DLA Piper responded Tuesday to allegations by a former client that internal firm emails obtained through discovery show DLA engaged in fraudulent overbilling.

The law firm in a public statement said: "We hold ourselves to the highest legal and ethical standards. The behavior as described is unacceptable to DLA Piper and our clients. The emails were in fact an offensive and inexcusable effort at humor, but in no way reflect actual excessive billing."

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