• World's largest law firm by headcount, with over 10,000 lawyers in more than 200 locations across 80+ countries. This global presence allows Dentons to provide clients with unparalleled access to legal expertise and resources across various jurisdictions and industries.
• Chambers and Partners has awarded the firm a Band 1 ranking for its Hotels & Leisure department.
• ‘Polycentric’ approach to firm design means that the firm has no single headquarters or dominant culture, enabling the firm to promise a truly international and collaborative approach to delivering legal services.
• Specialised industry expertise, catering to sectors such as financial institutions, energy, real estate, technology, aviation, automotive, construction, and luxury.
• Modernised training contract with three innovative modules focusing on legal project management, innovation, and resilience, equipping trainees with a comprehensive and forward-looking skill set for their careers.
• Pioneering technology and innovation initiatives, including NextLaw Labs, NextLaw Global Referral Network, and NextTalent, which focus on transforming the practice of law and connecting clients with top legal talent worldwide.
• Established a broad range of diversity network groups.

We cover these selling points in more detail below, alongside other relevant firm facts and characteristics.

Practice areas / services

Dentons is a full-service law firm, with a broad range of practice areas including:

• Corporate Law
• Litigation
• Insolvency
• Finance
• Real Estate
• Technology
• Employment
• Intellectual Property
• Tax

Chambers and Partners, a leading analyst of the legal market, has awarded Dentons its highest ‘Band 1’ ranking for its Hotels & Leisure department. See here for more information 

Key sectors / industries

Dentons services a broad range of industries, with some of its highest-value clients operating in the following sectors:

• Financial Institutions
• Energy
• Real Estate
• Technology

In addition, Dentons services the following industries: Consumer Products and Services, Government and Public Services, Industrials, Insurance, Life Sciences and Health Care, Mining and Natural Resources, Private Equity and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Work

Dentons consistently works on high profile, cross border matters. Some examples of its work include: 

• Globe Trade Centre: The firm advised the Globe Trade Centre on the acquisition of a real estate portfolio comprising 5,200 residential units in Germany. 
• EDF Renewables: Dentons advised EDF Renewables (EDFR) and Korea Western Power Company (Kowepo) on the successful financial close of the Al Ajban Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Project in Abu Dhabi. 
• Hafeet Rail Project: The firm advised on the project financing and development of the Hafeet Rail Project, which marks the GCC’s first cross-border rail project, including the future connection between Abu Dhabi and Sohar Port in Oman.

Older examples

• Romgaz: The firm assisted Romgaz in its acquisition of the shares of EMEPRL, enabling it to achieve the objectives of its development strategy.
• Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank: Dentons advised the bank as arrangers on the financing of a joint venture. 
• Wintershall Dea: The firm advised Europe’s leading independent natural oil and gas company on its agreement for the expansion of its interest in the Algerian Reggane Nord gas project.

Offices / global footprint / expansion

Headquarters: The firm’s senior leadership is primarily based in Beijing, London, and Washington D.C. 

Offices: Dentons has over 100 offices across 80+ countries. Just some of the firm’s locations include Buenos Aires, Adelaide, Barbados, and Ottawa.

Insights, internships and other opportunities

Dentons offers several opportunities for students to gain direct experience of working life at the firm. For those seeking a more informal insight, Dentons runs Open Days for first year law students and second year non-law students, during which attendees get to meet the firm’s employees and learn how to create an application that stands out. Experience Dentons, the firm’s virtual work experience scheme, provides the opportunity to complete tasks and hone commercial skills. The firm’s Spring and Summer vacation schemes, meanwhile, enable attendees to attend workshops and training sessions, and get involved in real work across two practice areas. 

Training contract

Denton offers a four-seat training contract, with each seat lasting six months. The training contract also includes three modules (legal project management, innovation, and resilience) as part of a modernised training programme. More generally, the training programme encourages trainees to apply their newly gained knowledge from the very start of their careers.

Secondments

Dentons offers its trainees the opportunity to apply for a secondment to one of the firm’s international offices, with trainees frequently travelling to the Middle East, North America, and Australia. Dentons also offers client secondments, which provide invaluable insights into how clients operate. 

Dentons employees are “engaged in a wide variety of pro bono legal matters”, providing their assistance and skills to those in need. Some examples of the firm’s pro bono commitments include:

• Greece Pro Bono Collaborative: The firm collaborated with five other firms and European Lawyers in Lesvos to form the Greece Pro Bono Collaborative, a project designed to help address the current access to justice crisis for asylum seekers in Greece. 
• Glasgow Building Preservation Trust: Dentons provided pro bono advice which enabled the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust to restore the West Boathouse in Glasgow Green, a project valued at £3.05 million. 
• The Children’s Air Ambulance: The firm helped the charity negotiate and document the design and lease contracts for new aircraft and medical interiors to ensure that the charity can serve nine NHS paediatric and neonatal Specialist Transport Teams across the UK. 

Diversity and inclusion

Dentons regards inclusion and diversity as more than “just ancillary values”. Rather, the firm considers them as “core” to its business strategy and has implemented several initiatives to uphold these values, including: 

• Global Women’s Sponsorship Program: In 2021, the firm launched its Global Women’s Sponsorship Program, which is a twelve-month program that pairs 15 partners who are already leaders in their own right with 15 senior Dentons sponsors and 8 Denton coaches to broaden networks and build relationships. 
• Global Allyship Training: Dentons runs Global Allyship Training sessions which include a four-part webinar training series including personal stories and Q&As.
• GLOW Global LGBT+ Network: this is the firm’s LGBT+ affinity group, which has over 800 members around the world, including allies, and is made up of six active Regional Glow Chapters in Australasia, Canada, Europe, the UK, the US and Latin America and the Caribbean.