Dentons US welcomes 8 new partners and expands into Charleston, South Carolina

Dentons US today announced the addition of 8 new partners, expanding the Firm's capabilities across three high-demand practice areas and establishing an office in Charleston, South Carolina-an increasingly strategic market for clients, business, and talent.

Dentons US' footprint in Charleston, one of the nation's fastest-growing business hubs, is anchored by:

• Employment and Labor partner Walker Coleman
• Employment and Labor partner Cecilia Ehresman
• Corporate partner Ernie Cochran
• Corporate partner Jamie Bruce
• Corporate partner Cooper Hawley
• Real Estate partner Matt Norton
• Real Estate partner Amy Ironmonger
• Real Estate partner Bo Manuel

"South Carolina and Charleston are important for our clients and our firm, supported by its strong talent pipeline, vibrant and expanding global business community, and proximity to key and rapidly growing industries," said John Holahan, Managing Partner of Dentons US. "This group of partners has practiced law together for many years-decades for most-resulting in a long-standing, close-knit team of lawyers with shared client relationships and complementary practices. We are excited to welcome them into the Dentons US partnership."

Coleman and Ehresman represent employers on a wide range of employment and labor matters, including internal investigations, workplace compliance, employment litigation, restrictive covenant and high-stakes trade secret litigation, strategic counseling on workforce and workplace issues, and employment diligence on corporate deals. The practices of Cochran, Bruce, and Hawley span the full spectrum of corporate transactional work-from middle-market and emerging growth M&A to Fortune 500 advisory, private equity, and venture capital. Norton and Ironmonger offer extensive experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, financings, joint ventures, complex resort and hospitality transactions and development projects, real estate fund formations, private clubs, and master-planned community developments in the United States and internationally. Manuel primarily advises lenders and servicers on commercial mortgage-backed securities, seamlessly spanning financing transactions and the servicing of securitized loans.

"We are thrilled to welcome our Charleston team," said Sonia Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Dentons US. "Our new partners exemplify the type of colleagues we seek to attract as we continue building a firm that prioritizes clients and values lawyers who enjoy practicing law together. Our focus on profitability and our consistently strong financial performance since 2021 has enabled us to expand thoughtfully-adding more than 100 lateral partners, principals, and counsel across practices, entering strategic markets like Charleston, and continuing to build a firm positioned for long-term growth and collaboration."

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