Todd Toral, chair of cross-border litigation for the Americas at DLA Piper, is joining Jenner & Block as a complex commercial litigation partner in Los Angeles.

Toral, tapped by DLA Piper in 2014 to be part of a cross-border litigation leadership team, primarily handles bank disputes and private equity matters. Toral said he was drawn to the strength of Jenner & Block's practice in Japan, where he once lived.

The Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm has only one office outside the country, in London, but Jenner & Block has been representing Japanese companies in U.S. litigation since the 1980s. Jenner & Block's embrace of Toral's pro bono activities also weighed in the firm's favor, he said.