DLA Piper LLP (US)

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘With respect to advice for laws governing electronic transactions and payments, the team is exceptional at giving practical advice, which is grounded in a close reading of the law, but they always provide helpful risk benchmarking also, such that we can understand where we are in terms of the industry.’

• ‘Margo Tank is incredibly smart, knows the law inside and out and is also a very practical advice giver. Invaluable.’

• ‘In our case, DLA Piper identified relevant practices and assembled a top-notch expert team that drafted comprehensive agreements with minimal input from us in record time. We were also given invaluable advice on various aspects of the agreement, ensuring that the agreements appropriately balanced the rights and interests of all stakeholders.’

• ‘The entire team that worked on our case was excellent. Highly knowledgeable in their respective practice areas, with high integrity and fiduciary responsibility to clients. Available at all times, effective and efficient in communication.'

• ‘Incredible team. We have scaled our business significantly across geographies and subject matters, and they have supported every aspect of this from a core team of two relationship partners. It’s been a very synergistic fit as they understood the scaling issues we would face even before we did and were there to resolve them at speed.’

• ‘Michael Fluhr is extremely knowledgeable about our area of fintech and extremely personal. We had the confidence that anytime we had an issue, big or small, he would be able to jump in and support.’

• ‘The team I have worked with at DLA Piper puts great effort into understanding the technical aspects so that they can provide relevant legal advice. This is something that very few attorneys and firms do.’

• ‘Margo Tank and Elizabeth Caires are two of the best attorneys I have ever worked with. They expend a lot of effort to understand the technology so that they can provide relevant advice. For attorneys, they are exceptionally insightful and talented when it comes to technology - they can keep up with some of the most advanced, esoteric technical topics and spare no effort to understand new concepts. Margo Tank's knowledge of the relevant areas of the law is outstanding.'

• 'The team have exceptional approachability and humility. They make their legal knowledge accessible to non-attorneys in a way that is simple and relevant and helps their client understand what they need to do and why. No bamboozling, no attitude, no bravado, no arrogance - just genuine help. They use their humility and approachability to amplify their unmatched intelligence, knowledge and experience.’

• ‘The team is highly diligent, responsive, and has outstanding experience both in government and private practice.’

Key clients

• Roblox
• VanEck
• Fun.xyz

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