DLA Piper LLP (US)’s private equity practice has a proven track record assisting clients with middle-market deals across the entire business lifecycle. The firm is also home to a dedicated Rep and Warranty underwriting practice, and supports clients acquiring outside the US and with foreign operations. Joseph Silver spearheads the practice from Atlanta, acting as counsel to prominent private equity firms. Gerry Williams, also based in Atlanta, focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, securities, and corporate governance matters. New York-based James Kelly leads transactions related to regulated sectors, including AI, industrials, healthcare, and business services, and represented Columbus McKinnon in its merger with Kito Crosby. Chicago’s Harris Eisenberg focuses on structuring, negotiating, and managing private equity buyouts, divestitures, and recapitalizations, while Eric Grossman, based in Reston, represents issuers with their initial public offering. Atlanta-based Daniel Rollman advises privately held businesses preparing for strategic sales to private equity firms and institutional investors. Neil Vohra joined the practice in March 2025, having previously worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Testimonials
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- 'Top class advice with a practical approach to spending time & resources to execute deals effectively.'
- 'Daniel Rollman is incredibly experienced, smart, and has built a strong team around him.'
- 'Mark Lindeman is an excellent associate; executing deals with limited partner oversight.'
- 'Highly competent, available, and very efficient.'
- 'Eric Grossman provides exceptional service to our firm as his client, and he is always available to get to the heart of an issue in a significantly more efficient way than other lawyers we have worked with.'
- 'James Kelly is an excellent talent. He has great knowledge of trends in the PE middle market space.'
- 'James Kelly has great execution skills.'
Key clients
- 5th Century Partners
- ABRY Partners
- Arlington Capital Partners
- Accel-KKR
- Baird Capital
- Bregal Partners
- Columbia Capital
- Frontenac Company
- Hidden Harbor Capital Partners
- ICV Partners
- Keystone Capital
- LLR Partners
- MSouth Equity Partners
- Renovus Capital
- Resurgens Technology Partners
- RLJ Equity Partners
- Shore Capital Partners
- Stellex Capital Management
- Triton Pacific Capital Partners
Work highlights
Represented Shore Capital Partners in the formation of its Technology Advisory platform through the combination of CXponent, Ascenda, Trace Advisors, and White Oak Solutions.
Represented MSouth Equity Partners and its portfolio company Summit Spine & Joint Centers on its sale to Wellspring Capital Management.
Represented LLR Partners in its strategic growth investment in TruTechnologies.
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
Joseph Silver
Other key lawyers
Gerry Williams; James Kelly; Harris Eisenberg; Eric Grossman; Daniel Rollman; Neil Vohra; Mark Lindemann