Dentons’ New U.S. Strategy Poses Alternative for Growth

Dentons’ bid to become one of the largest U.S. firms by tying smaller firms into a national legal entity could be a workable alternative to a more traditional law firm merger.

Dentons US this week announced it would be combining with two regional American firms, to create Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, in Indianapolis, and Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, in Pittsburgh, effective in January.

The model, which the firm has dubbed “Project Golden Spike,” after the final piece in the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad, is a nontraditional move, but one that could resonate with other firms looking to build up a presence, industry ...