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Key facts

Vital statistics

  • Nearly 8,000 people across 69 offices in 30 countries
  • Over 3,500 lawyers, including more than 1,000 partners globally 
  • More than 20 offices in key US markets
  • Over 25 offices across continental Europe
  • Eight UK offices: Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Sheffield
  • Six offices in Asia
  • Seven offices in the Middle East
  • Nine members of the DLA Piper Group – an alliance of independent law firms with exclusive agreements with us located in Africa, Australasia and Europe
  • Over 100,000 hours of pro bono legal services donated in both 2006 and 2007
  • In 2008 almost 3,000 of our people in Europe, Asia and the Middle East contributed to the firm's CSR activity, equating to over 23,000 hours valued in excess of £3,500,000
  • Ranked #1 by American Lawyer for pro bono participation
  • The first law firm to achieve ISO 14001 certification in every office, committing us significantly reducing our impact on the environment

Rankings

Global

  • First by turnover, according to the Legal Business Global 100 2009
"The phenomenal rise of DLA Piper, now the world’s largest law firm, will also make many of the old guard sit up and question their own approach. When the concept of the truly global law firm really took off a decade ago, none of DLA Piper’s constituent parts was even in the top 50, let alone near its summit. The global slowdown could prove to be the making of DLA Piper."
James Baxter, Editor, 'Legal Business' magazine
  • First by volume of global M&A deals, according to mergermarket 2008

US

  • First in the US by revenue, according to The Lawyer’s 2008 US Top 50
  • First by number of lawyers, according to NLJ 250 Report 2008

UK

  • Fifth by revenue, according to Legal Business 100 2009
  • First by volume of UK M&A deals, according to mergermarket and Bloomberg 2008

Europe

  • First by volume of mid-market deals, according to mergermarket 2008

Asia Pacific

  • First by volume of Asia M&A deals, according to M&A Asia Legal Advisor League Table 2008
  • First by volume of Greater China M&A deals to bidders, according to mergermarket 2008