Dentons, the world's largest law firm, today announced its intention to combine with two elite law firms in the Caribbean to further its growth strategy in that dynamic region.

Dentons will combine with Dinner Martin in the Cayman Islands and Delany Law in the Eastern Caribbean as part of its Latin America and Caribbean regional growth strategy.

These combinations will give Dentons' clients access to the experience and talents of lawyers working in 73 countries. These combinations will uniquely position Dentons to provide high-quality legal services to clients around the world.

Dentons has also announced today it is combining with two firms in Mauritius, one in Kenya , and one each in Indonesia and Malaysia.

"We are growing faster in Latin America and the Caribbean—and with truly high quality firms—in a way that no one has ever done before," said Elliott Portnoy, Global CEO of Dentons.

Cayman Island's Dinner Martin founded in 2013 by David Dinner and Randall Martin. As part of Dentons, the firm intends to grow in the region. Dinner Martin is an active member of the Nextlaw Referral Network. It primarily handles on-shore matters such as litigation and employment, and has licenses required for Offshore Financial Center (OFC) work.

Cayman Islands is the fifth largest financial center in the world and home to over 11,000 regulated investment funds. Approximately 85 percent of the world's hedge funds are domiciled in the Cayman Islands, and it is the preeminent jurisdiction for other pooled investment vehicles, such as private equity funds. The Cayman Islands is one of the wealthiest countries in the world (GDP per capita $58,800).

Delany Law has the largest geographic footprint of any firm in the Caribbean, with offices in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. Delany Law firm has a close working relationships with multiple Dentons partners, and it shares several substantial clients with Dentons. Working with Dinner Martin in the Cayman Islands, it intends to grow through the region.

"Clients within the Caribbean, and clients wanting to do business there, will benefit from high-quality legal service on a truly global scale that only Dentons can offer," said Joe Andrew, Global Chairman of Dentons. "Our clients have access to the deep local knowledge that is provided by lawyers who are both in and of the communities they serve.”

The combinations in the Caribbean come in the wake of rapid expansion in Latin America, with a strategic alliance launched last year with Brazil's Vella Pugliese Buosi Guidoni (VPBG) as well as a combination with Gallo Barrios Pickmann in Peru. They also follow the earlier launch of Dentons Muñoz in Central America, and of Dentons López Velarde in Mexico and Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas in Colombia.

"These combinations will allow us to continue our unprecedented, rapid growth in Latin America and the Caribbean," said Jorge Alers, CEO of Dentons' Latin America and Caribbean region.

The combinations, following approval by partners and subject to meeting regulatory requirements, are expected to launch later in 2018.

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