper’s Australian ally has added a second partner in a week from the UK firm with the hire of public-private partnership (PPP) specialist Alex Guy.

Guy, who is a partner in DLA Piper’s London office, is set to relocate to DLA Phillips Fox’s Brisbane office, where he will advise on projects across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region while also strengthening co-operation with DLA’s Asia practice. He will take up the new role as of 1 January 2010.