Redundancies, more office closures and Dentons setting itself apart once again – the best of Legal Week over the last week

Legal Week | Editor's Comment October 6, 2015 Redundancies, more office closures and Dentons setting itself apart once again – the best of Legal Week over the last week Tue 6th Oct 15:15 The best of Legal Week over the last week Recent months have seen numerous firms taking a hard look at their international offering and last week was no exception. Canada's Fasken Martineau became the latest law firm to confirm plans to downsize outside its borders, putting 70 London staff at risk of redundancy late last week and admitting that its Paris office is set to close next month. According to the firm, which was once linked with merger talks with DLA Piper, the two moves are unrelated. However both support the current trend for firms being tougher with overseas offices, both in terms of financial expectations and ensuring that they operate in line with the wider firm's strategic goals. In a similar vein, it emerged last week that Allen & Overy is to close the Toronto outpost following the decision to leave the firm by the single partner it was opened around. But regardless of what is happening elsewhere, Dentons can almost always be relied upon to buck the trend and yesterday it delivered on this again. The firm announced plans to launch in Italy with a 21-strong Milan team, nine of whom joined from the local arm of DLA Piper. Love it or hate it Dentons' ambitious growth and combination with China's Dacheng are setting the firm apart from many of its peers - and for this reason it is shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year at the British Legal Awards. We announced the shortlist last week with Allen & Overy, RPC, Signature Litigation, Stephenson Harwood, Taylor Wessing and Watson Farley & Williams also in the running for that prize, which is one of 28 awards to be announced at the event on 25 November. Other highlights on Legal Week over the last week include: More of our UK Top 50 financial analysis: one piece looking at litigation driving turnover across the group and another looking at how leverage rates have changed in a year which saw several major mergers. Click here for a related video interview. Dealmaker: HSF's Mike Flockhart on sleeping under the desk and partnership challenges A&O senior partner David Morley to retire Quinn among US firms targeting European claims for VW shareholders and rivals Legal Week launches Offshore Insight supplement DLA Piper plans to boost Asia presence through tie-up with China firm Freshfields, Skadden and DLA Piper top M&A rankings as deal volumes hit two year low Watson Farley recruits City corporate duo as hiring spree continues RPC hires ex-Worldpay corporate GC as partner More stories from Legal Week Legal Week Conferences & Events Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum International Series Conference Fri 25th Sep 2015 - Worldwide, UK Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum Africa 2015 Conference Thu 15th Oct 2015 - Johannesburg, South Africa The African Legal Awards 2015 Awards/Rankings Fri 16th Oct 2015 - Johannesburg, South Africa More Legal Week Conferences & Events Legal Briefings & Resources Dilaps 'pound-for-pound' approach rejected - useful guidance from the High Court New opportunities in cross-border special situations lending Capital Markets Union Action Plan: a list of the key points and priority areas for action More Legal Briefings & Resources Legal Jobs Legal Week: Enterprise Subscription Sales Manager £28K per annum Up to £12,000 uncapped OTE Legal Week Jobs: Client Manager £27K per annum 40% uncapped OTE Benefits Healymedd Consultancy: Junior Mid-Level Funds lawyer Market rate benefits More Legal Jobs

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