It’s difficult not to notice the striking parallels between Dentons’ split with its Chinese partner, Dacheng, and the latest dissensions between China and the West. Perhaps the Dentons split is less an analogy of the current tensions than a byproduct of it.

In her sensational exclusive, our Asia editor, Jessica Seah, explained how Dacheng “will no longer be a member of the Dentons Group” but will instead operate as a “separate and independent legal entity under a ‘preferred firm’” arrangement.