DLA Piper is pleased to announce that John J. Gilluly III, the co-leader of the firm's global Corporate practice group, has been named to the Texas Lawyer 2019 Most Effective Dealmaker list. Gilluly has overseen the growth of DLA Piper in Texas and played a crucial role in helping DLA Piper to achieve its number one ranking for Global M&A by deal volume for eight-consecutive years (Mergermarket 2010-2018).

Texas Lawyer editors noted Gilluly's leadership on "one of the largest SaaS IPOs of the year" in his representation of Austin-based software company SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI).

John Gilluly represents clients across a range of industries and focuses on capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, and corporate governance matters.