SNR Denton
Encyclopedia
SNR Denton is an international law firm
co-headquartered in London
, United Kingdom
and Washington, D.C.
, United States
. The firm operates in 60 locations across 43 countries and has around 1,250 lawyers. It is one of the 25-largest law firms in the world, with revenues of around $750 million.
SNR Denton was formed through the merger of UK-based Denton Wilde Sapte LLP
and U.S.-based Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP in September 2010. The firm is structured as a Swiss Verein
and has a single management board but the partnerships of the predecessor firms are not financially integrated.
that would eventually become Sonnenschein Nath Rosenthal.
In 2000 the City of London
based law firms Denton Hall and Wilde Sapte merged to form Denton Wilde Sapte. In 2009, 100 lawyers (including 40 partners) joined Sonnenschein from Thacher Proffitt & Wood, doubling the firm’s number of lawyers in New York. In May 2010 Denton Wilde Sapte and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal announceded their intention to merge. On 30 September 2010 the merger between Denton Wilde Sapte and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal was formally completed, establishing SNR Denton.
Law firm
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co-headquartered in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, United States
United States
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. The firm operates in 60 locations across 43 countries and has around 1,250 lawyers. It is one of the 25-largest law firms in the world, with revenues of around $750 million.
SNR Denton was formed through the merger of UK-based Denton Wilde Sapte LLP
Denton Wilde Sapte
Denton Wilde Sapte LLP was an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. On 26 May 2010, the firm announced that it had reached agreement to merge with the U.S.-based law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal...
and U.S.-based Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP in September 2010. The firm is structured as a Swiss Verein
Swiss Verein
A Swiss Verein is a legal structure in Swiss law. It is similar to the Anglo-American voluntary association. Unlike in Germany, a Swiss Verein does not need to be registered in order to have a separate legal personality...
and has a single management board but the partnerships of the predecessor firms are not financially integrated.
History
In 1785 Thomas Wilde (1758-1821) and Samuel Archer Hussey founded a law firm that was to become Wilde Sapte. In 1788 Denton Hall Burgin was established by Sam Denton. In 1906 Edward Sonnenschein and partners opened a law firm in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
that would eventually become Sonnenschein Nath Rosenthal.
In 2000 the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
based law firms Denton Hall and Wilde Sapte merged to form Denton Wilde Sapte. In 2009, 100 lawyers (including 40 partners) joined Sonnenschein from Thacher Proffitt & Wood, doubling the firm’s number of lawyers in New York. In May 2010 Denton Wilde Sapte and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal announceded their intention to merge. On 30 September 2010 the merger between Denton Wilde Sapte and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal was formally completed, establishing SNR Denton.