Leah
Dunlop

Equity Partner
Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between. Maya Angelou

Leah advises clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactions and projects, including M&A, Private Equity, strategic alliances, and reorganizations, with a consolidated track record in regulated sectors such as Automotive, Consumer, Energy & Natural Resources, Financial Institutions and Industrials.
The corporate and financial investors she advises benefit from her global outlook, gained over her 35+ year career straddling the United Kingdom and Italy, seasoned deal-making skills and her talent for project management to help overcome the obstacles and close their projects, on time and within budget.

 

Leah joined the firm in September 2022.
Leah qualified as a solicitor in Hogan Lovells’ London office, where she was a founding member of its Private Equity practice and became a partner in 1991. In 2000, Leah relocated to Rome to support the opening and development of Hogan Lovells’ Italian offices.

  • Legal 500 2025

    Hall of Fame for Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Next Generation Partner for Energy

  • Chambers Europe 2025

    Ranked Lawyer for Corporate M&A – High-end Capability

  • Chambers Global 2025

    Ranked Lawyer for Corporate M&A

  • Leaders League 2025

    Highly recommended for M&A: Large Cap Transactions

M&A – Private Equity Commercial and corporate Energy Manufacturing

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