Six months after its merger with Chinese giant Dacheng, Dentons' upper echelon is said to be eyeing the creation of a new China board this year to help oversee the operational integration of its 44 financially independent offices in the region.
A senior Chinese source reported to The Lawyer that discussions about the new board have been underway for several months, with a draft plan with more specific implementation details expected to be released later this month. It is understood that the board members will be elected by members of the firm's private equity partnership, with the firm's Beijing office—which currently functions as its mainland headquarters and is its largest hub by both headcount and revenue—to be allotted a more substantial presence.
'Under the new structure, Beijing will be one of the 44 China offices that are led by the China board, which will represent that China region in Dentons' global management. The new structure will be more compatible and better aligned with the global structure,' the source said.
The regional integration push comes as Dentons Shanghai based lawyers prepare to move into Dacheng's new office in Shanghai Tower later this month, with consolidation in Beijing due to follow soon after.
Source: The Lawyer
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