Key facts
Vital statistics
- Nearly 8,000 people across 76 offices in 30 countries
- Over 4,200 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
- Five offices in Australia
- Seven offices in the Middle East
- Ten members of the DLA Piper Group – an alliance of independent law firms with exclusive agreements with us located in Africa, New Zealand and Europe
- Ranked #1 by American Lawyer for pro bono participation
- In 2010, donated nearly 156,000 hours valued at $75m worldwide
- The first law firm to achieve ISO 14001 certification in every office, committing us significantly reducing our impact on the environment
Rankings and awards
Global
- Ranked #1 globally by volume of M&A transactions in 2011 – mergermarket
- Ranked #1 globally by volume of M&A transactions in 2010 – mergermarket
"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
- 273 DLA Piper lawyers ranked as leaders in their fields – Chambers & Partners 2010
- Among the top five firms that are most committted to client service – 2010 BTI Client Service 30
- Named Global Real Estate Law Firm of the Year for the sixth consecutive year – International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2005-2010
- Ranked in the top 5 in the United States, Europe, Greater China, Asia-Pacific and India by volume of M&A transactions in 2010 – mergermarket and Bloomberg
- Ranked #7 among the 'Global Elite' law firms for having one of the strongest law firm brands worldwide – Acritas, 2010
US
- Recognised as one of the law firms "that America turns to most" – The National Law Journal, 2010
- Named a finalist in the 2010 Litigation of the Year competition in the Product Liability category – The American Lawyer
UK
- Ranked #1 in the UK by volume of M&A transactions in 2010 – mergermarket
Europe
- Received the 'Best Management of Risk' award at the MPF European Practice Management Awards 2010
- Named 'Advisor of the Year' at the European Outsourcing Association (EOA) Awards 2010
Asia-Pacific
- Named 'Best Corporate Counselor of the year' at the Top Capital Summit for Asia-Pacific 2010
- Received the 'Debt Capital Markets Deal of the Year' at the South East Asian Legal Business Law Awards 2010
