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1 JUL 2010

DLA Piper named world’s leading firm for franchise law for sixth consecutive year

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DLA Piper has been named global Franchise Law Firm of the Year 2010 in the Who’s Who Legal Awards.  This marks the sixth consecutive occasion that the firm has gained this recognition, having won the award since its inception in 2005.

The winners are announced in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2010, a compendium edition of all the individual Who’s Who Legal publications which is released in July and identifies the leading practitioners across 31 areas of law and over 100 countries.

The awards are based on a number of factors, including the feedback received in the ongoing research process, past performance in the research and the overall aggregate number of weighted votes cast in their favour. Who’s Who Legal used the thousands of nominations it has received from clients and private practice professionals to pick out DLA Piper, which sees its lawyers listed 15 times across four countries in the Franchise chapter of the publication - more than any other firm in our research worldwide.

Editor in chief Callum Campbell said, “To win the Who’s Who Legal Law Firm of the Year Award for Franchise every single year since 2005 demonstrates DLA Piper’s pre-eminent standing in the market. The high esteem in which the firm is held is reflected by the exceptional levels of positive feedback its lawyers received from our sources in a range of countries worldwide. DLA Piper is one of an elite group of firms to have won one of our awards every year since its inception, and we are delighted to recognise them as the world’s leading Franchise law firm once again”.

DLA Piper lawyers featuring in the Franchise chapter of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2010:

• Michael G. Brennan
• John F. Dienelt
• Richard G. Greenstein
• Barry M. Heller
• Stuart Hershman
• Bret Lowell
• Mabel Lui
• Marc P. Seidler
• Joseph W. Sheyka
• Richard Wageman
• Dennis E. Wieczorek
• Erik B. Wulff
• Joycia Young
• Philip F. Zeidman

In addition to identifying the overall leading firm in more than 50 countries and five US states, the awards also recognise the leading firm and individual in each practice area.  The compendium edition is distributed free of charge to thousands of corporate counsel and private practice lawyers from around the world.  The information is also available on www.WhosWhoLegal.com and is updated daily.

In 2008, Who’s Who Legal was named the Strategic Research Partner of the ABA Section of International Law, in addition to its position as Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association.  In 2006, Who’s Who Legal’s parent company Law Business Research was recognised by The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the area of international trade.  These awards are the most prestigious a British company can receive.