DLA Piper LLP - Who's Who Legal 70

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DLA Piper LLP in Who's Who Legal

	Real Estate
	20

	Corporate Tax
	1

	Real Estate
	20

	Commercial Litigation
	2

	Trade & Customs
	1

	Franchise
	13

	Internet & e-Commerce
	8

	Franchise
	13

	Environment
	3

	Aviation
	3

	Capital Markets
	1

	Shipping & Maritime
	1

	Regulatory Communications
	2

	Insolvency & Restructuring
	2

	Mergers & Acquisitions
	2

	Corporate Governance
	2

	Construction
	2

	Public Procurement
	1

	Project Finance
	2

	Oil & Gas
	1

	Business Crime Defence
	5

	Competition
	2

	Management Labour & Employment
	1

	Life Sciences
	2

	Commercial Arbitration
	1

	Trademarks
	3

	Insurance & Reinsurance
	7

The firm’s single largest contingent is in the real estate chapter. DLA Piper has more listings than any other firm here, with 20 practitioners in six jurisdictions. Martin Polevoy is head of the real estate practice in New York and one of the leading real estate lawyers in the world. He recently represented the New York Times Company in the sale and leaseback of their new corporate headquarters building in New York, one of the largest such transactions ever carried out in the US.

DLA Piper is similarly well regarded for franchise work, and has won the Who’s Who Legal Law Firm of the Year award in this area every year since its inception. Fifteen of its partners are listed from four countries, a greater breadth and depth of talent than any other firm. DLA Piper has represented more than 160 companies in international franchising and distribution matters.Philip Zeidman is “absolutely world class”, the most highly nominated lawyer in the worldwide research - “it is difficult to think of anyone who knows more about franchise.” Also in DC, Erik Wulff is regarded as an “extraordinary lawyer”, who also appears among the practice area’s finest worldwide.

The firm also rates as one of the leading players globally for internet and e-commerce work. Eight lawyers are listed, with Mark Radcliffe in Silicon Valley ranked among the world’s outstanding experts – he is “among the very best” for open-sourcing work. He was recently engaged by Bosch Security Systems to advise it with a venture capital investment in Mocana, a leading internet security software provider.

Earl Silbert in Washington, DC, is one of five of lawyers to appear in the business crime chapter. In May 2009 he was awarded the Justice Potter Stewart Award from the Council For Court Excellence for his work to improve the judicial system both as United Sates attorney and subsequently in private practice. DLA Piper’s white-collar crime practice was further bolstered by the lateral hire of Jürgen Taschke, former partner at Clifford Chance, who joined the Frankfurt office as head of the German corporate crime and investigations department