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Rankings
DLA Piper is nationally ranked in 45 practice areas and metro ranked in 66 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
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2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Franchise Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Communications Law
Metro Rankings
Atlanta
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier 2 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Rankings
"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Franchise Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Communications Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 1 for Information Technology Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 1 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Sports Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Construction Law
Tier 2 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 2 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 2 for Securities Regulation
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Energy Law
Tier 3 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 3 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 3 for Technology Law
Tier 3 for Transportation Law
Regional Rankings
Atlanta
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier 2 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Austin
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 3 for Patent Law
Baltimore
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Arbitration
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Government Relations Practice
Tier 1 for Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Antitrust
Tier 2 for Public Finance Law
Boston
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 2 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 3 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Chicago
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 1 for Information Technology Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Trademark Law
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
Tier 3 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 3 for Privacy and Data Security Law
Dallas/Fort Worth
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Insurance Law
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 3 for Real Estate Law
Delaware
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 3 for Corporate Governance Law
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Copyright Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 3 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Miami
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Arbitration
Tier 2 for International Arbitration - Commercial
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
New Jersey
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 2 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
New York City
Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 1 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Sports Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 3 for Antitrust Law
Tier 3 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Philadelphia
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Technology Law
Phoenix
Tier 1 for Corporate Compliance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Venture Capital Law
Raleigh
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
San Diego
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Information Technology Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
San Francisco
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
San Jose
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Patent
Seattle
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 2 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 2 for Patent Law
Tier 3 for Venture Capital Law
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Communications Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 2 for Transportation Law
Tier 3 for Employment Law - Individuals
Tier 3 for Media Law
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