DLA Piper has an impressive team with a strong focus on transactional matters and contentious and non-contentious IP. It serves a clientele comprising major pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, as well as investors. The team draws on a strong global network that can provide jurisdictional expertise across multiple practice areas, and is able to assist multinational corporates with their brand management and enforcement strategy across the Asia-Pacific region. DLA Piper acts for major brands on global portfolio management, in addition to advertising and marketing issues. Notable clients include Pfizer, ResMed and Campari.

The firm develops asset management and protection strategies designed to help clients manage risk, continue growth and protect market share around the world. It understands the commercial issues and pressures that arise from IP disputes or related negotiations, and provides innovative and strategic solutions to deal with them.

The firm’s technology and sourcing practice advises on complex transactions and multi-party, high-value, project work, frequently spanning multiple jurisdictions. It focuses on the development, protection, exploitation and use of technology related assets through various stages of a company’s growth, as well as the sourcing of strategic assets and services for use in a company’s operations. The firm’s media practice counts many of the world’s largest, most high-profile entertainment and new media companies, sports bodies and major financial institutions as clients. It provides legal advice covering many areas, including: telecommunications, patents, trademarks, copyright, intellectual property, film financing, M&A, anticounterfeiting, e-business, sports litigation and privacy.

The firm’s global practice comprises a team of partners and associates who focus on criminal, regulatory and compliance problems affecting major corporations, their officers and employees. It represents corporations, business entities and individuals at every stage of the business risk cycle — from legislative monitoring and lobbying; to developing proactive compliance programs and conducting internal audits and investigations, providing advice during criminal or regulatory investigations; and defending clients in court when necessary.