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
DLA Piper ranked Band 3 in:
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, Nationwide
Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Illinois
Cannabis Law, Nationwide
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS, Nationwide
Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs, Nationwide
Construction, Georgia
Corporate Governance, Nationwide
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded, New York
Corporate/M&A, Georgia
Corporate/M&A, Massachusetts
Corporate/M&A, Minnesota
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Illinois
E-Discovery & Information Governance, Nationwide
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, District of Columbia
Environment: Mainly Transactional, New York
Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer, Nationwide
Intellectual Property, Nationwide
Intellectual Property, Pennsylvania
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, California
Labor & Employment: The Elite, California
Labor & Employment, Nationwide
Leisure & Hospitality, Nationwide
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial, California
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite, Nationwide
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded, New York
Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Litigation: General Commercial, Washington
Media & Entertainment: Music, California
Media & Entertainment: Transactional, California
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market, Nationwide
Private Equity: Secondaries, Nationwide
Real Estate, Maryland
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt, New York
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, California
REITs, Nationwide
State Attorneys General, Nationwide
Tax, California: Southern
Tax, Massachusetts
Tax, New York
Tax: Controversy, Nationwide
Tax: Corporate & Finance, Nationwide
Transportation: Road (Automotive), Nationwide
DLA Piper ranked Band 4 in:
Antitrust California
Banking & Finance California
Construction Nationwide
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Florida: South
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Illinois
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Nationwide
Environment, District of Columbia
Environment, California
False Claims Act, Nationwide
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer New York
Intellectual Property Delaware
Intellectual Property, Massachusetts
Intellectual Property Texas
Intellectual Property: Litigation, District of Columbia
International Arbitration: The Elite Nationwide
International Trade: CFIUS Experts Nationwide
Labor & Employment, Texas
Life Sciences Nationwide
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Illinois
Private Equity: Fund Formation Nationwide
Real Estate California: Southern
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance New York
DLA Piper ranked Band 5 in:
Banking & Finance, Nationwide
Banking & Finance, New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite, New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring, California
Energy Transition, Nationwide
FCPA, Nationwide
Healthcare, District of Columbia
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory, District of Columbia