DTO Law Celebrates Fourth Anniversary
DTO Law is excited to announce it is celebrating its four-year anniversary. Founded in 2019 by a handful of former BigLaw attorneys, DTO has expanded to nineteen attorneys across three offices in Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and New York. Its success can be attributed to its simple-but-effective formula: learn the client’s business; create excellent work product; reach the client-driven result as quickly as possible.
Equivalent to the firm’s commitment to excellence is its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. DTO is a certified minority-owned law firm where nine of nineteen attorneys are women and ten out of nineteen attorneys and over 80% of the legal support and staff are racially/ethnically diverse or LGBTQ. The team’s synergy, creativity, and talent have led to an enviable client list, notable courtroom victories, and major corporate transactions and closings.
Since inception, the firm has been recognized with prestigious awards and accolades. DTO was recently named a “Best Law Firm,” (2023) by U.S. News & World Report and a “Recommended Firm,” (2023) by Benchmark Litigation. It has also won the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Company of the Year – Small Business” award (2023), the California Lawyers Association’s “Excellence in Diversity Award” (2022), Chambers and Partners’ “Outstanding US Law Firm for Diversity & Inclusion” award (2021), and NAMWOLF’s “Law Firm MVP” award (2020).
“When we launched the firm we believed in a simple approach,” said Will Delgado, the firm’s Managing Partner. “If we hire the best attorneys, paralegals, and staff, and then churn out the best work product, the clients and the work will follow. We are thrilled to see we were right about that.”
“We set out to build the type of law firm where we wanted to work,” says Megan O’Neill, Litigation Chair and Co-founding Partner. “Challenging cases and superior work product were a must, but so was a tight-knit, inclusive culture. When I see not just the partners, but also the associates, working collaboratively and supporting one another, I feel a sense of pride and a determination to keep pushing ourselves.”
“Thinking back to the uncertainty and start-up days in May of 2019, I am immensely proud of the growth and success we have achieved so far,” says Marcos Tarango, Head of Transactions and Co-founding Partner. “Looking forward, the exciting part for me is the potential for what lies ahead. I believe we have only written the first chapter of our story and what we will accomplish together.”
The firm intends to continue with its intended growth plan and its “drive for five by twenty-five:” Having offices in five major markets—Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, New York City, Chicago, and Miami—by the end of 2025.
