DLA Piper lawyers and practices ranked in Chambers Global 2025
DLA Piper achieved top rankings in Chambers Global 2025 annual report, with 44 US individual lawyer, 20 US firm, 34 Latin America individual lawyer, and 23 Latin America firm rankings. The firm also received 26 global firm rankings, and five US lawyers were designated Global Market Leaders.
The annual rankings are based on extensive research by Chambers & Partners.
Listed below are the firm and individual lawyer rankings for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Latin America – International Counsel, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico and the US, as well as the global firm and US global individual lawyer rankings.
US Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper ranked Band 1 in:
Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Technology Sector (International & Cross Border)
Israel Corporate/M&A (Expertise based abroad in USA)
DLA Piper ranked Band 2 in:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
E-Discovery & Information Governance
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
International Trade: Intellectual Property (section 337)
Mining & Metals
Outsourcing
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
DLA Piper ranked Band 3 in:
Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs
Intellectual Property: Patent
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
DLA Piper ranked Band 4 in:
Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
International Arbitration: The Elite
Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border)
Private Equity: Fund Formation
DLA Piper ranked Band 5 in:
FCPA
Labor & Employment
Tax: Corporate & Finance
Latin America – International Counsel Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Latin America ranked Band 4 in:
Corporate/M&A
DLA Piper Latin America ranked Band 5 in:
Arbitration (International)
Argentina Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Argentina ranked Band 3 in:
Banking & Finance
DLA Piper Argentina ranked Band 5 in:
Corporate/M&A
DLA Piper Argentina ranked Spotlight Table in:
International & Cross-Border Capabilities
Brazil (Campos Mello Advogados, in cooperation with DLA Piper) Firm Rankings:
Campos Mello Advogados ranked Band 2 in:
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Campos Mello Advogados ranked Band 3 in:
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Sports Law
Campos Mello Advogados ranked Band 4 in:
Banking & Finance
Compliance
Insurance
International & Cross-Border Capabilities
Tax Non-contentious: Highly Regarded
Campos Mello Advogados ranked Band 5 in:
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Chile Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Chile ranked Band 1 in:
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
DLA Piper Chile ranked Band 5 in:
Tax
Mexico Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Mexico ranked Band 3 in:
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Peru Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Peru ranked Band 3 in:
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Projects
DLA Piper Peru ranked Spotlight Table in:
International & Cross-Border Capabilities
Puerto Rico Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Puerto Rico ranked Band 2 in:
Corporate/Commercial
Global Market Leader Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper ranked Band 1 in:
Franchising
Outsourcing
DLA Piper ranked Band 3 in:
Climate Change
DLA Piper ranked Band 4 in:
Agribusiness
Arbitration (International)
Business & Human Rights Law
DLA Piper ranked ‘Spotlight Table’ in:
Artificial Intelligence
Commercial Contracts
Global: Multi-Jurisdictional Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper ranked Band 1 in:
Real Estate
Tax
TMT
DLA Piper ranked Band 2 in:
Data Protection
Employment
Insurance: Contentious
Intellectual Property
DLA Piper ranked Band 3 in:
Construction
Insurance
Private Equity
Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals
Restructuring/Insolvency
DLA Piper ranked Band 4 in:
Banking & Finance
Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution
Projects & Energy
DLA Piper ranked Band 5 in:
Life Sciences
Argentina Lawyer Rankings:
Justo Segura, Banking & Finance
Marcelo Etchebarne, Banking & Finance
Antonio Arias Etchebarne, Corporate/M&A
Brazil (Campos Mello Advogados) Lawyer Rankings:
Fabiano Gallo, Corporate/M&A
Jorge Gallo, Banking & Finance, and Sports Law
Marcella Hill, Insurance
Paula Mena Barreto, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Ricardo Caiado, Compliance
Chile Lawyer Rankings:
Amory Heine, Tax
Jorge Timmermann, Corporate/M&A
Josefa Larrain, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Marco Salgado, Corporate/M&A
Matías Zegers, Corporate/M&A
Rodrigo Alvarez, Tax
Latin America – International Counsel Lawyer Rankings:
Gabriela Alvarez-Avila, Arbitration (International)
Kate Brown de Vejar, Arbitration (International)
Mexico Lawyer Rankings:
Edgar Romo Reynoso, Banking & Finance
Gabriela Alvarez-Avila, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Juan Pablo Moyano, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Ricardo Mendoza, Tax: Non-contentious
Roberto Rios Artigas, Projects
Kate Brown de Vejar, International Arbitration: Counsel
Peru Lawyer Rankings:
Ana Teresa Barreto, Intellectual Property
Carlos Nunez, Projects
Farah Torres, Capital Markets
Fernando Lanfranco, Corporate/M&A
Luis Vargas, Corporate/M&A
Nelly Espinoza, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets
Sergio Barboza, Banking & Finance
Puerto Rico Lawyer Rankings:
José Sosa-Lloréns, Corporate/Commercial
Miriam de Lourdes Figueroa, Corporate/Commercial
Nikos Buxeda, Corporate/Commercial
US Lawyer Rankings:
Adam Tope, Private Equity: Fund Formation, and Venture Capital: Fund Formation
Alan Rockwell, Banking & Finance
Allen Ashley, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Andrea J. Chambers, Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Andrew B. Serwin, Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity, and Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
Andrew Peck, E-Discovery & Information Governance
Carlo Ingato, Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs
Carol Umhoefer, Privacy & Data Security (Foreign Expert for France)
Claire Hall, Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
Daniel Valencia, International Trade: Intellectual Property (section 337)
David Kreisler, Private Equity: Fund Formation
David Parrish, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
David Solander, Hedge Funds, and Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
Elise Green, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Erin Gibson, International Trade: Intellectual Property (section 337)
Francisco Cerezo, Corporate/M&A
Gregory A. Manter, Outsourcing
Helena D. Kiepura, International Trade: Intellectual Property (section 337)
Jennifer Feldman, E-Discovery & Information Governance
Jeremy Lustman, Corporate/M&A (Expertise based abroad in USA)
Karl Buch, FCPA
Kevin Nolan, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Kiera Gans, International Arbitration: Counsel
Lisa Haile, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Lyn Pruitt, Litigation: Trial Lawyers
Mark Fowler, International Trade: Intellectual Property (section 337)
Michael Ostrove, International Arbitration (Foreign expert for Africa-wide), and International Arbitration: Counsel
Nicholas Klein, International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Nicole Brennig, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Oliver Wright, Mining & Metals
Philip Svahn, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Richard Reilly, Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs
Sara Stinnett, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Sean C. Cunningham, International Trade: Intellectual Property (section 337)
Shuzo Maruyama, Intellectual Property (Foreign Expert for Japan)
Vincent Sanchez, Outsourcing
Yoni Tuchman, Venture Capital: Fund Formation
US Lawyers: Global Market Leaders Rankings:
Brett Lowell, Franchising
Danny Tobey, Artificial Intelligence
Michael Ostrove, Arbitration (International)
Tao Xu, Franchising
Vincent Sanchez, Outsourcing
These recognitions build on DLA Piper’s rankings in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, in which the firm received 38 US individual lawyer rankings, 18 US firm rankings, 40 Latin America individual lawyer rankings, 25 Latin America firm rankings, two US Global lawyer rankings and 23 Global firm rankings.
