DLA Piper - Dallas, TX

Premier Corporate and Litigation Counsel in Dallas, Texas

DLA Piper is recognized globally as a business law powerhouse, combining extensive cross-border resources with seasoned Texas trial and boardroom experience. Located in the vibrant Dallas Arts District at 1900 North Pearl Street, the Dallas office features accomplished attorneys who counsel multinational corporations, middle-market enterprises, private equity sponsors, and high-growth companies. When corporate organizations need to hire an attorney with sophisticated transactional acumen or decisive courtroom capabilities, DLA Piper delivers strategic solutions and pragmatic guidance.

Corporate leaders and institutional investors regularly find a lawyer at DLA Piper to manage complex state, federal, and international regulatory environments. With accolades across Chambers USA, The Legal 500 United States, and Best Law Firms, the firm coordinates across global practice groups to execute strategic mergers, resolve commercial lawsuits, and structure sophisticated debt and equity financings.

High-Stakes Business and Commercial Litigation

The Dallas litigation practice provides assertive advocacy across state and federal trial courts, appellate circuits, and arbitration forums. The firm represents corporate clients across critical disputes, including:

• Commercial Litigation and Contract Disputes: Resolving breach of contract claims, fiduciary duty actions, fraud allegations, shareholder derivative lawsuits, and post-closing transaction disputes.
• Securities Enforcement and Regulatory Defense: Defending corporations and executives in Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, and corporate compliance reviews.
• Product Liability and Class Action Defense: Providing multi-layered defense strategies in complex product liability cases, mass tort claims, and consumer class action proceedings.
• Antitrust and Trade Secret Protection: Litigating non-compete covenants, proprietary trade secret theft, unfair competition claims, and complex intellectual property conflicts.

Corporate Formation, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Private Equity

DLA Piper serves as strategic corporate counsel through every phase of the business lifecycle, guiding founders, boards, and funds through pivotal transitions:

• Mergers and Acquisitions: Advising strategic buyers, target companies, and boards on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, asset sales, and carve-out reorganizations.
• Private Equity and Capital Markets: Structuring growth equity rounds, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and public securities offerings.
• Corporate Formation and Governance: Establishing business formation frameworks, drafting founder agreements, and reviewing complex vendor contracts.

Commercial Real Estate and Financial Transactions

The Dallas real estate team advises developers, institutional lenders, and real estate investment trusts across property transactions:

• Property Acquisitions and Development: Managing acquisitions, zoning approvals, and commercial leasing for office towers, industrial centers, and retail developments.
• Real Estate Finance: Negotiating secured construction loans, mezzanine credit facilities, and loan restructurings during volatile market cycles.

Workplace Law and Employment Compliance

DLA Piper assists employers with wage and hour compliance, executive compensation contracts, independent contractor classification, and sensitive workplace discrimination disputes, ensuring corporate stability and proactive risk reduction.