DLA Piper welcomes Gregory Saiontz as a partner in the Corporate Practice

DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Gregory Saiontz as a partner in the Corporate Practice. He will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC office.

Saiontz’s practice focuses on late-stage and early-stage companies and private equity and other financial investment firms in corporate, M&A and other transactional matters. He routinely advises clients across various industries, including energy and power, healthcare, aerospace, defense, government services, climate and other technology including software, mining and metals, and industrial manufacturing, among others.

His notable experience includes advising an alternative energy company on the creation of a hydrogen mobility joint venture with a multinational automobile manufacturer and representing an alternative energy company in a joint venture in Korea in connection with receiving a US$1.5 billion equity investment by a Korean multinational energy conglomerate.

“We are excited that Greg has joined our team where he will be an essential part in expanding our capabilities in corporate governance and M&A and advising on a wide range of other corporate transactional matters,” said Jeff Lehrer, chair of DLA Piper’s Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice.

“Greg’s sterling reputation and significant corporate transactional experience across sectors will be an immediate asset to our clients and a key player in increasing our offerings in the region,” said William Minor, managing partner of DLA Piper’s Washington, DC office.

With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 14 consecutive years, according to Mergermarket, and ranked as a top five most active VC legal advisor in the US and number one in VC, PE and M&A in combined global deal volume according to PitchBook.

With more than 225 global lawyers who provide strategic counsel to private equity funds and their industry-leading portfolio companies, DLA Piper’s Private Equity practice has the capacity, experience and relationships to help drive value across the investment life cycle by delivering responsive, efficient and integrated solutions around the world.

DLA Piper’s Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice includes more than 200 lawyers who provide strategic counsel to emerging companies in high-growth industries, including technology, healthcare, pharma & biotech, financial services, manufacturing, and communications. In the last three years, DLA Piper has completed over 2,100 financings globally totaling more than US$80 billion and is ranked as a top 5 most active US law firm for venture capital deal volume, according to Pitchbook.