DLA Piper (known until 4 September 2006 as DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary) is the third largest law firm in the world by number of attorneys after Clifford Chance and Baker & McKenzie. DLA Piper is a legal services organization whose members and affiliates are separate and distinct legal entities.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Clifford Chance LLP is the largest law firm in the world, and a component of the UKs Magic Circle. ... Baker & McKenzie is an international law firm, providing legal advice and services to companies. ...

Together, the organization boasts more than 3,200 lawyers in over 24 countries and 63 cities throughout the world. DLA Piper was formed as a result of the 2005 merger of San Diego-based Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, London-based DLA LLP (previously Dibb Lupton Alsop), and Piper Rudnick LLP (itself a 1999 merger of Baltimore-based Piper & Marbury and Chicago-based Rudnick & Wolfe). Recent financial figures from The Lawyer rank the firm second to Clifford Chance in worldwide turnover with over $1.5 billion in revenue for 2005.[2] 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Management

The firm is managed globally by three joint chief executive officers: Nigel Knowles, Frank Burch, and Lee Miller. The three were previously the managing partners of legacy firms (DLA, Piper & Marbury, and Rudnick & Wolfe, respectively). The Chairman of the firm's Global Board is former U.S. Democratic Senator George Mitchell, who chaired the peace negotiations which led to the 1998 Belfast Peace Agreement. George John Mitchell, GBE (born August 20, 1933 in Waterville, Maine) is Chairman of the Walt Disney Company. ... The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. ...

Awards

The firm has won many awards, including Global Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2006 in London (beating out Baker & McKenzie, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, and White & Case) and Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2005, which said, "DLA Piper is leading the legal business community by example." [3] Latham & Watkins LLP is a major business-law firm based in the United States. ... Linklaters is an international law firm with headquarters in the UK and offices in 22 countries around the world. ... White & Case LLP is a leading global law firm with nearly 1,900 lawyers practicing in 38 offices in 25 countries. ...

External links

• Official site
• LawPeriscope Profile