Dentons Appoints Mary Wilson as US Managing Partner

Dentons, the leading law firm, announces the appointment of Chicago
lawyer Mary G. Wilson to the key leadership role of US managing partner.
The first woman US managing partner for Dentons, she joins US Chief
Executive Officer Mike McNamara and the Firm’s leadership team in
guiding the US region of the world’s largest law firm.

As US Managing Partner, a longstanding position in Dentons US vacant
since 2017 when McNamara was elected to his current role, Wilson will
focus her leadership time on matters relating to the Firm’s 1,100
lawyers and professionals across its 25 offices. This will include
initial emphasis on supporting practice leadership in advancing with
intensity practice plans, client service priorities and diversity and
inclusion initiatives, and directing the rollout of new tools and
resources to support clients.

“Mary’s enthusiasm for and commitment to our Firm and clients is ever
present, and I am very proud to welcome her to this important leadership
role,” said McNamara. “I admire Mary’s ability to build and strengthen
relationships as she simultaneously accomplishes the key strategic goals
entrusted to her at the absolute highest level with laser focus. Mary is
a gifted lawyer and leader, and our Firm will be stronger because of her
leadership in this role.”

Since joining Dentons as a health care partner 14 years ago, Wilson has
served in numerous leadership roles, including co-chair of the
Associates Development Committee, managing partner of the Chicago office
for more than five years, and an active member of the Firm’s US
Board. She represented Dentons in its industry-leading efforts at
Diversity Lab’s 2018 Diversity in Law Hackathon, and her team presented
a strategy to enhance law firm and legal department policies, practices,
and commitments relating to diversity and inclusion.

“I’m honored to play an active role in guiding the US region,” said
Wilson. “When I joined Dentons, I knew the firm had a unique vision. I
continue to be impressed and inspired by our global growth our talented
people and the enthusiastic culture at Dentons to be at the forefront of
change in the legal marketplace.”

Wilson will continue her robust legal practice, which focuses on
national finance, health care law and tax-exempt organizations, in
addition to the managing partner role.

In her finance practice, she counsels and represents borrowers,
underwriters, banks and issuers, and serves as bond counsel in
tax-exempt bond issues and other finance transactions. She has led
billions of dollars’ worth of financings in many states. She also
advises and represents hospitals and health systems in corporate
transactions, and counsels all types of tax-exempt organizations in
transactions, governance matters, tax-exemption issues and
organizational issues.

Profiled in legal media and recognized as one of Crain’s Chicago
Business’ Who’s Who is Chicago Business, Wilson is active in
health-related charitable organizations as well. These include serving
on the board, and as past chair, of Heartland Health Outreach, an
organization dedicated to addressing the healthcare needs of the
homeless, the board of KEEN Chicago, and as a board member of the
American Diabetes Association Chicago Leadership Board.

Wilson earned her JD, with honors, from the University of Chicago Law
School, and her BA, cum laude, from Yale University.

About Dentons

Dentons is the world's largest law firm, delivering quality and value to
clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global
Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized
by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in
client service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global
Referral Network. Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent
challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities
in which we live and work. www.dentons.com

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