DLA Piper achieves record number of Chambers USA rankings

DLA Piper continued its steady year-over-year growth in the Chambers USA rankings, resulting in a record number of recognized practice groups and lawyers on the 2025 list.

In total, 132 of the firm’s state and nationwide practice groups were recognized, up 17 percent since 2024. DLA Piper’s Band 1 nationwide practice group rankings increased 27 percent in the same time period.

The firm received a total of 310 lawyer rankings, up 15 percent from last year, and its Band 1 lawyer recognitions increased 14 percent in the same time frame.

Overall, DLA Piper saw a 163-percent increase in new department rankings since 2024.

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

Listed below are the practice rankings in affiliated regions, as well as the ranked DLA Piper lawyers.

In 2025, DLA Piper ranked Band 1 in national and regional areas of practice, including:
Corporate/M&A Arizona
Corporate/M&A Maryland
Corporate/M&A New Jersey
Corporate/M&A Texas: Austin & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A Virginia: Northern
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded Nationwide
Franchising Nationwide
Healthcare: Highly Regarded Nationwide
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 Illinois
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded New York
Litigation: General Commercial Maryland
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded California
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded District of Columbia
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:
Artificial Intelligence Nationwide
Bankruptcy/Restructuring Delaware
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded Nationwide
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
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory Illinois
Intellectual Property Illinois
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
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation California
Litigation: Product Liability Pennsylvania
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Highly Regarded New York
Mining & Metals Nationwide
Outsourcing California
Outsourcing Nationwide
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite Nationwide
Real Estate Maryland
Real Estate Nationwide
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Massachusetts
Sports Law Nationwide
Startups & Emerging Companies Nationwide
Tax California: Northern
Tax Washington
Technology California
Technology Nationwide
Venture Capital California
Venture Capital: Fund Formation Nationwide

DLA Piper ranked Band 3 in:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring Illinois
Cannabis Law Nationwide
Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs Nationwide
Construction Georgia
Corporate Governance Nationwide
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
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded New York
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
Leisure & Hospitality Nationwide
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial California
Litigation: General Commercial Illinois
Litigation: General Commercial Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Litigation: General Commercial Washington
Media & Entertainment: Transactional California
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market Nationwide
Private Equity: Secondaries Nationwide
Real Estate California: Northern
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt New York
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use California
REITs Nationwide
State Attorneys General Nationwide
Tax Massachusetts
Tax: Controversy Nationwide

DLA Piper ranked Band 4 in:
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory Nationwide
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
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer New York
Intellectual Property Delaware
Intellectual Property Texas
International Arbitration: The Elite Nationwide
International Trade: CFIUS Experts Nationwide
Labor & Employment Nationwide
Life Sciences Nationwide
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded New York
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Illinois
Private Equity: Fund Formation Nationwide
Real Estate California: Southern
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance New York
Tax New York
Tax: Corporate & Finance Nationwide

DLA Piper ranked Band 5 in:
Banking & Finance Nationwide
Banking & Finance New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring California
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite New York
Environment California
FCPA Nationwide
Healthcare District of Columbia
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory District of Columbia
Intellectual Property Massachusetts
Intellectual Property: Litigation District of Columbia
Labor & Employment Texas
Litigation: Securities New York

Ranked Individual Lawyers
The 310 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
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
Angela Agrusa, Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Barry Heller, Franchising
Benjamin Mulcahy, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Bethany Appleby, Franchising
Brad Jorgensen, Government Contracts: M&A
Brad Jorgensen, Government Contracts
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
Christie Alvarez, Government Contracts
Christine Daya, International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Christopher Campbell, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Christopher Stambaugh, REITs
Claire Hall, Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
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, Leisure & Hospitality
David Sager, Franchising
David Solander, Hedge Funds
David Solander, Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
Dawn Stern, Government Contracts: Cybersecurity
Dawn Stern, Government Contracts
Diana Erbsen, Tax: Controversy
Elena Rizzo, International Arbitration: Counsel
Elise Green, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Ellis Reemer, Tax: Controversy
Erin Gibson, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Gregory Manter, Outsourcing
Helena Kiepura, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
James Berger, International Arbitration: Enforcement
James Stewart, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Jeffrey Lehrer, Startups & Emerging Companies
Jeffrey Tsai, State Attorneys General
Jennifer Feldman, E-Discovery & Information Governance
John Gilluly, Technology
Karl Buch, FCPA
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
Lindsay MacLeod, Climate Change
Lisa Haile, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Loren Brown, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Lyn Pruitt, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Lyn Pruitt, Litigation: Trial Lawyers
Maria Rydder Schwartz, Startups & Emerging Companies
Mark Fowler, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Mark Whitaker, Sports Law
Matthew Holian, Product Liability & Mass Torts
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 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)
Shiukay Hung, REITs: Tax
Stacy Marcus, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Stefanie Fogel, Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
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
Steven Pidgeon, 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
Curtis Mo, Venture Capital
Erin Gibson, Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
George Gigounas, Environment
Gina Durham, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Gregory Manter, Outsourcing
Holly Lake, Labor & Employment
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 Lehberg, Technology
Mark Fowler, Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Mary Dollarhide, Labor & Employment
Matthew Schwartz, Banking & Finance
Melissa Reinckens, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Peter Yim, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Randy Socol, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
Randy Socol, Venture Capital
Richard Bull, Venture Capital
Richard S Petretti, Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Richard Zelichov, Litigation: Securities
Robert J Sherman, Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Robert Klyman, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Shehzad Huda, Venture Capital
Tom Ara, Media & Entertainment: Transactional
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
Dean Fealk, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

California: Southern
Tuan Ngo, Tax

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

District of Columbia
Amanda Wait, Antitrust
Amy Carbins, Real Estate
Anisa Mohanty, Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Christopher Mikson, Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Emily Campo, Real Estate
Eric W. DeSilva, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Erin Sweeney, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Frederick Klein, Real Estate
Helena Kiepura, Intellectual Property: Litigation
Jeffrey Houle, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Keith Greenberg, Real Estate
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 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
Sarah Kahn, 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
Joshua Kaye, Healthcare
Russell Sass, Healthcare

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

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

Illinois
Adam Berkoff, Real Estate
Alison Mitchell, Real Estate
Andrew Weil, Corporate/M&A
Ferlillia Roberson, Intellectual Property
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
Katie Hausfeld, 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
Matt Hiller, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Matthew Satchwell, Intellectual Property
Michael Geller, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Michael Rechtin, Real Estate
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
Richard Klawiter, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Shuzo Maruyama, Intellectual Property
Stephen Schwab, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Victoria Richter, Labor & Employment

Maryland
Anthony Meagher, Construction
Brett Ingerman, Litigation: General Commercial
Christina Pappas, Real Estate
David B. 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

Massachusetts
Adam Ghander, Corporate/M&A
Bruce Falby, Litigation: General Commercial
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 R. Kinell, Real Estate
Primo Fontana, Real Estate
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
Scott Cowan, Corporate/M&A
Stephen Matthews, Litigation: Product Liability

New York
Alan Rockwell, Banking & Finance
Brian Kaplan, Labor & Employment
Chris Smith, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Colleen Gulliver, Litigation: General Commercial
Dan Kagan, Healthcare
David Pope, Tax: State & Local
Dennis O'Donnell, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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
Rachel Albanese, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Robert Alessi, Environment
Tamar Duvdevani, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Pennsylvania
Alicia Hickok, Litigation: Appellate
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 A. 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 L. Bernell, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Craig Anderson, Real Estate
Destiny Harrison, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
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
Marc Katz, Labor & Employment
Michael Massiatte, Labor & Employment

Texas: Austin and Surrounds
Alan Bickerstaff, Corporate/M&A
Brent L. Bernell, Corporate/M&A
Destiny Harrison, Corporate/M&A
Jeffrey Scharfstein, Corporate/M&A
John Gilluly, Corporate/M&A
Joseph Fore, Corporate/M&A
Victoria McGuire, 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
Michael Hutchings, Corporate/M&A
Michael Pirog, Corporate/M&A
Trenton Dykes, Corporate/M&A
Tyler Hollenbeck, Corporate/M&A