DLA Piper today announced that the firm received 214 lawyer rankings and 94 practice rankings in Chambers USA‘s 2021 guide.
The firm saw a notable increase in overall rankings, including a:
- 40 percent increase in Band 1 practice rankings,
- 15 percent increase in Band 1 lawyer rankings, and
- 68 percent increase in new individual female lawyer rankings.
In this year’s guide, DLA Piper ranked:
- #1 among all firms for number of newly ranked associates,
- #2 among all firms for new firm rankings,
- #3 among all firms for most new individual lawyer rankings, and
- #3 among all firms for most new Up & Coming rankings.
“These impressive rankings are a testament to the quality of our lawyers and their dedication to client service,” said Frank Ryan, DLA Piper’s Americas chair. “We know that our clients place tremendous value on our ability to collaborate, innovate and deliver sophisticated solutions that serve their business objectives, and we will continue to provide forward-looking, tailored advice that anticipates their present and future legal needs.”
The annual rankings are based on extensive research by Chambers & Partners Publishing. Listed below are the practice rankings in their affiliated regions, as well as the ranked DLA Piper lawyers.
In 2021, DLA Piper ranked in Band 1 in 21 national and regional areas of practice, including:
Corporate/M&A in Arizona
Corporate/M&A in Maryland
Corporate/M&A in Northern Virginia
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded in Texas
Corporate/M&A in Texas: Austin and Surrounds
Franchising in Nationwide
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in Illinois
Investment Funds: Investor Representation in Nationwide
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded in Illinois
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded in New York
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded in California
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded in the District of Columbia
Litigation: General Commercial in Maryland
Projects: Agency Financing in Nationwide
Real Estate in the District of Columbia
Real Estate in Illinois
Real Estate in Massachusetts
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use in Illinois
Retail in Nationwide
Technology: Corporate & Commercial in Texas
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite in the District of Columbia
DLA Piper ranked in Band 2 in:
Capital Markets: Securitisation: CLOs in Nationwide
Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded in Nationwide
Corporate/M&A in California: San Diego
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded in Nationwide
Corporate/M&A in New Jersey
Corporate/M&A in Washington
Healthcare in Florida
Healthcare: Highly Regarded in Nationwide
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory in Illinois
Intellectual Property in Nationwide
Intellectual Property in Northern Virginia
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in California
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in the District of Columbia
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in Nationwide
Leisure & Hospitality in Nationwide
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Highly Regarded in New York
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite in Nationwide
Real Estate in Maryland
Real Estate in Northern California
Retail: Corporate & Transactional in Nationwide
Sports Law in Nationwide
Technology: Transactions in California
Venture Capital in California
DLA Piper ranked in Band 3 in:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Delaware
Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Illinois
Construction in Georgia
Corporate/M&A in Georgia
Corporate/M&A in Massachusetts
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in the District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
E-Discovery & Information Governance in Nationwide
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation in Nationwide
Government Relations in Nationwide
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory in New York
Intellectual Property in Illinois
Life Sciences in California
Litigation: General Commercial in Washington
Outsourcing in Nationwide
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market in Nationwide
Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite in Nationwide
Real Estate in Nationwide
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt in New York
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use in California
REITs in Nationwide
Startups & Emerging Companies in Nationwide
Tax in Massachusetts
Tax in Northern California
Technology in Nationwide
DLA Piper ranked in Band 4 in:
Antitrust in California
Corporate/M&A: The Elite in California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded in New York
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in Illinois
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in South Florida
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in the District of Columbia
Government Contracts: The Elite in Nationwide
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer in New York
Intellectual Property in Texas
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation in California
International Arbitration: The Elite in Nationwide
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) in Nationwide
Labor & Employment in California
Life Sciences in Nationwide
Litigation: General Commercial in Illinois
Litigation: General Commercial in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Media & Entertainment: Transactional in California
Private Equity: Fund Formation in Nationwide
Real Estate in Southern California
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance in New York
Tax in New York
Tax: Controversy in Nationwide
DLA Piper ranked in Band 5 in:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite in New York
FCPA in Nationwide
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded in New York
Ranked Individual Lawyers
The 215 individual DLA Piper lawyer rankings cited by Chambers USA are listed below, along with the regions and areas of law for which they were selected.
Nationwide
Adam Tope, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Allen Ashley, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Alexander Tuneski, Franchising
Amala Nath, Projects: Agency Financing
Andrew Peck, E-Discovery & Information Governance
Andrew Serwin, Privacy & Data Security
Ann Lilienthal, Projects: Agency Financing
Barry Heller, Franchising
Benjamin Mulcahy, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Bret Lowell, Franchising
Cara Edwards, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Daniel Cook, Government Contracts
David Parrish, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
David Sager, Franchising
Diana Erbsen, Tax: Controversy
Elise Green, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Ellis Reemer, Tax: Controversy
Erik Wulff, Franchising
Frederick Klein, Real Estate
Gregory Smith, Projects: Agency Financing
Gregory Smith, Projects
James Blanchard, Government Relations
Jim Halpert, Privacy & Data Security
Jay Epstien, Real Estate
Jeffrey Tsai, State Attorneys General
John Gilluly, Technology
John Merrigan, Government Relations
Joseph Sheyka, Franchising
Karl Buch, FCPA
Kate Brown de Vejar, International Arbitration: Counsel
Kerry Johnson, REITs
Kevin Nolan, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Kiera Gans, International Arbitration: Counsel
Leeanne Sara Mancari, E-Discovery & Information Governance
Lisa Haile, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Loren Brown, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Lynn Cadwalader, Leisure & Hospitality
Mark Fowler, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Mark Whitaker, Sports Law
Matthew Holian, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Nathaniel Marrs, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Nicole Brennig, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Norman Leon, Franchising
Peter White, Sports Law
Philip Svahn, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Philip Zeidman, Franchising
Randy Socol, Startups & Emerging Companies
Richard Cardillo, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Richard Greenstein, Franchising
Richard Morey, Franchising
Richard Rector, Government Contracts
Richard Rector, Government Contracts: Bid Protests
Richard Reilly, Capital Markets: Securitisation: CLOs
Robert Bergdolt, REITs
Robert LeDuc, REITS: Tax
Sam Zabaneh, Technology
Sandra Kellman, Leisure & Hospitality
Sara Stinnett, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Stefanie Fogel, Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Stephen Alicanti, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
Stuart Hershman, Franchising
Tao Xu, Franchising
Vincent Sanchez, Outsourcing
William Minor, Political Law
Arizona
David Lewis, Corporate/M&A
Steven Pidgeon, Corporate/M&A
California
Bradley Gersich, Venture Capital
Curtis Mo, Venture Capital
Gregory Manter, Technology: Transactions
Kyndra Joy Casper, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Lisa Haile, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Lisa Haile, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey, Antitrust
Mark Fowler, Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Mark Lehberg, Technology: Transactions
Mark Radcliffe, Technology: Transactions
Mary Dollarhide, Labor & Employment
Michael Garfinkel, Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Randy Socol, Venture Capital
Shirli Fabbri Weiss, Litigation: Securities
Tom Ara, Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Victoria Lee, Technology: Outsourcing
Victoria Lee, Technology: Transactions
California: Sacramento
David Richardson, Corporate/M&A
California: San Diego
Christopher Young, Litigation: General Commercial
Randy Socol, Corporate/M&A
Delaware
Aaron Applebaum, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Brian Biggs, Intellectual Property
Craig Martin, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
John Reed, Chancery
Stuart Brown, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
District of Columbia
Amy Carbins, Real Estate
Ann Ford, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Donna Thiel, Healthcare
Edward “Smitty” Smith, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Erin Sweeney, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Frederick Klein, Real Estate
Jay Epstien, Real Estate
Jeffrey Houle, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Jonathan Haray, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Justin Park, Intellectual Property: Litigation
Mark Muedeking, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Mary Gately, Litigation: General Commercial
Melissa Sampson, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Michael Senkowski, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Nancy Victory, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Peter Karanjia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Richard Marks, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Rita Patel, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Sarah Kahn, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Florida
Joshua Kaye, Healthcare
Russell Sass, Healthcare
Ryan O’Quinn, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Georgia
Joseph Silver, Corporate/M&A
Maxine Hicks, Real Estate
Robert Crewdson, Construction
Illinois
Adam Berkoff, Real Estate
Adam Long, Real Estate
Alison Mitchell, Real Estate
Andrew Weil, Corporate/M&A
David Mendelsohn, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Edward Goldman, Real Estate
Ferlillia Roberson, Intellectual Property
John Hamill, Litigation: General Commercial
John Lyons, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jon Goreham, Real Estate
Jonathan King, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Katie Jahnke Dale, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Keith Medansky, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Mariah DiGrino, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Matthew Satchwell, Intellectual Property
Neil Aizenstein, Corporate/M&A
Paul Shadle, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Paul Steadman, Intellectual Property
Richard Chesley, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Richard Klawiter, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Stephen Schwab, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Ted Novak, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Victoria Richter, Labor & Employment
Vincent Sanchez, Technology & Outsourcing
Maryland
Anthony Meagher, Construction
Brett Ingerman, Litigation: General Commercial
Guy Flynn, Real Estate
Howard Schwartz, Corporate/M&A
James Mathias, Litigation: General Commercial
Jay Smith, Corporate/M&A
Lin Pang, Real Estate
Matthew Gorra, Corporate/M&A
Penny Minna, Corporate/M&A
Richard Kremen, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Richard Levine, Real Estate
Robert Mathias, Litigation: General Commercial
Massachusetts
Adam Ghander, Corporate/M&A
Barbara Trachtenberg, Real Estate
Bruce Falby, Litigation: General Commercial
Bryan Connolly, Real Estate
Cara Nelson, Real Estate
Geoffrey Howell, Real Estate
Itai Nevo, Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
John Rattigan, Real Estate
John Sullivan, Real Estate
Richard Rudman, Real Estate
Thanos Matthai, Real Estate
New Jersey
Andrew Gilbert, Corporate/M&A
Emilio Ragosa, Corporate/M&A
Joseph Guarino, Labor & Employment
Kevin Grant, Corporate/M&A
Scott Cowan, Corporate/M&A
Stephen Matthews, Litigation: Product Liability
New York
Aidan McCormack, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Brian Kaplan, Labor & Employment
Chris Smith, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
David Luce, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Evan Parness, Labor & Employment
Jeffrey Salinger, Environment: Mainly Transactional
John Clarke, Litigation: Securities
John Hillebrecht, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Kevin Glenn, Tax
Marc Casale, Tax
Martin Polevoy, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Prakash “PK” Paran, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Rachel Albanese, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Robert Alessi, Environment
Northern California
James Anderson, Real Estate
Sang Kim, Tax
Stephen Cowan, Real Estate
Northern Virginia
Antonio Calabrese, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Eric Grossman, Corporate/M&A
Jeff Lehrer, Corporate/M&A
Kevin MacWhorter, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Ryan Selis, Corporate/M&A
Thomas Hendershot, Corporate/M&A
Pennsylvania
Ilana Eisenstein, Litigation: Appellate
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Surrounds
Lisa Jacobs, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
South Florida
Joshua Kaye, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Joshua Samek, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Michael Bedke, Real Estate
Rachel Nanes, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Texas
Jason Lewis, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
John Gilluly, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
John Guaragna, Intellectual Property
Marc Katz, Labor & Employment
Philip Russell, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Sam Zabaneh, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Texas: Austin and Surrounds
Jenifer Renzenbrink Smith, Corporate/M&A
John Gilluly, Corporate/M&A
Joseph Fore, Corporate/M&A
Sam Zabaneh, Corporate/M&A
Washington
Anthony Todaro, Litigation: General Commercial
Michael Hutchings, Corporate/M&A
Michael Pirog, Corporate/M&A
Steven Yentzer, Corporate/M&A
Trenton Dykes, Corporate/M&A
Tyler Hollenbeck, Corporate/M&A
