Dentons in talks to create 3,000+ lawyer firm

Dentons is in a new set of merger talks with US firm McKenna Long & Aldridge, which would make it the world's third biggest legal practice if the merger goes ahead.

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Only six months ago it completed its three-way merger with Salans and Fraser Milner Casgrain. A statement confirmed that discussions have taken place as a way of deepening service levels for clients. As quoted in Legal Week, the statement includes the following excerpt: 'This has included discussions with firms and lawyers for whom we have great respect and share common goals. McKenna Long & Aldridge is one such firm, having built in the US, Europe, and Asia a very admirable team of lawyers and professionals with whom many of our people have worked for years.'

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