Incentives and Site Selection

Economic development incentives are powerful tools for companies looking to expand, relocate, or build new facilities. DLA Piper’s Incentives and Site Selection practice helps companies identify significant savings and avoid costly delays by aligning their projects with the right incentive opportunities.

From site selection through final documentation, we have more than two decades of experience providing cost-efficient guidance to companies expanding their business operations.

Our team manages a high volume of projects across jurisdictions, collectively supporting tens of billions of dollars in capital investment, which has resulted in significant job creation. We help clients secure transformative savings – often capturing 25 to 50 percent of projected deal costs – by leveraging multistate competition and alignment with local, state, and federal incentives.

National reach, local insight
We evaluate the full range of discretionary financial incentives and tax burdens across the US to guide optimal site selection and maximize return on investment. Our in-depth knowledge of incentives in all 50 states, combined with strong relationships with state and local officials, helps us tailor business solutions for our clients.

Comprehensive incentive negotiation and documentation
Our team negotiates, prepares, and finalizes all supporting documentation, including:

• Property tax abatements
• State and local grants
• Job tax credits
• Bond financing
• Infrastructure support
• Utility grants
• Port and rail incentives

Cross-industry experience
Our team supports clients across a wide range of industries, including:

• Corporate headquarters
• Automotive
• Advanced manufacturing
• Data centers
• Distribution hubs
• Large-scale office developments
• Life sciences
  

We advise on some of the most complex and high-impact incentive and site selection matters in all 50 states, delivering measurable value for clients across industries.

Among our matters, we:

• Represented an automotive manufacturer in securing incentives equal to approximately half of the capital investment for a multibillion-dollar facility, creating thousands of jobs.


• Representing a life sciences company through a $150 million manufacturing project, including construction, immigration, real estate, corporate tax, and incentives, creating 200 new jobs.


• Representing a global automotive parts supplier on a $40 million expansion, creating more than 120 new jobs.


• Representing a manufacturer in a $100 million acquisition and expansion, creating more than 200 new jobs.


• Representing a global chemical company on the site selection and incentives for its first US facility, including handling real estate, construction, immigration, customs, environmental, corporate, and tax aspects.


• Leading incentive negotiations for an international life sciences company, adding 330 new jobs.


• Representing a data center developer and operator with incentive negotiations, site development, and all projects in the US.


• Representing a technology company on economic development incentives for its global headquarters.