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Firm Description

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

Government Affairs is a key part of our global offering with a multi-country team operating seamlessly across the world. We deliver consistent Government Affairs services across our practices and sectors in all policy matters we undertake.

Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies. They include more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 or their subsidiaries. We also advise governments and public sector bodies.

Owner Structure

Limited Liability Partnership.

International Structure

With offices on all five continents, we operate in a perfectly integrated manner across borders. In each of the countries where we are established, our legal and policy knowhow and knowledge of local languages and cultures enable us to offer our clients integrated legal services from a single group of lawyers in a single international law firm. Our international presence also allows us to provide our clients with strategic advice, taking into account legislative changes linked to geopolitical developments such as European strategic autonomy and the Green Deal.

In some countries we have developed privileged relationships and ongoing collaborations with leading local firms that are an integral part of our firm. This allows us to provide our clients with a service and legal assistance that meets our requirements and quality standards in each of these countries.

Key Strengths

Our firm’s strength lies in our exceptional international coverage (as described above), our sector approach, and our full-service offering. With the latter we mean that we cover all the different branches of law and policy developments, allowing us to assist our clients in all types of cases, whether they are questions relating to the day-to-day management of their companies or complex international negotiations.

Number of Public Affairs Consultants

Key Clients

ING, EchoStar Mobile, Unilever, TEL, CIENA Systems and Blackhawk networks

Thought Leadership

The team contributes to numerous informal Brussels groups and is extremely active in a number of projects that aid the plight of asylum seekers from Afghanistan and more recently from Ukraine. We also work in supply chain protection and contribute to industry leadership in the EU.

Testimonials and why clients like to work with us

“Richard has a rare ability to understand our business needs as well as the policy influencing our company – that’s why we use him.”

“DLA Piper have been much more than a law firm to us. They are trusted advisors that cut through the clutter and see what is needed.”