Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, is to combine with leading Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens.
The combination, which is expected to complete later in 2017, will offer clients the services of around 800 fee earners in the UK, including 200 partners, operating from offices in London, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Milton Keynes and Watford.
“This combination will significantly enhance our scale and capabilities in the UK,” said Dentons’ global chief executive Elliott Portnoy.
“Combining with strong, independent and well-established firms is central to Dentons’ ‘in and of the community’ ethos, and with its rich history in the Scottish market Maclay Murray & Spens fits very much into this category. Following soon after our recent combinations with equally high-quality firms in Latin America and the Netherlands, this development accelerates Dentons’ momentum as we continue our journey ‘from largest to leading’.”
Jeremy Cohen, chief executive for Dentons’ UK and Middle East region added: “Maclay Murray & Spens is a Scottish leader in some of our strongest practices and sectors including financial services, energy, transport and infrastructure, and real estate.”
Dentons was rated as a tier two firm for commercial property in the 2016 Legal 500.
