When Dentons announced more than a year ago that EY’s Kate Barton (pictured) would take over from Elliott Portnoy as global chief executive it marked the end of an era for the firm that still brands itself ‘the world’s largest global law firm’.
A highly visible leader, founding CEO Portnoy had held his role since the 2013 three-way merger between SNR Dentons, Salans and Fraser Milner Casgrain that created Dentons in its ultra-expansive global form. Along with founding chair Joe Andrew, he shepherded the firm through more than a decade of expansion, including the ill-fated union with Dacheng that ended in summer 2023.
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