Dentons, the world's largest firm by headcount, is combining with four local firms to set up offices in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The four-office launch is driven by clients' demand and Dentons' polycentric approach, Africa CEO Noor Kapdi told Law.com International. "We keep the data that we receive and measure it in terms of our decision to go into a market."