DLA Piper has named Peter Jones as a Sydney-based partner in its intellectual property and technology group. He joins the firm from Gilbert + Tobin, where he was a partner in the TMT and project services team.

Jones has a long-standing reputation in the technology and sourcing market in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and has strong relationships with key market participants including major financial institutions, technology companies, public sector organizations and telecoms companies. He has a strong track record in advising on major system integration projects; sourcing arrangements; shared services initiatives; network-related projects and services engagements; service redesign programmes; and information technology transactions.

“[Peter’s] appointment represents a strategic addition to our rapidly expanding technology sector offering across the Asia Pacific region,” says Melinda Upton, DLA Piper Australia’s head of IPT.