Top City lawyer charged with two counts of fraud
A former partner from the London office of a top US law firm has been charged with two counts of fraud.
Jonathan Denton, a former partner of US law firm Locke Lord, has been charged with two counts of fraud in connection with conduct related to his time at the firm.
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The allegations relate to his time at the firm between 2012 and 2015.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “A 59-year-old man from Staffordshire has been charged with two counts of fraud by false representation. He is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court on 25 May 2018.”
Texas-headquartered Locke Lord had a revenue of $504m (£374m) last year and profit per equity partner of $936,000.
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Finance partner Denton was previously in-house counsel at private lender Berkeley House Investments before joining Locke Lord.
He was also previously a partner of Mishcon de Reya, which advised on the Article 50 case, Salans, now a part of global giant Dentons and Wragge & Co, now Gowling WLG.
He joined Locke Lord in 2012 shortly after it launched its London office.
Locke Lord opened in London in 2011, having hired a team of seven partners from Salans.
Locke Lord has recently changed its management in London, appointing corporate partner James Channo on 1 January to run the office.
Locke Lord was contacted for comment.