Kate Barton, who left her job as Ernst & Young’s global vice chair after a reorganization plan was abandoned, faces a new test to grow one of the world’s largest law firms into an even bigger behemoth.
Barton on Sunday became chief executive officer at Dentons. She declined to outline specifics of her growth plan, but offered a view into how she plans to gain buy-in from the firm’s top revenue-generating lawyers.
“I like to use my influence as opposed to my authority,” Barton said in an interview. “I like to get things done, but I like to do them ...
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