DLA Piper (Canada) and Canadian IP firm Dimock Stratton will combine forces effective November 1, when 16 lawyers from Dimock Stratton will join the DLA Piper office in Toronto. DLA Piper (Canada) has six offices across Canada, and became part of DLA Piper in April 2015. Dimock Stratton was founded in 1994 by Ron Dimock and Bruce Stratton and specializes in intellectual property litigation and the acquisition, licensing and portfolio management of patents, trademarks, and copyright; as well as trade secret protection. It has represented some of the globe’s biggest brands such as BMW, Cisco Systems, A&W Food Services, and Magna.