DLA Piper again earns top rankings in Chambers USA 2026

DLA Piper ranks among the nation’s leading law firms in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA, securing Band 1 rankings in 28 practices, demonstrating the firm’s powerful combination of capabilities, sector expertise, and geographic coverage.

The firm achieved notable recognition with a newly elevated Nationwide Band 1 ranking in Artificial Intelligence, reflecting leadership in advising clients on complex, rapidly evolving technologies. This builds on broader market recognition, including being named by the Financial Times as one of the Most Innovative Law Firms of the past 20 years for the firm’s work in this space.

DLA Piper’s Nationwide Band 1 rankings across Corporate/M&A, Investment Funds, Real Estate, Product Liability & Mass Torts, Intellectual Property, Franchising, Labor & Employment, and Retail underscore the depth and consistency of the firm’s market-leading practices. Over the past five years, the firm has delivered sustained performance gains, with Band 1 practice rankings increasing by 33 percent and Band 1 lawyer rankings rising by nearly 50 percent.

“It is rewarding to see the investments we’ve made in growing and building our talent in areas of demand recognized by our clients in Chambers,” said Frank Ryan, Global Chair and Co-CEO.

Chambers and Partners is the world’s leading legal data and analytics provider, highlighting top lawyers and law firms across the United States for more than two decades.

Listed below are the practice and lawyer rankings.

In 2026, DLA Piper ranked Band 1 in:
Artificial Intelligence, Nationwide
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded, Nationwide
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded, California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A, Arizona
Corporate/M&A, Maryland
Corporate/M&A, New Jersey
Corporate/M&A, Texas: Austin & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A, Virginia: Northern
Franchising, Nationwide
Healthcare: Highly Regarded, Nationwide
Intellectual Property, Illinois
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, District of Columbia
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Illinois
Investment Funds: Investor Representation, Nationwide
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded, New York
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded, California
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded, District of Columbia
Litigation: General Commercial, Maryland
Outsourcing, California
Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite, Nationwide
Real Estate, District of Columbia
Real Estate, Illinois
Real Estate, Massachusetts
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Illinois
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Virginia: Northern
Retail, Nationwide
Technology: Corporate & Commercial, Texas
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite, District of Columbia

DLA Piper ranked Band 2 in:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded, Nationwide
Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Delaware
Construction, Maryland
Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded, Nationwide
Corporate/M&A, California: San Diego
Corporate/M&A, Washington
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation, Nationwide
Government Contracts: The Elite, Nationwide
Healthcare, Florida
Intellectual Property, Virginia: Northern
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, California
Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets, Nationwide
Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright, Nationwide
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, California
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337), Nationwide
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded, Illinois
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation, California
Litigation: General Commercial, Illinois
Litigation: Product Liability, Pennsylvania
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Highly Regarded, New York
Mining & Metals, Nationwide
Outsourcing, Nationwide
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite, Nationwide
Real Estate, Nationwide
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Massachusetts
Sports Law Nationwide
Startups & Emerging Companies Nationwide
Tax California: Northern
Tax Washington
Tax: State & Local, New York
Technology, Nationwide
Technology, California
Venture Capital California
Venture Capital: Fund Formation Nationwide

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Ranked Individual Lawyers

The 336 individual DLA Piper lawyer rankings cited by Chambers USA are listed below, along with the regions and areas of law in which they were selected.

Nationwide
Adam Tope, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Adam Tope, Venture Capital: Fund Formation
Alexander Tuneski, Franchising
Allen Ashley, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Andrea Chambers, Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Judge Andrew Peck, E-Discovery & Information Governance
Andrew Serwin, Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity
Andrew Serwin, Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
Andrew Sroka, Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
Angela Agrusa, Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Barry Heller, Franchising
Benjamin Mulcahy, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Bethany Appleby, Franchising
Bradley Levy, Leisure & Hospitality
Bret Lowell, Franchising
Cara Edwards, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Carlo Ingato, Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs
Charlene Sun, International Arbitration: Enforcement
Charles Torres, Startups & Emerging Companies
Christine Daya, International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Christopher Campbell, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Claire Hall, Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
Courtney Saleski, False Claims Act
Curtis Mo, Startups & Emerging Companies
Daniel Cook, Government Contracts
Daniel Valencia, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Danny Tobey, Artificial Intelligence
Darryl Steinhause, REITs
David Parrish, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
David Sager, Franchising
David Sager, Leisure & Hospitality
David Solander, Hedge Funds
David Solander, Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
Dawn Stern, Government Contracts
Dawn Stern, Government Contracts: Cybersecurity
Diana Erbsen, Tax: Controversy
Elena Rizzo, International Arbitration: Counsel
Elise Green, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Ellis Reemer, Tax: Controversy
Elyssa Kutner, International Trade: Customs
Era Anagnosti, Securities: Regulation: Advisory
Erin Gibson, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Gregory Manter, Outsourcing
Helena Kiepura, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Hildy Sastre, Product Liability & Mass Torts
James Berger, International Arbitration: Enforcement
James Stewart, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Jana del-Cerro, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Jeffrey Lehrer, Startups & Emerging Companies
Jeffrey Tsai, State Attorneys General
Jennifer Feldman, E-Discovery & Information Governance
John Gilluly, Technology
Joo Kim, Capital Markets: Securitization: CMBS
Julie Kearney, Space
Kate Brown de Vejar, International Arbitration: Counsel
Keith Medansky, Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright
Kevin Nolan, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Kiera Gans, International Arbitration: Counsel
Leon Medzhibovsky, Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets
Leonard Yoo, International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Lisa Haile, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Loren Brown, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Lyn Pruitt, Litigation: Trial Lawyers
Lyn Pruitt, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Mark Fowler, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Mark Whitaker, Sports Law
Matthew Holian, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Mel Wheaton, Venture Capital: Fund Formation
Melissa Reinckens, Advertising: Litigation
Michael Isselin, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Michael Ostrove, International Arbitration: Counsel
Nathaniel Edmonds, FCPA
Nicholas Klein, International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Nicole Brennig, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Norman Leon, Franchising
Oliver Wright, Mining & Metals
Paul Hemmersbaugh, Transportation: Road (Automotive)
Peter White, Sports Law
Philip Svahn, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Randy Socol, Startups & Emerging Companies
Richard Rubano, Sports Law
Richard Bull, Startups & Emerging Companies
Richard Greenstein, Franchising
Richard Morey, Franchising
Richard Rector, Government Contracts
Richard Rector, Government Contracts: Bid Protests
Richard Reilly, Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs
Robert Bergdolt, REITs
Sam Knowles, Government Contracts
Sara Stinnett, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Sean Cunningham, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Sharon Mayl, Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Shiukay Hung, REITs: Tax
Stacy Marcus, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Stefanie Fogel, Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Stephen Alicanti, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
Steven Phillips, Government Relations: Federal
Stuart Hershman, Franchising
Tao Xu, Franchising
Thomas Daley, Government Contracts
Vincent Sanchez, Outsourcing
William Minor, Political Law
Yoni Tuchman, Venture Capital: Fund Formation

Arizona
David Lewis, Corporate/M&A
Greg Hall, Corporate/M&A
Kevin Criddle, Corporate/M&A
Steven Autenrieth, Corporate/M&A
Vincent Schiavoni, Corporate/M&A

California
Andrew Brady, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Angela Agrusa, Litigation: General Commercial
Bradley Gersich, Private Equity: Buyouts
Claire Hall, Media & Entertainment: Music
Curtis Mo, Venture Capital
Eric Goldberg, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Erin Gibson, Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
George Gigounas, Environment
Gina Durham, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Gregory Manter, Outsourcing
Holly Lake, Labor & Employment
Isabelle Ord, Litigation: General Commercial
Jeffrey Tsai, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jerold Neuman, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jonathan Axelrad, Venture Capital
Julie Dunne, Labor & Employment
Kyndra Joy Casper, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Laurie Hutchins, Banking & Finance
Lisa Haile, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Lisa Haile, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Mark Fowler, Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Mary Dollarhide, Labor & Employment
Matthew Schwartz, Banking & Finance
Melanie Walker, Litigation: Securities
Melissa Reinckens, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Nicholas Bolduc, Venture Capital
Randy Socol, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
Randy Socol, Venture Capital
Richard Bull, Venture Capital
Robert Sherman, Media & Entertainment: Music
Robert Sherman, Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Robert Klyman, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Scott Layfield, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Shana Ramirez, Banking & Finance
Shehzad Huda, Venture Capital
Troy Valdez, Labor & Employment
Ute Krudewagen, Labor & Employment
Victoria Lee, Technology
Vincent Sanchez, Outsourcing

California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
Michelle Lara, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

California: Northern
Henry Cheng, Tax
Joseph Myszka, Tax
Sang Kim, Tax

California: San Diego
Christopher Young, Litigation: General Commercial

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Michael Dorf, Corporate/M&A
Dean Fealk, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

California: Southern
Brian Hamano, Tax
Casey Sobhani, Real Estate
Kevin England, Tax
Mitchell Regenstreif, Real Estate
Tuan Ngo, Tax

Delaware
Aaron Applebaum, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Craig Martin, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Matthew Sarna, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Stuart Brown, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

District of Columbia
Amy Carbins, Real Estate
Anisa Mohanty, Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Christopher Mikson, Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
David Horniak, Litigation: General Commercial
Emily Campo, Real Estate
Eric DeSilva, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Erin Sweeney, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Frederick Klein, Real Estate
Gwendolyn Keyes, Environment
Helena Kiepura, Intellectual Property: Litigation
Jeffrey Houle, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Jonathan Haray, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jonathan Rose, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Keith Greenberg, Real Estate
Kevin Fee, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Kristi Kung, Healthcare
Lauren Rico, Real Estate
Lewis Goss, Real Estate
Marc Samuel, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Mary Elizabeth Gately, Litigation: General Commercial
Michael Nagelberg, Environment
Michael Senkowski, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Nancy Victory, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Peter Karanjia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Rachel Fertig, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Richard Marks, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Rita Patel, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Shaked Hoter, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Sigrid Neilson, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Stephanie Yarbrough, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Todd Castleton, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Tracy Weir, Healthcare
Vernessa Pollard, Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory

Florida
Ardith Bronson, Healthcare
Hildy Sastre, Litigation: Product Liability
Joshua Kaye, Healthcare
Russell Sass, Healthcare
Sal Favuzza, Healthcare

Florida: South
Joshua Kaye, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Michael Bedke, Real Estate

Georgia
Brian Fielden, Construction
Daniel Rollman, Corporate/M&A
Gerry Williams, Corporate/M&A
Joseph Silver, Corporate/M&A

Illinois
Adam Berkoff, Real Estate
Alison Mitchell, Real Estate
Andrew Weil, Corporate/M&A
Bradley Levy, Real Estate
Harris Eisenberg, Private Equity: Buyouts
Hilary Remijas, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Jason Vismantas, Real Estate
John Hamill, Litigation: General Commercial
John Lyons, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jon Goreham, Real Estate
Jonathan King, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Joydeep Dasmunshi, Private Equity: Buyouts
Katie Jahnke Dale, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Keith Medansky, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Matt Hiller, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Matthew Satchwell, Intellectual Property
Michael Geller, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Oksana Koltko Rosaluk, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Paul Shadle, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Paul Steadman, Intellectual Property
Raj Shah, Litigation: General Commercial
Richard Chesley, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Scott Kapp, Corporate/M&A
Shuzo Maruyama, Intellectual Property
Victoria Richter, Labor & Employment

Maryland
Anthony Meagher, Construction
Brett Ingerman, Litigation: General Commercial
David Hamilton, Litigation: General Commercial
Howard Schwartz, Corporate/M&A
Kevin Kobbe, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Matthew Gorra, Corporate/M&A
Pam Johnson, Real Estate
Penny Minna, Corporate/M&A
Thomas Pilkerton III, Corporate/M&A

Massachusetts
Adam Ghander, Corporate/M&A
Bryan Connolly, Real Estate
Cara Nelson, Real Estate
Eric Christofferson, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Geoffrey Howell, Real Estate
Itai Nevo, Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
John Rattigan Jr, Real Estate
John Sullivan, Real Estate
John Wei, Tax
Kurtis Weaver, Tax
Larissa Bifano, Intellectual Property
Matthew Kinell, Real Estate
Nancy Welsh, Real Estate
Oriana Montani, Real Estate
Primo Fontana, Real Estate
Ranesh Ramanathan, Banking & Finance
Richard Rudman, Real Estate
Ryan Starr, Tax
Thanos Matthai, Real Estate

Minnesota
Kathleen Ruhland, Corporate/M&A
Poonam Kumar, Corporate/M&A

New Jersey
Andrew Gilbert, Corporate/M&A
Emilio Ragosa, Corporate/M&A
James Fischer, Corporate/M&A
Joseph Guarino, Labor & Employment
Ryan O'Connor, Labor & Employment
Scott Cowan, Corporate/M&A
Stephen Matthews, Litigation: Product Liability

New York
Alan Rockwell, Banking & Finance
Brian Kaplan, Labor & Employment
Bryna Shmerling, Healthcare
Chris Smith, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Christopher Giordano, Corporate/M&A
Colleen Gulliver, Litigation: General Commercial
Dan Kagan, Healthcare
David Pope, Tax: State & Local
Dennis O'Donnell, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Drew Young, Tax
Frank Mugabi, Tax
Garrett Kennedy, Labor & Employment
Jamila Willis, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jeffrey Salinger, Environment: Mainly Transactional
Jessica Masella, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
John Clarke, Litigation: Securities
John Hillebrecht, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Keara Gordon, Litigation: General Commercial
Kevin Glenn, Tax
Marc Casale, Tax
Megan Shea, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Robert Alessi, Environment
Tamar Duvdevani, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Pennsylvania
Alicia Hickok, Litigation: Appellate
Brian Boyle, Antitrust
Courtney Saleski, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Ilana Eisenstein, Litigation: Appellate
Ilana Eisenstein, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Joseph Wolfe, Intellectual Property
Kenneth Murphy, Litigation: Product Liability
Matthew Goldberg, Litigation: Product Liability
Nicole Endejann, Intellectual Property
Raymond Miller, Intellectual Property

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Fahd Riaz, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Ilana Eisenstein, Litigation: General Commercial

Texas
Alan Bickerstaff, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Brent Bernell, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Cassandra Cuellar, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Destiny Harrison, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Gray Stratton, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Gregory Casas, Antitrust
Jason Lewis, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jennifer Nall, Intellectual Property
John Gilluly, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
John Guaragna, Intellectual Property
Joseph Fore, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Michael Biles, Litigation: Securities
Michael Massiatte, Labor & Employment
Mina Zaky, Technology: Corporate & Commercial

Texas: Austin and Surrounds
Alan Bickerstaff, Corporate/M&A
Brent Bernell, Corporate/M&A
Jeffrey Scharfstein, Corporate/M&A
John Gilluly, Corporate/M&A
Joseph Fore, Corporate/M&A

Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
Lyn Pruitt, Litigation: General Commercial

Virginia: Northern
Antonio Calabrese, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Brian Winterhalter, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Eric Grossman, Corporate/M&A
Jeff Lehrer, Corporate/M&A
Thomas Hendershot, Corporate/M&A

Washington
Alison Maxwell, Tax
Andrew Ledbetter, Corporate/M&A
Anthony Todaro, Litigation: General Commercial
Christopher Feldman, Tax
Kerra Melvin, Corporate/M&A
Lindsey Jordan, Tax
Michael Pirog, Corporate/M&A
Trenton Dykes, Corporate/M&A
Tyler Hollenbeck, Corporate/M&A