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DLA Piper LLP

Europe Guide 2024

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DLA Piper LLP

DLA Piper LLP

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Europe

Global Co-Chairs: Andrew Darwin and Frank W. Ryan

Joint Co-Chief Executive Officers: Simon Levine and Frank W. Ryan

Number of partners: 1,500

Number of lawyers: 5,000

Languages: The firm speaks over 60 languages

Firm Overview: 

Tenacious and driven, DLA Piper people translate legal complexities into commercial clarity: providing the right minds at the right time to help clients to navigate both risk and opportunity. Our lawyers deliverer pragmatic actionable solutions to your pressing business challenges, in every part of the globe, so you can understand, decide, and act.

Our people are as adept at spotting opportunities as they are in protecting you against risk. Our culture encourages fresh thinking, to anticipate what's next, supported by continuous investments in legal and business technology.

The result is joined-up legal counsel and informed commercial advice across multiple geographies and all sectors: creative solutions that draw on an international platform with the power to scale up and down, flexing to meet any client aspirations. We measure success one relationship at a time, serving you locally and in any location: we bring the world closer for our clients.

Main Areas of Practice:  

Corporate: 

Our lawyers support leading enterprises, from emerging growth companies to multinationals. We also act for venture capitalists, private equity firms, investment managers and financial institutions. From M&A, joint ventures and public equity to corporate governance, reorganizations and debt offerings, we help you manage your transactions toward a successful outcome..

Employment:  

New technologies and working practices, disjointed regulatory requirements, and economic and geopolitical uncertainties are challenging every industry. We help you anticipate employment challenges and stay compliant. And we act for you in disputes and strategic projects when your reputation may be on the line.

Intellectual Property & Technology: 

This award-winning practice is made up of dedicated intellectual property, information law, technology and sourcing, commercial, telecoms, media, and sports lawyers, and offers a unique, global, full-service capability. The practice provides both contentious and commercial advice to leading technology, communications, media and financial services organisations, as well as government departments and national regulatory authorities.

Finance & Projects: 

The finance and projects group includes dedicated teams that advise on asset-based lending, asset finance, debt capital markets and securitisation, leveraged finance, project finance, real-estate finance, and trade and commodity finance. Lawyers in this practice also advise on loan workouts and refinancings. Across Europe, this team has sector experience in a number of areas, including energy, education, health, transport, and civil and social infrastructure.

Litigation & Regulatory: 

DLA Piper has built one of the largest dedicated regulatory groups of any global law firm, and it includes former members of industry and regulatory bodies. The group provides a complete service regarding regulatory risk, practice guidance, lobbying, corporate defence, crisis management and compliance programmes. The firm’s dispute resolution lawyers are skilled in litigation, arbitration and ADR and will advise from the outset the most appropriate method of resolving a dispute. They aim to solve complex business disputes as swiftly and effectively as possible, providing solutions that correspond to the business needs of their clients.

Real Estate: 

DLA Piper has approximately 300 real estate lawyers across Europe. By using standardised global infrastructure in each of its offices and, crucially, by having strong internal working relationships, the firm offers a seamless and efficient service that few competitors can match. The geographic footprint of the real estate team gives the firm extensive experience of portfolio management for single asset, multi-asset and crossborder transactions in established and emerging markets.

Restructuring: 

DLA Piper’s global restructuring group has dedicated restructuring lawyers across Europe. The teams work seamlessly to deliver innovative commercial restructuring solutions on a national and international basis. The firm’s unrivalled breadth of restructuring experience provides its diverse client base with extensive knowledge of local markets and the associated challenges they may face.

Tax: 

The firm provides advice on local and national tax, and a commercially integrated approach to crossborder structures and tax efficiency. It offers the full range of tax services that address the challenges of international commerce and business operations, including arranging operations to reduce effective global tax rates, transfer pricing, tax disputes and post-acquisition integration.

Ranked Offices

Provided by DLA Piper LLP

UK - Head office
Austria
Belgium
  • Antwerp
    Brusselstraat 59, Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, B-2018
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    Brussels
    WOLSTRAAT - 70 – RUE AUX LAINES, Brussels, Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium, 1000
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Czech Republic
Denmark
  • Aarhus C
    DOKK1, Hack Kampmanns Plads 2, Level 3, Aarhus C, Midtjylland, Denmark, DK-8000
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    København
    Oslo Plads 2, 2100 København Ø, Denmark, København, Hovedstaden, Denmark, DK-1550
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Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
  • Budapest
    Csörsz u. 49-51., Budapest, Budapest, Capital City, Hungary, H-1124
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Ireland
  • Dublin
    The Greenway, Block C, Ardilaun Court, 112-114 St Stephen's Green, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, D02 TD28
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Italy
Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg
    37A, Avenue John F. Kennedy, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, L-1855
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Netherlands
  • Amsterdam
    Gebouw Meerparc, Amstelveenseweg 638, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, 1081 JJ
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Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
  • Bucharest
    Metropolis Center, 89-97 Grigore Alexandrescu Str., East Wing, 1st Floor, Sector 1, Bucharest, Bucureşti, Romania, 010624
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Slovakia
  • Bratislava
    Suche myto 1, Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia, SK-811 03
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Spain
Sweden
  • Stockholm
    Sveavägen 4 PO Box 7315 , Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sweden, SE-111 57
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UK

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by DLA Piper LLP

Global Practice Guide
Laetitia Mouton
Kristof De Vulder
Raf Schoefs
Authored by
Laetitia Mouton, Kristof De Vulder, Raf Schoefs
Article • Feb 2024
Global Practice Guide
Kristof De Vulder
Laetitia Mouton
Raf Schoefs
Authored by
Kristof De Vulder, Laetitia Mouton, Raf Schoefs
Article • Jan 2024
Global Practice Guide
Fabien Ganivet
Authored by
Fabien Ganivet
Article • Nov 2023

All contributions provided by DLA Piper LLP

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Banking Regulation 2024 | Austria | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik, Martin Navara
Global Practice Guide Oct 2023 Article
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Authored by: Hasan Elshafiey, Hussein Olleik
Global Practice Guide Oct 2023 Article
Litigation 2024 | Qatar | Law and Practice
Authored by: Hasan Elshafiey, Hussein Olleik
Global Practice Guide Oct 2023 Article
Insolvency 2023 | Denmark | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Henrik Sjørslev, Peter H. Knudsen, Henrik Lund-Koefoed, Bjarke Mogensen
Global Practice Guide Oct 2023 Article
Insolvency 2023 | Denmark | Law and Practice
Authored by: Henrik Sjørslev, Peter H. Knudsen, Henrik Lund-Koefoed, Bjarke Mogensen
Global Practice Guide Oct 2023 Article
Private Equity 2023 | France | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Sarmad Haidar
Global Practice Guide Sep 2023 Article

DLA Piper LLP rankings

Europe Guide 2024
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Austria
Banking & Finance
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Banking & Finance
3
Banking & Finance
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik
4
Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik
4
Band 4
Capital Markets
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Capital Markets
3
Capital Markets
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Christian Temmel
3
Christian Temmel
3
Band 3
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/M&A
4
Corporate/M&A
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Christoph Mager
3
Christoph Mager
3
Band 3
Maria Doralt
3
Maria Doralt
3
Band 3
Healthcare & Life Sciences
1 Department
Department
Healthcare & Life Sciences
2
Healthcare & Life Sciences
2
Band 2
Insurance
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Andreas Daxberger
3
Andreas Daxberger
3
Band 3
Tax
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Dimitar Hristov
4
Dimitar Hristov
4
Band 4
White-Collar Crime
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Georg Krakow
2
Georg Krakow
2
Band 2
Belgium
Banking & Finance
1 Department
Department
Banking & Finance
4
Banking & Finance
4
Band 4
Banking & Finance: Regulatory
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Spotlight
Lawyers
Pierre Berger
2
Pierre Berger
2
Band 2
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Corporate/M&A
4
Corporate/M&A
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Michael Heene
5
Michael Heene
5
Band 5
Employment
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Employment
4
Employment
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Eddy Lievens
4
Eddy Lievens
4
Band 4
Energy
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Energy
3
Energy
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Alec Van Vaerenbergh
3
Alec Van Vaerenbergh
3
Band 3
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