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McKenna Long & Aldridge
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Dentons
Websiteurl
mckennalong.com
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Private
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2002
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McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) was an international law firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Albany, United States. According to the firmographic record, MLA operated with a headcount of 5,001-10,000 employees, establishing it as a sizable US legal practice prior to its 2015 merger with Dentons. The firm carried its own website (mckennalong.com) and participated in cross-border legal work as indicated by its "international" positioning, though specific practice areas, client segments, and revenue mechanics are not documented in the source data.

In 2015, MLA merged with Dentons, a global legal practice that describes itself as "the world's largest global law firm." Following the merger, MLA's independent operating identity was dissolved; the combined entity operates through Dentons' member firms and affiliates across multiple jurisdictions, with social media, content, and web presence consolidated under the Dentons brand. The operating status field explicitly notes that MLA "was a US-based law firm that merged with Dentons in 2015," indicating MLA no longer exists as a separable entity.

The input material contains no product, pricing, customer, revenue, technology, or partnership data specific to MLA. No AI capabilities, integrations, or proprietary technology platforms are documented. Leadership records reflect Dentons post-merger executives (Elliott Portnoy as Founder, Mark Flanagan as Managing Partner, Roger Rushing as CFO, and S Dan Anderson as COO) rather than MLA's pre-merger management. Consequently, this analysis is constrained to structural facts: MLA was a mid-to-large US law firm that ceased independent operation through a 2015 merger with Dentons, with no granular operational, financial, or technology data available in the source.

Short descriptiontext

McKenna Long & Aldridge was an international law firm founded in 2002 in Albany, US, that operated with 5,001-10,000 employees before merging with Dentons in 2015 and ceasing independent operations.

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Headcount rangeband
5,001–10,000
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HeadquartersAlbany, United States
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Albany
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
legal advisory services, corporate law practice, international legal counsel, litigation support services, regulatory law services
Industry1 code
1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law
CodeBPAHAAAIPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Offices of Lawyers541110
  • Legal Services5411
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Legal Services8111
Product category
Legal Services
Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is an international law firm providing legal advisory and representation services to corporate and institutional clients. Following its merger into Dentons, the firm's services are delivered as part of the world's largest global law firm, spanning multiple practice areas and jurisdictions through member firms and affiliates.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1International Legal Services
CategoryLegal services
Description

Legal advisory, transactional, litigation, and regulatory representation delivered to corporate and institutional clients across multiple jurisdictions via the global member-firm network.

Scale indicator1 record

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Recent move3 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight2 records

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Peers10 records
1Latham & Watkins
TypeDirect peer
Description

Latham & Watkins is a top-ranked global law firm with a strong corporate, M&A, and finance practice. It is comparable as a large full-service firm competing for the same high-end transactional mandates.

2Dentons
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Dentons is the global law firm that absorbed McKenna Long & Aldridge in 2015 and is the direct successor entity. It is the natural reference point given the legal name, leadership, and platform reflected in the subject data.

3Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman following its 2024 merger with Shearman & Sterling) is a Magic Circle global law firm. It is a broad incumbent peer with comparable global reach and corporate practice mix.

4DLA Piper
TypeDirect peer
Description

DLA Piper is a global law firm formed through a multi-firm combination with extensive cross-border capabilities. It is a strong direct peer given its growth-by-merger model and global full-service positioning.

5Clifford Chance
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Clifford Chance is a Magic Circle global law firm headquartered in London with deep cross-border capabilities. It is a broad incumbent peer competing in the same global full-service market segment.

6Linklaters
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Linklaters is a Magic Circle global law firm with a strong international corporate and finance practice. It is a broad incumbent peer in the same global elite-law-firm category.

7Hogan Lovells
TypeDirect peer
Description

Hogan Lovells is an international full-service law firm created through the merger of Hogan & Hartson and Lovells. It is comparable as a similarly structured global combination serving corporate and regulatory matters.

8Kirkland & Ellis
TypeDirect peer
Description

Kirkland & Ellis is a leading global law firm known for its dominance in M&A, private equity, and litigation. It is comparable in scale and high-end corporate practice focus.

9Baker McKenzie
TypeDirect peer
Description

Baker McKenzie is a leading global law firm with broad international reach and full-service corporate practice. It is directly comparable to the legacy MLA / current Dentons profile as a full-service international firm serving multinational clients.

10Norton Rose Fulbright
TypeDirect peer
Description

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm formed through the combination of Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski. It is a direct peer in scale, geographic reach, and broad corporate practice mix.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profiles4 records

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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McKenna Long & Aldridge

Legal Servicesmckennalong.com

McKenna Long & Aldridge was an international law firm founded in 2002 in Albany, US, that operated with 5,001-10,000 employees before merging with Dentons in 2015 and ceasing independent operations.

What McKenna Long & Aldridge does

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) was an international law firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Albany, United States. According to the firmographic record, MLA operated with a headcount of 5,001-10,000 employees, establishing it as a sizable US legal practice prior to its 2015 merger with Dentons. The firm carried its own website (mckennalong.com) and participated in cross-border legal work as indicated by its "international" positioning, though specific practice areas, client segments, and revenue mechanics are not documented in the source data.

In 2015, MLA merged with Dentons, a global legal practice that describes itself as "the world's largest global law firm." Following the merger, MLA's independent operating identity was dissolved; the combined entity operates through Dentons' member firms and affiliates across multiple jurisdictions, with social media, content, and web presence consolidated under the Dentons brand. The operating status field explicitly notes that MLA "was a US-based law firm that merged with Dentons in 2015," indicating MLA no longer exists as a separable entity.

The input material contains no product, pricing, customer, revenue, technology, or partnership data specific to MLA. No AI capabilities, integrations, or proprietary technology platforms are documented. Leadership records reflect Dentons post-merger executives (Elliott Portnoy as Founder, Mark Flanagan as Managing Partner, Roger Rushing as CFO, and S Dan Anderson as COO) rather than MLA's pre-merger management. Consequently, this analysis is constrained to structural facts: MLA was a mid-to-large US law firm that ceased independent operation through a 2015 merger with Dentons, with no granular operational, financial, or technology data available in the source.

McKenna Long & Aldridge firmographics

Firmographics
Name
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Legal name
Dentons
Website
https://mckennalong.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2002
Headcount range
5,001–10,000 employees
Short description
McKenna Long & Aldridge was an international law firm founded in 2002 in Albany, US, that operated with 5,001-10,000 employees before merging with Dentons in 2015 and ceasing independent operations.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

McKenna Long & Aldridge industry classification

Industry
Product category
Legal Services
NAICS
Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)
SIC
Services-Legal Services (8111)
akta.pro primary industry
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

  • Legal advisory services
  • Corporate law practice
  • International legal counsel
  • Litigation support services
  • Regulatory law services

Where McKenna Long & Aldridge is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Albany
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

McKenna Long & Aldridge business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

McKenna Long & Aldridge product offering

Product offering

Core offering

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is an international law firm providing legal advisory and representation services to corporate and institutional clients. Following its merger into Dentons, the firm's services are delivered as part of the world's largest global law firm, spanning multiple practice areas and jurisdictions through member firms and affiliates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • International Legal Services Legal advisory, transactional, litigation, and regulatory representation delivered to corporate and institutional clients across multiple jurisdictions via the global member-firm network.

Companies that use McKenna Long & Aldridge

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

McKenna Long & Aldridge technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

McKenna Long & Aldridge partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

McKenna Long & Aldridge competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Latham & Watkins: Latham & Watkins is a top-ranked global law firm with a strong corporate, M&A, and finance practice. It is comparable as a large full-service firm competing for the same high-end transactional mandates.
  • DLA Piper: DLA Piper is a global law firm formed through a multi-firm combination with extensive cross-border capabilities. It is a strong direct peer given its growth-by-merger model and global full-service positioning.
  • Hogan Lovells: Hogan Lovells is an international full-service law firm created through the merger of Hogan & Hartson and Lovells. It is comparable as a similarly structured global combination serving corporate and regulatory matters.
  • Kirkland & Ellis: Kirkland & Ellis is a leading global law firm known for its dominance in M&A, private equity, and litigation. It is comparable in scale and high-end corporate practice focus.
  • Baker McKenzie: Baker McKenzie is a leading global law firm with broad international reach and full-service corporate practice. It is directly comparable to the legacy MLA / current Dentons profile as a full-service international firm serving multinational clients.
  • Norton Rose Fulbright: Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm formed through the combination of Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski. It is a direct peer in scale, geographic reach, and broad corporate practice mix.

Broad incumbents

  • Dentons: Dentons is the global law firm that absorbed McKenna Long & Aldridge in 2015 and is the direct successor entity. It is the natural reference point given the legal name, leadership, and platform reflected in the subject data.
  • Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman): Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman following its 2024 merger with Shearman & Sterling) is a Magic Circle global law firm. It is a broad incumbent peer with comparable global reach and corporate practice mix.
  • Clifford Chance: Clifford Chance is a Magic Circle global law firm headquartered in London with deep cross-border capabilities. It is a broad incumbent peer competing in the same global full-service market segment.
  • Linklaters: Linklaters is a Magic Circle global law firm with a strong international corporate and finance practice. It is a broad incumbent peer in the same global elite-law-firm category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

McKenna Long & Aldridge social profiles

Digital presence

McKenna Long & Aldridge financial estimates

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McKenna Long & Aldridge leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

McKenna Long & Aldridge funding detail

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

McKenna Long & Aldridge M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about McKenna Long & Aldridge

What does McKenna Long & Aldridge do?

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is an international law firm providing legal advisory and representation services to corporate and institutional clients. Following its merger into Dentons, the firm's services are delivered as part of the world's largest global law firm, spanning multiple practice areas and jurisdictions through member firms and affiliates.

When was McKenna Long & Aldridge founded?

McKenna Long & Aldridge was founded in 2002. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.

Where is McKenna Long & Aldridge based?

McKenna Long & Aldridge is headquartered in Albany, United States, in the North America region.

Who are McKenna Long & Aldridge's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Latham & Watkins, DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells, Kirkland & Ellis, Baker McKenzie and Norton Rose Fulbright. Broad incumbents are Dentons, Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman), Clifford Chance and Linklaters.

Does McKenna Long & Aldridge have an API?

No public API is recorded for McKenna Long & Aldridge.

What industry is McKenna Long & Aldridge in?

McKenna Long & Aldridge's product category is Legal Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAAAI, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law. Its NAICS code is 541110 and its SIC code is 8111.

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GlobeNewswireMcKenna Long & Aldridge Improves Application Performance With Masergy's Managed Cloud NetworkMasergy Communications announced that McKenna Long & Aldridge deployed its Managed Cloud Networking solution, improving application performance and network reliability. The law firm increased attorney/client video conferences by a factor of three with better visuals and no dropped calls. Masergy's real-time analytics enabled easy connection of new offices and dynamic bandwidth scaling.GlobeNewswireReal Estate Partner Duo to Join Sheppard Mullin San DiegoSheppard Mullin added partners Nancy Scull and David Hymer to its San Diego real estate practice group, joining from McKenna, Long & Aldridge. The firm also added eight partners to its insurance and business trial practices. Scull and Hymer will focus on mixed-use developments and real property transactions.GlobeNewswireMcKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Installs Relativity Firm-WideMcKenna Long & Aldridge LLP purchased a license to install Relativity e-discovery software firm-wide, hosted through Iris Data Services. The firm chose Relativity for ease of use and workflow automation, aiming to increase productivity and reduce client costs. The MLA team plans to use Relativity's review capabilities to improve resource management and provide cost savings.GlobeNewswireMcKenna Long & Aldridge LLP and Hands On Network Announce National PartnershipMcKenna Long & Aldridge and Hands On Network announced a national partnership to raise volunteerism across the U.S. The partnership includes a two-year campaign targeting a 10% increase in national volunteerism and 100,000 trained volunteer leaders, with the law firm providing pro bono legal services.