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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

BIGGER STILL – Dentons is set to combine with two South American firms, which brings to five the number of new offices in that region this year for the global law firm. Meganne Tillay reports that the global firm, which has about 10,000 lawyers, is preparing to merge with Argentinian firm Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena and Uruguay-based firm Jiménez de Aréchaga, Viana & Brause, following approval by partners and subject to meeting regulatory requirements. The move comes less than two months after Dentons announced its merger with a Honduras-based firm, following tie-ups in Venezuela and Chile earlier this year.

NONCOMPLIANT – A California appellate court has joined a number of courts across the country that have found the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the websites of brick-and-mortar businesses. Ross Todd reports that the court determined that the owner of the L.A. restaurant The Whisper Lounge had violated the ADA—and, therefore, the state's anti-discrimination law—by failing to make its website accessible to blind customers. The plaintiff argued she couldn't access the website with screen-reader technology, which the visually impaired use to browse the internet and read websites.

FIRST? A Philadelphia-based nonprofit is set to spar with federal prosecutors today over whether a proposed safe-injection site—which would be the first in the nation—would violate federal law. Safehouse is hoping to open the supervised injection site aimed at preventing deaths from opioid overdoses. U.S. Attorney William McSwain in Pennsylvania's Eastern District sued the nonprofit in February, saying it would violate the Controlled Substances Act. U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh is set to preside over the arguments.

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EDITOR'S PICKS

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

DLA IN DUBLIN – As law firms move to bulk up in the EU ahead of Brexit, DLA Piper has further bolstered its Dublin ranks with a four-partner hire from local firms in the Irish capital. Hannah Roberts reports that two of the lawyers join from William Fry—IP and technology partner John Magee and real estate partner Graham Quinn. In addition, finance and projects partner Kate Curneen and tax partner Sean Murray join DLA from Dillon Eustace.

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WHAT YOU SAID

"Chambers is an important voice in the market, so when Chambers gets this right, it is going to make a huge difference."

—  JASON COSTA, LAW FIRM CONSULTANT, ON THE RELATIVELY FEW WOMEN RECOGNIZED BY CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS RANKING OF U.S. LAWYERS.

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