Dentons, the world’s leading global law firm, today announces its affiliation with Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, the premier firm in Hawai`i for "bet-the-company" litigation with more than 50 lawyers and professionals.

By entering into the affiliation, Dentons becomes the first global law firm to have a significant presence in Hawai`i—an important hub for pan-Pacific trade, commerce and economic activity—and further differentiates its West Coast and California practices. Asian clients focused on entering the US, and US clients seeking entry into key markets, including Japan and Korea, will benefit from the additional resources in this gateway market.

"Any expansion is driven by the needs of our clients and this affiliation with Alston Hunt provides the Firm with a rather unique differentiator." said Mike McNamara, US CEO of Dentons. "In fact, more than 50 percent of our top clients operate in Hawai`i and we have already started working on a number of opportunities in the market with colleagues at Alston Hunt."

"We couldn't be more enthusiastic about our enhanced relationship with Dentons, the world's leading law firm. We and our clients will benefit from Dentons' extraordinarily deep bench of talented lawyers throughout the world." said Paul Alston, President and Founder of Alston Hunt. "Our clients will have greater opportunities in markets that matter most to them and will benefit from seamless advice throughout the US and Pacific."

This affiliation follows Dentons' unprecedented expansion across the Pacific Rim, including recent additions of leading practitioners based in Australia, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. With the affiliation with two Alston Hunt offices in Honolulu and Hilo, Dentons now has nearly 90 offices throughout the region.

This affiliation also strengthens Dentons' exceptional litigation practice, ranked among the Fearsome Foursome by BTI Consulting, as Alston Hunt also represents clients in complex, high stakes commercial litigation. Their experience focuses on disputes that involve contracts, employment, construction, real estate, class actions, health care, corporate governance and a number of other areas. They are regularly listed as one of Hawai`i's best law firms by Chambers, Benchmark, Best Lawyers, US News and other leading publications.

"Not only are we reinforcing our formidable standing as the leading law firm for issues across the Pacific, we are adding significant talent to our already deep bench with this affiliation," said Jeff Haidet, US Chairman of Dentons. "Many of our clients, especially in the banking, insurance, government contracts, health care, hotels and leisure, and real estate areas, have already benefited from Alston Hunt's impressive team."

About Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing

Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing was founded in 1991, under the core principle of making the law and Hawai`i better for all, with high-quality, fast, cost-effective service. The firm has experienced trial lawyers with the largest litigation practice in Hawai`i. It successfully represents clients in the most complex cases in the state. The firm also advocates for those in need, and has achieved several substantial victories in high impact, public interest litigation.

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