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{{Infobox Law Firm
{{Infobox law firm
| firm_name = Denton Wilde Sapte LLP
| name = Denton Wilde Sapte LLP
| headquarters = [[City of London]]
| logo = [[File:Denton Wilde Sapte logo.jpg]]
| headquarters = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| num_offices = 14
| num_offices = 12 (plus 4 associate offices)
| num_attorneys = 500+
| num_lawyers= 610 (2010)<ref name=thelaw200>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/d/Denton-Wilde-Sapte/|title=UK 200 Results 2010: Denton Wilde Sapte|access-date=26 September 2012|publisher=The Lawyer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928070206/http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/d/Denton-Wilde-Sapte/|archive-date=2012-09-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| num_employees = 1,413 (2010)<ref name=thelaw200/>
| practice_areas = General practice
| practice_areas = General practice
| revenue = {{profit}} [[£]]147.5 ([[2006]])
| revenue = [[pound sterling|£]]167.5 million (2010)<ref name=thelaw200/>
| profit_per_equity_partner = £360,000 (2010)<ref name=thelaw200/>
| date_founded = [[2000]] ([[London]])
| date_founded = 1 February 2000 (London)
| company_type =[[ English]] [[limited liability partnership]]
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| homepage = [http://www.dentonwildesapte.com www.dentonwildesapte.com]
| homepage =
| dissolved = 30 September 2010
}}
}}
'''Denton Wilde Sapte [[LLP]]''' is a large [[law firm]] headquartered in the [[City of London]]. The firm employs over 700 [[lawyer]]s and has a [[network]] of offices located in [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. The [[Middle East]] offices has 50 [[lawyer]]s, making it the largest [[international]] practice in the region.


'''Denton Wilde Sapte LLP''' (informally '''Dentons''') was an international [[law firm]] headquartered in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. It merged with the United States–based law firm [[Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal]] in September 2010, forming [[SNR Denton]]. At the time of the merger, Denton Wilde Sapte had 16 offices and employed around 610 [[lawyer]]s.
The firm was created in [[2000]] by a merger between [[City of London]] [[law firms]] Denton Hall and Wilde Sapte. It was a co-founder of the [[international]] [[alliance]] of [[law firms]], Denton International, which dissolved in [[2003]].


==History==
The firm specialises in the following areas:
Denton Wilde Sapte was established on 1 February 2000 through a merger between the [[City of London]]–based law firms Denton Hall and Wilde Sapte. The merger created what was at the time the UK's 11th-largest law firm measured by revenues.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/denton-wilde-sapte-group-therapy/124680.article|title=Denton Wilde Sapte: Group therapy|access-date=4 October 2012|publisher=The Lawyer|date=12 March 2007}}</ref> Denton Hall had been established in 1788 by Sam Denton, and Thomas Wilde founded what was to become Wilde Sapte with partner Samuel Archer Hussey in 1785. In September 1988 Anthony Alexander, the Senior Partner of City law firm Herbert Oppenheimer Nathan & Vanayk, had joined Denton Hall Burgin & Warren along with 17 partners and 62 other lawyers. Denton Hall was a co-founder of the international [[Business alliance|alliance]] of law firms, ''Denton International'', which was dissolved on 31 December 2003 after the partnership of German member Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek voted against a merger with Denton Wilde Sapte.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/heukings-merger-snub-sparks-dentons-withdrawal-from-international-network/99295.article|title=Heuking's merger snub sparks Dentons' withdrawal from international network|access-date=4 October 2012|publisher=The Lawyer|date=31 March 2003}}</ref>


In 2004 and 2005 Denton Wilde Sapte suffered a significant number of partner defections to rival firms,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/dentons-terrible-year/116071.article|title=Denton's terrible year|access-date=4 October 2012|publisher=The Lawyer|date=4 July 2005}}</ref> including of a group of 11 technology, media and telecoms partners to [[DLA Piper]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/dws-embarks-on-mission-to-bolster-depleted-partnership/119724.article|title=DWS embarks on mission to bolster depleted partnership|access-date=4 October 2012|publisher=The Lawyer|date=1 May 2006}}</ref> It converted from a [[partnership]] to a [[limited liability partnership]] on 1 November 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/dws-london-makes-switch-to-llp-status/122670.article|title=DWS London makes switch to LLP status|access-date=4 October 2012|publisher=The Lawyer|date=30 October 2006}}</ref>
*[[Energy]], [[transport]] and [[infrastructure]]
*Financial [[institution]]s
*[[Real estate]] and [[retail]]
*[[Technology]], [[media]] and [[telecoms]]


On 26 May 2010 Denton Wilde Sapte and the United States–based law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal announced their intention to merge.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2010/05/sonnenscheindenton.html|title=Sonnenschein, Denton Wilde To Merge|access-date=4 October 2012|publisher=American Lawyer|date=26 May 2010}}</ref> On 30 September 2010 the merger between Denton Wilde Sapte and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal was formally completed, establishing SNR Denton.<ref name=lawyer300910>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/a-new-transatlantic-firm-born-as-snr-denton-goes-live/1005630.article|title=A new transatlantic firm born as SNR Denton goes live|access-date=4 October 2012|publisher=The Lawyer|date=30 September 2010}}</ref>
The firm suffered a disastrous [[2004]] as it closed its loss-making offices in [[Hong Kong]], [[Beijing]], [[Tokyo]] and [[Singapore]]. In the same year, its highly-regarded [[media]] and [[insurance]] [[litigation]] teams defected to [[UK]] rivals, (the former being the largest single such departure of [[lawyers]] for a [[UK]] [[law firm]] to date). However, the firm's [[turnover]] has since largely recovered.

In the [[financial year]] [[2005]]-6, Denton Wilde Sapte was ranked 17th by [[turnover]] in [[The Lawyer]]'s Top 100 list of [[UK]] [[law firm]]s.<ref>[http://www.thelawyer.com/uk100/2006/law/17_dws.html]</ref>

Its current Managing Partner is Howard Morris and its [[Chair]] is James Dallas.

== External link ==
*[http://www.dentonwildesapte.com Denton Wilde Sapte website]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of law firms]]
* [[List of largest European law firms]]
* [[List of largest UK law firms]]
* [[List of largest United Kingdom-based law firms]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 14:57, 27 September 2024

Denton Wilde Sapte LLP
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
No. of offices12 (plus 4 associate offices)
No. of lawyers610 (2010)[1]
No. of employees1,413 (2010)[1]
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Revenue£167.5 million (2010)[1]
Profit per equity partner£360,000 (2010)[1]
Date founded1 February 2000 (London)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Dissolved30 September 2010

Denton Wilde Sapte LLP (informally Dentons) was an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It merged with the United States–based law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in September 2010, forming SNR Denton. At the time of the merger, Denton Wilde Sapte had 16 offices and employed around 610 lawyers.

History

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Denton Wilde Sapte was established on 1 February 2000 through a merger between the City of London–based law firms Denton Hall and Wilde Sapte. The merger created what was at the time the UK's 11th-largest law firm measured by revenues.[2] Denton Hall had been established in 1788 by Sam Denton, and Thomas Wilde founded what was to become Wilde Sapte with partner Samuel Archer Hussey in 1785. In September 1988 Anthony Alexander, the Senior Partner of City law firm Herbert Oppenheimer Nathan & Vanayk, had joined Denton Hall Burgin & Warren along with 17 partners and 62 other lawyers. Denton Hall was a co-founder of the international alliance of law firms, Denton International, which was dissolved on 31 December 2003 after the partnership of German member Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek voted against a merger with Denton Wilde Sapte.[3]

In 2004 and 2005 Denton Wilde Sapte suffered a significant number of partner defections to rival firms,[4] including of a group of 11 technology, media and telecoms partners to DLA Piper in 2004.[5] It converted from a partnership to a limited liability partnership on 1 November 2006.[6]

On 26 May 2010 Denton Wilde Sapte and the United States–based law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal announced their intention to merge.[7] On 30 September 2010 the merger between Denton Wilde Sapte and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal was formally completed, establishing SNR Denton.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "UK 200 Results 2010: Denton Wilde Sapte". The Lawyer. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Denton Wilde Sapte: Group therapy". The Lawyer. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Heuking's merger snub sparks Dentons' withdrawal from international network". The Lawyer. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Denton's terrible year". The Lawyer. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  5. ^ "DWS embarks on mission to bolster depleted partnership". The Lawyer. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  6. ^ "DWS London makes switch to LLP status". The Lawyer. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Sonnenschein, Denton Wilde To Merge". American Lawyer. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  8. ^ "A new transatlantic firm born as SNR Denton goes live". The Lawyer. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2012.


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