Dentons – the proposed three-way tie-up between SNR Denton, Salans and Canada’s Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) – has named its global management line-up as the firms’ leaders urge their partners to back the merger.

The combined firm, which will be structured as a swiss verein, will be led by Elliott Portnoy (pictured), SNR Denton’s current global chief executive, who will take the same role at the new firm.