DLA Piper has been ranked as the fourth strongest UK law firm brand in this year's Acritas UK Law Firm Brand Index. The firm scored 73 points in the annual independent listing.

The firm ranks inside the top five for awareness, favourability, top-level M&A consideration and high value work usage.

The report is compiled from analysis of data extracted from the Sharplegal 2018 survey database. Data is derived from 303 interviews with senior legal counsel, working within organisations with revenues surpassing £25 million across the UK, and 196 interviews with global buyers who have needs in the UK, and senior responsibility for buying legal services.

The report measures the performance of law firms against five key criteria including top of mind awareness, favourability, consideration for top level litigation and M&A, as well as most used for high value work.