DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers located in more than 30 countries throughout Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, positioning it to help companies with their legal needs around the world. We represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice areas than virtually any other law firm in the world. Mergermarket ranked DLA Piper #1 for global volume of M&A transactions (2010-2015) and Pitchbook recognized the firm as the second most active private equity law firm in the U.S. and globally in 2014.