Partners have voted to approve a three way combination between global legal behemoth Dentons, Cardenas & Cardenas in Colombia and Lopez Velarde, Heftye y Soria (LVHS) in Mexico, the firms announced on Friday.
After the combination is finalized in 2016, Dentons will have 7,400 lawyers, according to a firm spokeswoman.
The move will give Dentons its first physical presence in those countries, which represent two of Latin America’s top four economies, according to the firm.
Joe Andrew, Dentons global chairman, said at the time the deal was announced in November that it was in keeping with the firm’s overall strategy ...
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