DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through a number of separately constituted and regulated legal entities which provide legal and other client services in accordance with the relevant laws of the jurisdictions in which they respectively operate. Details of the different DLA Piper entities that provide legal services or other services to clients in respect of each country in which DLA Piper carries on business can be found here.
DLA Piper's business in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific is governed by DLA Piper International LLP. The members, partners or other principals of the various entities that provide client services in those regions are members of DLA Piper International LLP, unless they are prevented from doing so due to regulatory restrictions. DLA Piper International LLP is not engaged in the provision of legal or other client services. Further information about DLA Piper International LLP can be found here.
DLA Piper LLP (US) (a Maryland limited liability partnership) practices law in various jurisdictions in the United States of America and in The Republic of Korea. Further information about DLA Piper LLP (US) can be found here.
DLA Piper International LLP and DLA Piper LLP (US) are members of DLA Piper Global (a Swiss verein) which does not itself provide legal or other client services.
DLA Piper International LLP and DLA Piper ABBC are members of DLA Piper Iberia (a Swiss verein) which does not itself provide legal or other client services.
DLA Piper International LLP and the independent law firms in Africa listed here are members of DLA Piper Africa (a Swiss verein) which does not itself provide legal or other client services.
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP (a limited liability partnership organised and existing under the laws of the province of British Columbia) practices law in various jurisdictions in Canada. Further information about DLA Piper (Canada) LLP can be found here.
DLA Piper LLP (US) and DLA Piper (Canada) LLP are members of DLA Piper North America (a Swiss verein) which does not itself provide legal or other client services.
DLA Piper (Puerto Rico) LLC (a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) practices law in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Further information about DLA Piper (Puerto Rico) LLC can be found here.
DLA Piper LLP (US), DLA Piper Mexico, S.C. (a sociedad civil existing under the laws of Mexico), DLA Piper BAZ | NLD SpA (a sociedad de responsibilidad limitada organized and existing under the laws of Chile), DLA Piper Peru (a sociedad de responsibilidad limitada organized and existing under the laws of Peru), and DLA Piper (Argentina) (a law firm organized and existing under the laws of Argentina) are members of DLA Piper LATAM (a Swiss verein) which does not itself provide legal or other client services.
DLA Piper International LLP, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Norway DA, Asianajotoimisto DLA Piper Finland Oy, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB and DLA Piper Denmark Law Firm P/S are members of DLA Piper Nordic (a Swiss Verein) which does not itself provide legal or other client services. Further information about Advokatfirma DLA Piper Norway DA, DLA Piper Finland Limited, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB and DLA Piper Denmark Law Firm P/S, which practise law in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark respectively, can be found here.
DLA Piper New Zealand (a partnership governed by New Zealand law) practises law in New Zealand, and is affiliated with DLA Piper International LLP through an exclusive agreement. Further information about DLA Piper New Zealand can be found here.
The use of the name "DLA Piper" and words or phrases such as "firm", "law firm" or "international legal practice" is for convenience only and does not imply that all or any of such entities are in partnership together or accept responsibility for the acts or omissions of each other. Legal responsibility for the provision of services to clients is defined in engagement terms entered into between clients and the relevant DLA Piper entity and these should be relied upon in determining liability for the services provided. Absent the explicit agreement and consent of both entities involved, no DLA Piper entity is responsible for the acts or omissions of, nor has any authority to obligate or otherwise bind, any other DLA Piper entity.
In accordance with the common terminology used in professional service organisations, we use the term "partner" in this website to refer to a person who is a member, partner or person of equivalent standing or authority in an individual practising entity.
In countries where DLA Piper does not have its own presence legal services are provided through associations with leading independent local law firms which we refer to as DLA Piper Relationship Firms. DLA Piper Relationship firms are affiliated with either DLA Piper International LLP or DLA Piper LLP (US) and have adopted various practices and procedures that are aligned with DLA Piper entities but they are not themselves part of or financially integrated with any DLA Piper entities. DLA Piper Relationship Firms are owned and managed by their respective members, partners or other principals and not by partners of any DLA Piper entities. Further information about the DLA Piper Relationship firms can be found here.
