Norton Rose is set to lose one of its most high-profile litigation partners, with Antony Dutton set to join the City office of Dechert after resigning from the top 10 UK firm today (5 January).

Dutton (pictured), who has been at Norton Rose for 22 years, recently stepped down as head of the firm’s global dispute resolution department to take on a role on the firm’s partnership council, which he was voted onto in April last year. He also sat on the firm’s executive committee during his time as head of the department between 2007 and 2010.