DLA Piper

DLA Piper
No. of attorneys	4,255 (2022)
Major practice areas	Arbitration, 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	Simon Levine; (Global Co-CEO); Frank Ryan; (Global Co-CEO); Jon Hayes; (Global Co-Chair);
Revenue	US$3.68 billion (2022)
Profit per equity partner	US$2.8 million (2022)
Date founded	First parent firm founded 1764; current organization dates to 2005 (by merger)
Company type	Swiss Verein (2 LLPs)
Website	dlapiper.com

DLA Piper is a law firm with offices in over 40 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.^[4] In 2021, it was the third largest law firm in the United States by revenue.^[5]

DLA Piper was formed in January 2005 by a merger between three law firms: San Diego-based Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Baltimore-based Piper Rudnick LLP and United Kingdom-based DLA LLP. It is composed of two partnerships, the United Kingdom-based DLA Piper International LLP and the United States-based DLA Piper LLP (US). The two partnerships share a single global board and are structured as a Swiss Verein.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c "'Scale Can't Be Overstated': DLA Piper Posts 6% Revenue Gain in 2022". Law.com. 14 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "About us". DLA Piper. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "DLA Piper elects deal lawyer as mega firm's new global co-chair". Reuters. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ "Facts and Figures". DLA Piper. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
^ Jones, Ashby (27 April 2015). "Latham & Watkins Tops the AmLaw 100 For the First Time". WSJ Law Blog. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ "Firm Leadership". DLA Piper. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

[amlaw1213-1] "'Scale Can't Be Overstated': DLA Piper Posts 6% Revenue Gain in 2022". Law.com. 14 March 2023.

[abouten-2] "About us". DLA Piper. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

[reuters22-3] "DLA Piper elects deal lawyer as mega firm's new global co-chair". Reuters. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

[facts-4] "Facts and Figures". DLA Piper. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.

[5] Jones, Ashby (27 April 2015). "Latham & Watkins Tops the AmLaw 100 For the First Time". WSJ Law Blog. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

[board-6] "Firm Leadership". DLA Piper. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

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No. of attorneys	4,255 (2022)^[1]
Major practice areas	Arbitration, 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	Simon Levine^[2]^[3] (Global Co-CEO) Frank Ryan^[2]^[3] (Global Co-CEO) Jon Hayes^[2]^[3] (Global Co-Chair)
Revenue	US$3.68 billion (2022)^[1]
Profit per equity partner	US$2.8 million (2022)^[1]
Date founded	First parent firm founded 1764; current organization dates to 2005 (by merger)
Company type	Swiss Verein (2 LLPs)
Website	dlapiper.com