Dentons US LLP

Through a long history of combinations, Dentons is the Pac-Man of law firms. Its rapid growth began in 2010, when Chicago’s Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal—known for its real estate prowess—and United Kingdom-based Denton Wilde Sapte joined forces to create SNR Denton. Soon after, SNR Denton set its sights on Europe and Canada, courting Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn and Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC). The March 2013 mega combination of these three firms—SNR Denton, Salans, and FMC—created Dentons.

The new law firm was immediately one of the world’s largest, with locations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. However, the firm wasn’t done expanding. In 2015, Dentons’ merger with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP bolstered the firm’s presence in the southeastern United States; California; and Washington, DC.

Since then, Dentons has joined law firms in Australia, India, Latin America, the Netherlands, Singapore, and other locations. In 2020, Dentons launched a campaign to build a truly national law firm capable of seamlessly serving clients across the United States. Member firms, which include Dentons US, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar, Dentons Davis Brown, and Dentons Sirote to date, leverage each other’s practice strengths and resources to provide enhanced service to clients.

In August 2023, Dentons ended its combination with the Chinese firm Dacheng and established a “preferred firm” relationship. This means Dacheng operates independently as Beijing Dacheng Law Offices while still serving as Dentons’ preferred firm in China. 

In 2024, Dentons added another location to its international footprint, combining with PJS Law in the Philippines.

The Best of the Biggest

Lawyers at Dentons work in 40 practice areas across 24 different sectors, including financial institutions and the government, and the energy, life science, healthcare, manufacturing, private equity, real estate, technology, and transportation industries.

Dentons has capitalized on the strengths of its parent firms. Capital markets, insurance, real estate, banking and finance, and litigation have emerged as the firm’s primary practices. In addition, Dentons is home to the largest energy, mining, and natural resources practice of any law firm, with its long-established Washington, DC, team handling transactional, litigation, and regulatory matters for energy sector clients. Dentons also boasts the world’s largest integrated global real estate practice. Its international client base includes foreign governments, global banks, multinational media outlets, and other influential organizations.

Better, Stronger, Faster … and Healthier

Although it is a behemoth, Dentons is responsive when it comes to its associates’ quality of life. The firm’s Wellness for Life program includes webinars on work-life balance and stress management and an on-site wellness coach who provides counseling and referrals for professional or personal concerns. A robust associate curriculum supports associates at pivotal points in their career, and formal mentoring programs help develop and grow the next generation of leaders. The firm also supports numerous pod programs to foster cross-office and cross-practice connections in the United States. 

• After less than 90 minutes of deliberation, a Dentons trial team secured a jury victory for First American Title following a month‑long Los Angeles Superior Court trial, bringing to a close a nearly two‑decade, high‑stakes class action battle involving claims by more than 300,000 policyholders a.
• Dentons defeated a nationwide class action against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the Northern District of California—its third consecutive victory in long‑term care premium litigation—securing dismissal of claims alleging fraudulent nondisclosure and affirming that MetLife had no duty to disclose actuarial data or potential future rate increases.
• Dentons’ cross‑office intellectual property litigation team secured a major jury victory for Yealink Network Technology in a high‑stakes Eastern District of Texas patent trial, defeating claims of ongoing and willful infringement, limiting damages to a fraction of those sought, and reinforcing the result through parallel United States Patent and Trade Office patent challenges instituted in Yealink’s favor.
• Dentons advised Zenobē, a global leader in fleet electrification and transport decarbonization, on its acquisition of California-based Revolv. The transaction marks Zenobē’s entry into the North American commercial fleet and electric truck market and significantly expands its U.S. footprint.

• BTI Client Service A-Team and Awesome Opponent, 2025— BTI Consulting 
• Practice Group of the Year, Cannabis and Complex Financial Instruments, 2025—Law360
• Litigation Departments of the Year: General Litigation, ALM Southeastern Legal Awards, 2025—Law360
• RMS Law Firm of the Year, Global Capital US Securitizations Awards, 2025—Global Capital 
• Beacon of Justice Award, 2022-2025—he National Legal Aid & Defender Association