Addleshaw Goddard has boosted its Manchester corporate team with the hire of a partner from DLA Piper.

Neal Shepherd, who has been at DLA in 1992 and made partner in 1996, is set to join Addleshaws at the end of August. He specialises in private equity work and M&A, and will become Addleshaws’ 38th corporate partner across its three offices in Manchester, Leeds and London.