DLA's Knowles got £1.7m profit share in 2010-11

DLA Piper’s highest earning partner, understood to be joint chief executive officer and managing partner Nigel Knowles, earned £1.711m in 2010-11, up from £1.627m the year before, according to the firm’s LLPs.

DLA Piper International’s LLP accounts, which comprise the firm’s operations in the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East and Asia, also show that the group pulled in £619.913m in revenue in 2010-11, up from £590.758m the previous year.

Over the same period, operating profit also grew, from £190.129m in 2009-10 to £226.491m in 2010-11. The amount available for discretionary division among partners was £177.535m, up from £135.722m.

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