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Dentons Taps Former EY Executive as New Global CEO

Former EY global vice chair Kate Barton will take the helm in November as Dentons continues to draw inspiration from Big Four accounting firms.

July 24, 2024 at 08:30 AM

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Dan Roe

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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer

What You Need to Know

Kate Barton will be Dentons’ next global CEO after nearly 30 years at Ernst & Young.
Barton said she believes Dentons has room to keep growing as the global legal industry remains fragmented.
The pace of Dentons’ U.S. growth has slowed in recent years, but Barton emphasized a need to add depth in key markets.

Dentons announced on Wednesday that former Ernst & Young global vice chair Kate Barton will become the firm’s next global CEO.

Barton will replace Elliot Portnoy, who ends his term as global CEO in November. Portnoy has been the firm’s only global CEO since the 2013 combination of SNR Denton, Fraser Milner Casgrain and Salans, which formed the basis for the modern firm.

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