After a brief respite, no doubt caused in part by the recession, Piper has once again begun to look for merger partners. It looks to be talking with Gray Cary in CA and DLA in the UK. If both deals go through, Piper will have over 3000 attorneys.
No word on whether they'll still suck. (I kid, I kid.)
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