Revolving doors: new teams for DLA Piper and Dentons while IP specialists find new homes Hamish McNicol Firms have launched new teams in Paris and Milan on the back of a strong week for European lateral recruitment,…
Ex-Sidley partner cleared in tax case as CPS admits ‘wholesale failures’ while Dentons partner leaves following harassment inquiry Tom Baker Former Sidley Austin partner Matthew Cahill, who was accused of tax offences, has had all charges against him dropped after…
LLP latest: profits fall at Norton Rose Fulbright as Dentons’ top earner sees pay cut Marco Cillario Operating profits at Norton Rose Fulbright’s (NRF) Eurasian business fell 7.5% to £115.8m in the year to 30 April 2017,…
‘Potential is still enormous’: Dentons European arm grows revenue 21% in 2017 Marco Cillario Revenue from Dentons’ continental European practice grew 21% to €288m in 2017, as the firm recorded growth in all but…
#MeToo: Dentons launches investigation and puts partner on leave amid reports of sexual misconduct Marco Cillario With the recent #MeToo campaign shining a light on sexual harassment and misogyny across every industry, a Dentons partner has been…
Dentons re-elects Cohen as UKME chief as UK managing partner steps down Marco Cillario Jeremy Cohen will lead Dentons’ UK and Middle East operations until 2021 after the partnership approved him for a second…
Dentons targets in-house lawyers as it adds new consultancy service to Nextlaw family Marco Cillario Dentons has embarked on yet another chapter in its experimentation with the legal services model as the 8,000-lawyer giant announced…
As Nextlaw swells, will Dentons’ platform mark the end of referral clubs… or something bolder? Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses whether Nextlaw is a network or Dentonsʼ Uber With typical distaste for the status quo, Dentons chair…
‘The idea is working’: Dentons Europe recorded double-digit revenue growth, LLPs show Marco Cillario Revenue at Dentons’ continental European arm grew 11% to €275.8m in the year to 31 December 2016, according to LLP…
Africa latest chapter in Dentons global playbook as it targets Uganda through local tie-up Marco Cillario Dentons is to embark on another chapter of its global expansion by entering Uganda through a merger with the African…
Another first for global law’s self-styled mavericks as Dentons’ mega-referral network expands into lobbying Marco Cillario It has already made a much-hyped move into the referral network game, now the headline-grabbing Dentons is plotting another iconoclastic move by…
Revolving doors: International firms return to hiring season with multiple City and global recruits Marco Cillario International law firms have returned from the summer break in acquisition mode, with Berwin Leighton Paisner, Bird & Bird, Taylor…
Dentons to merge with Scotland’s Maclay Murray & Spens to gain foothold in European oil and gas centre Marco Cillario Dentons is to combine with Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens, embarking on the latest phase of its European expansion into Scotland’s…
Dentons advises Total on $5bn Iranian oil deal in first long post-sanction contract Legal Business Dentons has taken the lead advising French oil and gas company Total in signing a £4bn ($5bn) contract with Iran’s…
Dentons US associate charged with extortion after blackmail threats against firm Legal Business A former US Dentons associate is facing a criminal complaint of extortion against the firm after allegedly threatening to leak confidential information to a…
‘More difficult UK market’: Dentons’ UKMEA PEP drops 9% as turnover slows Legal Business Dentons has revealed the 2016/17 financial results for its UK, Middle East and Africa (UKMEA) LLP, showing a 9% fall…
Pinsent Masons hires rival Maclays’ financial services head Young Madeleine Farman Pinsent Masons has hired Scottish rival Maclay Murray & Spens’ financial services head David Young (pictured) to Pinsents’ Edinburgh and London…
Dentons axes five lawyers from Watford office after consultation Legal Business Dentons’ Watford internal staff consultation, launched in March, has concluded with the axing of five lawyers – two partners and…
Dentons appoints Clifford Chance Russia, CIS oil and gas head Louis Skyner Legal Business Dentons has taken on Clifford Chance’s (CC) Russia and CIS oil and gas head Louis Skyner as partner, the second practice…
Latin America: Clydes to open in Mexico via merger as Dentons secures Brazilian alliance Legal Business Clyde & Co has kept up the rapid pace of its international expansion by announcing its first office in Mexico,…
