DLA Piper LLP (US) has an impressive mix of issuer and underwriter engagements in deals ranging from IPOs to follow-on offerings and at-the-market offerings, and is best known for mid-cap transactions. The team’s industry experience includes technology, healthcare and life sciences, consumer and retail, and industrials. Its broad national and international coverage brings it a wealth of domestic and global clients, including many Latin American issuers. New York’s Christopher Paci, who has strong connections to major underwriters, co-leads the US capital markets practice alongside Era Anagnosti in Washington DC. New York-based Stephen Alicanti has an impressive record, including in SPAC deals, while Seattle associate Bianca LaCaille is a team member on many of the firm’s key capital markets engagements.
Testimonials
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- 'The DLA Piper team I worked with, exhibited high dedication, capability, and creativity. The quality of their work was outstanding.'
- 'I would like to mention Chris Paci. He is an exceptional professional whose dedication, capabilities, and quality of work are unparalleled. Having worked with numerous US law firms and professionals, I can confidently say that Chris ranks among the best I have ever worked with.'
Key clients
- Cowen and Company, LLC
- W. P. Carey, Inc.
- Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
- Philip Morris International, Inc.
- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.
- Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- RBC Capital Markets, LLC
- Bacardi Limited
- William Blair & Company, LLC
Work highlights
- Represented Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a provider of commercial property and casualty products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis, in its upsized $154m IPO and $101.8m secondary offering.
- Represented Iovance Therapeutics in a follow-on underwritten offering of $172.5m of its common stock.
- Represented JP Morgan Securities in a follow-on underwritten public offering of $115m of common stock of Grid Dynamics Holdings.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christopher Paci, Era Anagnosti