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US expansion: Dentons and McKenna Long set to combine

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Sarah Downey
9 April 2015
Legal mergersMcKenna Long & Aldridge

Having just announced its combination with Chinese firm Dacheng in January, a deal which will establish a 6,600 lawyer giant operating under a Swiss verein structure, Dentons has moved to bolster its US capabilities with a combination with Atlanta-based McKenna Long & Aldridge.

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