DLA Piper is an Anglo-American multinational law firm with 77 offices across 31 countries and around 4,200 lawyers. It is the largest law firm in the world measured by number of lawyers. In 2011 DLA Piper had total revenues of US$2.25 billion (£1.42 billion) and average profit per equity partner of US$1.225 million (£773,000).
DLA Piper was formed in January 2005 by a merger between three law firms: San Diego-based Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Chicago-based Piper Rudnick LLP and London-based DLA LLP.
DLA Piper is composed of two partnerships, DLA Piper International LLP and DLA Piper U.S. LLP. The two partnerships share a single management board but are not financially integrated.
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