Dentons chief executive officer Elliot Portnoy said: ‘We hold Patton Boggs in very high regard and we did indeed make a serious overture to them. The offer remains and we've made no bones about it.’ Dentons has been looking for a merger partner and talks failed with McKenna Long & Aldridge. However, an unidentified source has suggested that there were no active talks between Dentons and Patton Boggs. Source: ABA News