DLA Piper

DLA Piper
No. of attorneys4,255 (2022)[1]
Major practice areasArbitration, Banking, Competition and Trade, Corporate Crime, Corporate Finance, Employment, Energy, Government Affairs, Hospitality and Leisure, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pensions, Private Equity, Real Estate, Restructuring, Securities, Tax, Technology
Key people
RevenueUS$3.68 billion (2022)[1]
Profit per equity partnerUS$2.8 million (2022)[1]
Date foundedFirst parent firm founded 1764; current organization dates to 2005 (by merger)
Company typeSwiss Verein (2 LLPs)
Websitedlapiper.com

DLA Piper is a law firm with offices in over 40 countries across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. [4]

It was founded in 2005 through the merger between three law firms: San Diego–based Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Baltimore-based Piper Rudnick LLP and United Kingdom–based DLA LLP. DLA Piper is now composed of multiple partnerships operating under a shared global network in a organizational structure known as a Swiss Verein.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "'Scale Can't Be Overstated': DLA Piper Posts 6% Revenue Gain in 2022". Law.com. 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "About us". DLA Piper. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "DLA Piper elects deal lawyer as mega firm's new global co-chair". Reuters. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Facts and Figures". DLA Piper. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Legal Notices - Global | DLA Piper". www.dlapiper.com. Retrieved 17 October 2024.