After working for Mallesons for over 20 years Tony Holland has moved to DLA Piper's Dubai office, as its regional head of finance.

Holland, who played a central role in the development of the banking and finance practice group at Mallesons, is looking forward to working closely with the global finance team to build up DLA Piper's finance team across the Middle East.

Regional managing partner for the Middle East David Church said he could not think of a better person to head the firm's regional finance team, since Holland's experience and reputation are "exceptional."