It has been suggested that, despite the impressive length of its name, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary is not actually a ‘merged’ firm.

The basis of this charge is twofold. First, the partnerships of DLA Piper’s constituent firms have not merged. Second, the small print on the firm’s website states quite clearly that the global ‘organisation’ DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary does not actually provide any legal services, which are provided by the various members of the organisation.