Double partner hire for Dentons in Scotland

Global law firm Dentons has announced a double partner hire for its Scottish offices, with Philip Knight and Steph Innes both joining the firm in the past week.

In the Glasgow office, Ms Innes returns to the firm where she spent 10 years as a senior associate in the TMT practice before becoming head of Group Legal at industrial energy solutions provider Aggreko.

Mr Knight has joined the Litigation & Arbitration practice in the firm’s Edinburgh office from Womble Bond Dickinson, where he was head of Litigation in Scotland.

Claire Armstrong, managing partner of Dentons in Scotland, commented: "Steph and Philip will be real assets to our growing Scottish offices. We are committed to investing in Scotland’s brightest legal talent and using Dentons’ unique global reach to support clients on their most complex issues across practices, sectors and geographies."