Dentons earned 145 individual recognitions and 43 practice rankings in the 2018 edition of Legal 500 US, an annual legal directory, cataloguing the nation's top-rated lawyers and law firms based on in-depth research and interviews.

This year, five Dentons lawyers ranked at the top of their field, including two newly ranked individuals, San Francisco partner Kara Baysinger and New York partner Sandra Hauser. Legal 500 US also ranked San Francisco counsel Kate Sullivan Morgan as a "next generation" lawyer.

Dentons also garnered 43 practice or industry sector rankings, increasing its recognition from last year. The Firm gained recognition in four new practices: Labor and Employment - Employee Health and Retirement Plans: Transactional; Labor and Employment - Workplace and Employment Counseling; Patent: Prosecution; and Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporate.

Clients praised Dentons' lawyers, calling them "outstanding," "responsive" and "highly skilled and very professional." Others commended Dentons lawyers as "highly impressive and a reliable M&A team," while noting the Firm has a "comprehensive understanding of both the industry and the related legal issues."

In total, Dentons' rankings include:

• 43 practice and industry sector rankings
• Four new practice rankings
• Three attorneys in the Hall of Fame: Michael Barnes, Michael Barr and Ross Docksey
• One lawyer ranked as next generation: Kate Sullivan Morgan
• 145 individual recognitions, including five lawyers ranked at the highest level of their field

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