DLA Piper lawyers and practices ranked in Chambers Global 2022
DLA Piper received 26 US individual lawyer rankings, 16 US firm rankings, 31 Latin America individual lawyer rankings and 15 Latin America firm rankings in the Chambers Global 2022 guide. The firm also received 19 Global rankings, and three US lawyers were designated Global Market Leaders.
The annual rankings are based on extensive research by Chambers & Partners Publishing. Listed below are the firm and individual lawyer rankings for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Latin America – International Counsel, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico and the US, as well as the Global firm rankings.
Argentina Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Argentina ranked in Band 3 in:
Banking & Finance
DLA Piper Argentina ranked in Spotlight Table in:
International & Cross-Border Capabilities
Brazil (Campos Mello Advogados, in cooperation with DLA Piper) Firm Rankings:
Campos Mello Advogados, in cooperation with DLA Piper, ranked in Band 2 in:
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Campos Mello Advogados, in cooperation with DLA Piper, ranked in Band 3 in:
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Campos Mello Advogados, in cooperation with DLA Piper, ranked in Band 4 in:
Banking & Finance
International & Cross-Border Capabilities
Chile Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Chile ranked in Band 4 in:
Corporate/M&A
Colombia Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Martinez Beltran ranked in Band 2 in:
Corporate/M&A
DLA Piper Martinez Beltran ranked in Band 3 in:
Banking & Finance
DLA Piper Martinez Beltran ranked in Band 4 in:
Tax
DLA Piper Martinez Beltran ranked in Spotlight Table in:
International & Cross-Border Capabilities
Peru Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Peru ranked in Band 3 in:
Corporate/M&A
Projects
DLA Piper Peru ranked in Band 4 in:
Banking & Finance
Puerto Rico Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper Puerto Rico ranked Band 3 in:
Corporate/Commercial
US Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper ranked in Band 1 in:
Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Technology Sector (International & Cross Border)
DLA Piper ranked in Band 2 in:
Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs
Intellectual Property: Patent
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
Projects: Agency Financing
DLA Piper ranked in Band 3 in:
E-Discovery & Information Governance
Outsourcing
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
DLA Piper ranked in Band 4 in:
International Arbitration: The Elite
International Trade: Intellectual Property (section 337)
Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border)
Private Equity: Fund Formation
DLA Piper ranked in Band 5 in:
Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
FCPA
Global Market Leader Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper ranked in Band 1 in:
Franchising
Outsourcing
DLA Piper ranked in Band 2 in:
Business & Human Rights
DLA Piper ranked in Band 4 in:
Agribusiness
Climate Change
DLA Piper ranked in Band 5 in:
Arbitration (International)
Global: Multi-Jurisdictional Firm Rankings:
DLA Piper ranked in Band 1 in:
TMT
DLA Piper ranked in Band 2 in:
Tax
DLA Piper ranked in Band 3 in:
Construction
Data Protection
Employment
Insurance
Insurance: Contentious
DLA Piper ranked in Band 4 in:
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution
Projects & Energy
Restructuring/Insolvency
DLA Piper ranked in Band 5 in:
Life Sciences
Argentina Lawyer Rankings:
Antonio Arias, Banking & Finance (Foreign Expert for Brazil) and Banking & Finance (Foreign Expert for USA)
Marcelo Etchebarne, Banking & Finance
Brazil (Campos Mello Advogados, in cooperation with DLA Piper) Lawyer Rankings:
Alexandre Calmon, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Fabiano Gallo, Corporate/M&A
Paula Mena Barreto, Intellectual Property
Ricardo Caiado Lima, Compliance
Roberto Vianna do R. Barros, Banking & Finance
Chile Lawyer Rankings:
Matías Zegers, Corporate/M&A
Rodrigo Alvarez, Tax
Colombia (DLA Piper Martinez Beltran) Lawyer Rankings:
Andrés González Becerra, Tax
Camilo Martínez Beltran, Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance (Foreign Expert for USA) and Corporate/M&A
César Cermeño, Tax
Felipe Quintero Serrano, Corporate/M&A and Corporate/M&A (Foreign Expert for Spain)
Juan Manuel de la Rosa, Corporate/M&A
Sebastián Lora, Banking & Finance
Latin America – International Counsel Lawyer Rankings:
Gabriela Alvarez-Avila, Arbitration (International)
Mexico Lawyer Rankings:
Antonio Cárdenas, Dispute Resolution: Administrative Litigation
Gabriela Alvarez-Avila, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Gerardo Lozano Alarcón, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators
Marcelo Páramo Fernández, Energy & Natural Resources
Peru Lawyer Rankings:
Carlos Nuñez, Projects
Luis Vargas, Corporate/M&A
Ricardo Escobar, Banking & Finance
Sergio Barboza, Banking & Finance
Puerto Rico Lawyer Rankings:
José Sosa-Lloréns, Corporate/Commercial
Miriam Figueroa, Corporate/Commercial
Nikos Buxeda, Corporate/Commercial
US Lawyer Rankings:
Adam Tope, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Allen Ashley, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Andrew Peck, E-Discovery & Information Governance
Andrew Serwin, Privacy & Data Security
Ann Ford, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Carol Umhoefer, Privacy & Data Security (Foreign Expert for France)
David Parrish, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Elise Green, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Jim Halpert, Privacy & Data Security
Karl Buch, FCPA
Kate Brown de Vejar, International Arbitration: Counsel
Kevin Nolan, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Kiera Gans, International Arbitration: Counsel
Leeanne Mancari, E-Discovery & Information Governance
Lisa Haile, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Lyn Pruitt, Litigation: Trial Lawyers
Mark Fowler, International Trade: Intellectual Property (section 337)
Nathaniel Marrs, Private Equity: Fund Formation
Nicole Brennig, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Philip Svahn, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Richard Cardillo, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Richard Reilly, Capital Markets: Securitisation: CLOs
Sara Stinnett, Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Shuzo Maruyama, Intellectual Property (Foreign Expert for Japan)
Stephen Alicanti, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
Vinny Sanchez, Outsourcing
US Lawyers: Global Market Leader Rankings:
Bret Lowell, Franchising
Erik Wulff, Franchising
Tao Xu, Franchising
“These rankings demonstrate our lawyers’ unmatched skill and deep experience across many practice areas,” said Frank Ryan, DLA Piper’s Americas chair. “Our lawyers achieve exceptional results by working collaboratively and pursuing creative solutions that are rooted in a strong understanding of our clients’ businesses. This approach enables us to provide nuanced and tailored legal guidance across the many sectors in which our clients operate.”
These recognitions build on DLA Piper’s rankings in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA, in which the firm received 216 lawyer rankings and 94 firm rankings, as well as the 2022 edition of Chambers Latin America, in which the firm received 38 lawyer rankings and 15 firm rankings.
