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Dentons is a multinational law firm and the world’s largest law firm by number of lawyers. It was founded in March 2013 by the merger of SNR Denton, Fraser Milner Casgrain and Salans. The combination between Dentons and Chinese law firm Dacheng announced in January 2015 created the world’s largest law firm. It has more than 125 offices across 50-plus countries, with approximately 6,600 lawyers. Dentons continues to be ranked one of the world's top 20 Global Elite law firms by a survey of in-house counsel around the world.〔http://www.dentons.com/en/whats-different-about-dentons/connecting-you-to-talented-lawyers-around-the-globe/news/2013/october/dentons-enters-ranks-of-top-20-globally-recognized-firms〕〔http://www.acritas.com/globalelitebrandindex2013〕〔http://www.acritas.com/GlobalEliteBrandIndex2014〕 Dentons consists of multiple legal entities, namely Dentons Canada LLP, Dentons Europe LLP, Dentons UKMEA LLP, Dentons US LLP and their respective affiliates. These entities cooperate through a Swiss Verein called Salans FMC SNR Denton Group, which does not itself provide legal services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dentons.com/en/legal-notices )〕 Following the accession of Dacheng Law Offices to the global firm, the firm is called Dentons in English and all other languages, other than Chinese, in which it will be called 大成. The logo will feature the Chinese characters globally,with the lettering 大成 Dentons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dentonscombination.com/faq.html )〕 The firm is decentralised and has no headquarters. ==History== On 11 November 2012, SNR Denton, Salans and the Canada-based Fraser Milner Casgrain announced a three-way merger, forming a new law firm structured as a Swiss Verein and named Dentons. The partners of the three firms ratified the merger on 28 November 2012, and it was completed on 28 March 2013. Dentons opened an office in Houston, Texas in September 2013. On January 26, 2015, Dentons announced that it was combining with a Chinese firm, Dacheng (). The new firm will be called 大成 in Chinese, and will continue to be called Dentons in other languages. The Logo will feature the Chinese characters for Dacheng globally, with the lettering 大成 Dentons.〔(dentonscombination.com )〕 Following the Dacheng combination, Dentons will surpass Baker & McKenzie and DLA Piper, the world’s previous top law firms by headcount, by at least 2,500 lawyers. In April 2015, Dentons US agreed to a merger with Atlanta-based law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge which was completed in June of that year. In November 2015, Dentons completed its announced combination with 大成. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dentons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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