Dentons Global Chairman Andrew to Step Down After Decade in Post

Joe Andrew will step down from his post as global chairman at Dentons, the firm said Monday.

Andrew has held the job for a decade, during which Dentons has pushed an aggressive expansion plan. He will relinquish the leadership role next year, Dentons said.

Dentons touts itself as “the world’s largest law firm,” with an affiliated network of more than 12,000 lawyers across 83 countries, according to the firm. Since 2013, it’s opened offices everywhere from Dublin to San Salvador, El Salvador and Melbourne, Australia.

The firm’s Swiss verein structure has come under fire recently, following a $32 million malpractice ...