Texan draw: Dentons opens in Houston as shale gas draws players in
Partly thanks to the shale gas energy phenomenon Texas has become one of the most attractive markets in the US…
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Redundancy watch: MMS loses 28 staff and Shakespeares launches consultation as Ashurst’s Scottish fallout continues
Redundancy is a word that has been heard rather less over the quieter summer months but yesterday (9 September) Scottish…
Deal Watch: Dentons & King & Spalding act on HR Owen hostile takeover bid as Freshfields and Skadden secure Asian M&A roles
While the traditional August lull in corporate work may have seen Asia relax, the giant is far from asleep and…
Retention round up: mixed bag as Shoosmiths, Dentons, Taylor Wessing record reduced rates
Following last week’s round of positive trainee retention rates within a mix of Magic Circle, international and regional firms; the…
Financial results 2013: Scottish elite numbers make grim reading as Maclay reveals results
Following Dundas & Wilson’s announcement last week that its revenues and profits had tumbled dramatically for the second year running, the…
Comparing apples with, err, pears: Dentons’ financials show slight increase in revenue as Withers and Travers reveal numbers
If the financial results of 2013 are useful for one thing, it will be to remind us of the sheer…
Asia Round-up: Field Fisher launches in Shanghai while Global 100 leaders position themselves in Hong Kong and Dubai
Field Fisher Waterhouse has joined forces with Ryser & Associates in Shanghai while a show of strength among the Global…
Middle East: Dentons ends period of upheaval in Kuwait with decision to close local office
Dentons’ partnership has voted in favour of shutting its Kuwait office following a review, bringing to an end a turbulent…
Revolving Doors: Clutch of firms including Bird & Bird, Dentons and Sidley make key hires
The lateral hires market has over the past week continued to defy an overall drop in activity as Bird &…
Dentons strengthens private equity offering with SJ Berwin hire
Dentons has hired SJ Berwin corporate finance partner Nicholas Plant to lead its private equity group in the UK, Middle…
Dentons wins spot as Network Rail announces panel revamp
Network Rail has cut its legal roster from 12 to five core firms in a review that sees newly merged…
Cohesion critical in proving three into one does go
By the time you read this Dentons (as anyone sane will call it), a three-way merger between SNR Denton, Salans…
Landmark three-way merger aims to end Dentons’ Europe woes
At press time, partners at SNR Denton, Salans and Canadian firm Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) were poised to vote through…
Trowers unveils new strategy as Adlington bows out
Trowers & Hamlins senior partner elect Jennie Gubbins has told LB that she is looking to raise the firm’s corporate…
The changing face of the profession
Long live the Verein. The overwhelming majority of firms in this year’s Global 100 report are still single-partnerships, but with…
Emerging market specialist Salans dealt a blow by Asia exits
Salans has been left with no partners in China after Shanghai office managing partner Bernd-Uwe Stucken and corporate partner Wei…
SNR Denton – Strained Relations
It is no secret that legacy firm Denton Wilde Sapte (DWS) has had a rough ride. During the 2010/11 financial…