At DLA Piper, you have the opportunity to meet the legal needs of many of the world’s leading companies in a range of industries. In doing so, you often are part of interdisciplinary teams that are formed to provide exceptional service across a range of practice areas.

Corporate and Finance. We help clients execute a range of securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and global funding strategies. We also assist with financings, loans, investments, leveraged debt transactions, real estate capital markets, financial restructurings and insurance and reinsurance.

Litigation and Arbitration. Our multidisciplinary Litigation practice is one of the largest dispute resolution practices in the world. We regularly prosecute and defend substantial multiparty, multidistrict high-exposure litigation for some of the world’s leading companies.

Intellectual Property. With more than 425 lawyers, our Intellectual Property group is among the largest in the world. Our 220 trial lawyers in the US represent clients in complex disputes, while our transactional lawyers assist clients in such areas as applications and filings for patents, trademarks and copyrights.

Regulatory and Government Affairs. Our group is recognized as one of the most high-powered and high-profile lobbying shops in the nation's capital by The National Law Journal.

Real Estate. With more than 600 lawyers globally, our real estate practice is among the world’s largest. Our 250 lawyers in the US handle many of the nation’s most complex, high-profile real estate transactions, with clients ranging from owners, to developers, to investors, to pension funds.

Labor and Employment. This market-leading global practice has a strong reputation for innovative legal services and products. With more than 270 employment and benefits lawyers globally, we represent management in a broad spectrum of labor, employment and civil rights law matters.

Tax. We handle clients’ local tax issues as well as provide tax strategies on multi-jurisdictional corporate activities and cross-border transactions. In the US, we provide sophisticated and creative tax and business planning advice and dispute resolution representation on all federal, state and local matters.

Look closer at these major practices and you’ll find a range of areas to suit your particular interests and career aspirations. Find out more.