On January 23, 2020, General James Mattis, senior counselor at The Cohen Group, addressed DLA Piper’s employees in Washington, DC. DLA Piper maintains a longstanding strategic alliance with The Cohen Group.

Former Congressman Charlie Dent, a senior policy advisor in DLA Piper’s Government Affairs practice, introduced General Mattis at the discussion, which focused on trends in international affairs and emerging technologies.

On September 26, 2019, DLA Piper also hosted Army Futures Command General John “Mike” Murray at its Austin office. The panel discussion focused on innovation in the defense startup community.