THE DLA PIPER STORY In 2005 DLA Piper became one of the largest business law firms in the world through a merger of unprecedented scope. This timeline tells the story of how the firm keeps growing. 2005 JANUARY 2005 APRIL 2005 DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary is born as the result Our Raleigh, North Carolina office opens, of the largest merger in the history of the legal strengthening our REIT practice as well as our Real profession Estate Private Equity and Real Estate Finance practices FEBRUARY 2005 JULY 2005 We announce New Perimeter, the first-of-its-kind Our new offices open in Russia and the international pro bono initiative, committing 13,000 Commonwealth of Independent States, enhancing hours (with a value of more than US$5 million) in the our ability to serve clients across Europe first year to pressing social causes © 2017 DLA© 2017 Piper. DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. | MRS000067477 OCTOBER 2005 MARCH 2006 Egyptian law firm Matouk & Bassiouny joins Entering into an affiliation agreement in Saudi Arabia, DLA Piper Africa we become one of the few international firms with a presence there, enhancing our ability to respond to foreign investment opportunities OCTOBER 2005 MARCH 2006 We expand our presence in Germany with a Zambian law firm Chibesakunda & Co. joins new office in Frankfurt, a city of global financial DLA Piper Africa, a significant step in our strategy to importance and home to all the major financial deliver a range of local and international services for institutions clients across the continent DECEMBER 2005 MAY 2006 Our Beijing office opens, allowing us to better meet A regional hub of the Southeast US, our Atlanta, the growing demand for legal services by Chinese and Georgia, office opens as another step toward serving multinational companies institutional clients through a broad service offering 2006 JUNE 2006 Ishengoma, Karume, Masha & Magai Advocates (IMMMA), one of Tanzania’s leading corporate JANUARY 2006 practices, joins DLA Piper Africa We enter the Middle East with a new office in Dubai, a key center for our Energy practice and opportunities in aviation, finance, IT, technology, private equity and real estate © 2017 DLA© 2017 Piper. DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. | MRS000067477 SEPTEMBER 2006 FEBRUARY 2007 DLA Piper becomes our official name Our office opens in Phoenix, Arizona, one of the fastest-growing markets in the US, adding depth and experience to our global International Arbitration group SEPTEMBER 2006 MAY 2007 The Oslo and Bergen offices of DLA Nordic, a former Our Leadership Alliance for Women (LAW) launches DLA Piper Group Firm, become DLA Piper offices in the US to focus on developing and promoting our women lawyers and maximizing their opportunities for business generation and leadership 2007 JUNE 2007 Our Warsaw office opens to meet client demand for legal counsel in the growing Polish economy JANUARY 2007 and further strengthen our Central and Eastern Reinforcing our global capabilities, we enter into an Europe practice exclusive agreement with Ghana-based Reindorf Chambers, the fifth African law firm to join DLA Piper Africa AUGUST 2007 The firm opens an office in Munich – our fourth in Germany – to meet rising business demands in JANUARY 2007 the country’s key commercial areas and support We become one of the first in the legal field to continued growth in Central and Eastern Europe launch a Global Sustainability Initiative, affirming our commitment to manage our environmental impact © 2017 DLA© 2017 Piper. DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. | MRS000067477 SEPTEMBER 2007 OCTOBER 2008 The annual Jeffrey F. Liss Award, named for the firm’s We open an office in Doha, Qatar, and enter late US co-managing partner, is created to honor into a joint venture with the international division a DLA Piper partner who embodies Jeff’s spirit of of Al Wagayan, Al Awadhi & Al Saif, a leading stewardship to the firm and to the profession Kuwait-based law firm, operating under the name DLA Piper Kuwait 2008 NOVEMBER 2008 Our Bucharest, Romania, office opens as an important step in our commitment to investing in the MARCH 2008 major business hubs across the region Our new office opens in Houston, Texas, one of the four strategic hubs in the world for the energy industry (along with New York, London and the Middle East) 2009 AUGUST 2008 FEBRUARY 2009 We open an office in Abu Dhabi, capital of the Our new office opens in Muscat, Oman, reinforcing United Arab Emirates our commitment to provide legal advice across the Middle East OCTOBER 2008 MAY 2009 Our inaugural Global Technology Leaders Summit We open an office in Manama, Bahrain, the historic provides insight into the economic and cultural banking hub for the Persian Gulf and a strategically factors driving the industry. Shortly thereafter, we important market for Islamic finance announce our Global Technology Sector © 2017 DLA© 2017 Piper. DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. | MRS000067477 2011 NOVEMBER 2009 We join forces with Verizon Communications on a variety of pro bono work focused on improving educational outcomes for children, supporting MARCH 2011 veterans and protecting domestic violence victims We open a new office in Wilmington, Delaware, home to many of our largest corporate clients Weeks later, DLA Piper and Pfizer join forces on a and a key center for corporate, litigation and first-of-its-kind pro bono initiative to provide low- bankruptcy practices income individuals with access to free legal assistance 2010 MARCH 2011 We open a new office in Miami to advance our global JANUARY 2010 capabilities and expand our presence in Latin America Kenyan law firm Iseme, Kamau & Maema Advocates (IKM) becomes the sixth African law firm to join DLA Piper Africa and the first Kenyan law firm to have an exclusive alliance with an international law firm MAY 2011 By integrating with DLA Phillips Fox, a former Group FEBRUARY 2010 Firm, we become the world’s largest law firm, the The firm wins the Outstanding Achievement Award largest integrated Asia Pacific legal practice and the at the 2010 Legal Business Awards in recognition of largest global law firm presence in Australia our “unrivalled impact on the business of law over the last two decades” JUNE 2011 MARCH 2010 Senator George Mitchell returns to the firm as We enter into a cooperation agreement with Chairman Emeritus, having completed his tenure as Brazilian firm Campos Mello Advogados, which has Special Envoy for Middle East Peace in the Obama offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, allowing our Administration strategic entry into one of the world’s fastest growing economies © 2017 DLA© 2017 Piper. DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. | MRS000067477 JUNE 2011 SEPTEMBER 2012 Chambers & Partners honors the firm with its Award With the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Commitment of Excellence for having the leading Real Estate to Action, we pledge to support legal education practice in the US. We are the only firm to have in East Africa and the DC Promise Neighborhood received this award twice Initiative OCTOBER 2011 SEPTEMBER 2012 We hold our first Global Women’s Leadership The American Lawyer names Senator George J. Summit in Chicago for women general counsel, Mitchell a 2012 Lifetime Achiever, recognizing associate general counsel and other executive-level his distinguished career in public service and women in the legal field private practice 2012 OCTOBER 2012 Five new firms in Uganda, Rwanda, Mauritius, Botswana and Ethiopia join DLA Piper Africa FEBRUARY 2012 Our new office in Mexico City, Mexico advances our strategic expansion throughout Latin America OCTOBER 2012 We join Paris offices with boutique law firm Frieh Bouhenic, creating one of the most significant French FEBRUARY 2012 capabilities of any global law firm Law360 reports that “DLA Piper Tops the List of Megafirms” as we became the largest law firm in the world by headcount, with 4,085 lawyers © 2017 DLA© 2017 Piper. DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. | MRS000067477 DECEMBER 2012 MAY 2013 We host our inaugural Global Energy Summit We form a new Group Firm association with IAB&F in California in Indonesia 2013 SEPTEMBER 2013 Senator George Mitchell and DLA Piper deliver the first annual report as the independent athletics JANUARY 2013 integrity monitor under the Athletics Integrity We open our office in Seoul, South Korea, initially Agreement among The Pennsylvania State University, focusing on M&A, litigation and arbitration, project the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the finance and IP Big Ten Conference SEPTEMBER 2013 The American Lawyer recognizes New Perimeter, our international pro bono initiative, with a lifetime JANUARY 2013 achievement award In the Americas, Roger Meltzer and Jay Rains become the firm’s Co-Chairmen, while Stasia Kelly and Michael Poulos become Co-Managing Partners OCTOBER 2013 DLA Piper Africa expands with the addition of Rubeya & Co Advocates of Burundi and Namibian MARCH 2013 firm Ellis Shilengudwa Inc We launch Break Into Law, a global initiative to remove barriers to careers within the legal sector for underrepresented young people © 2017 DLA© 2017 Piper. DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. | MRS000067477 2014 SEPTEMBER 2014 SAL & Caldeira Advogados Lda in Mozambique becomes newest member of DLA Piper Africa JANUARY 2014 The annual William J.