Baker McKenzie bolsters South Africa transactional practice with three partner hires from local rivals
Senior practitioners from Webber Wentzel, ENSAfrica and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr join following Bakers' leadership revamp in Johannesburg | 1w
Africa/South Africa
Appointment follows last summer’s controversy over ‘management issues’ at office | 7mos
Izak Lessing joins NRF in Cape Town two days after it appointed Michelle David as regional chair | 8mos
Brian Price and Ze’ev Blieden join the UK firm in Johannesburg as it bets on booming global M&A landscape | 9mos
Global giant achieves 40% target for women lawyers for third year running; Reed Smith promotes 31 | 1yr
Hire follows loss of South Africa transactional practice head to Hogan Lovells in November | 1yr
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UK firm recently made first partner-level lateral hire in South Africa since high-profile Johannesburg office relaunch in 2019 | 1yr
Global firm appoints new Africa chief following controversy over leadership of Johannesburg arm | 1yr
Senior corporate hire from Pinsent Masons helps rebuild presence following split with Routledge Modise | 1yr
Webinar hosted by Luxury Law Alliance and Bird & Bird will explore ‘trends, tips and opportunities’ | 1yr
Firms to work closely together to offer legal services across continent’s anglophone and francophone countries | 1yr
Recent court cases in multiple jurisdictions have demonstrated that IP law is not flexible enough to cater for non-human inventors, argues Richard Johnson | 1yr
Ezra Davids takes over the leadership role from Robert Legh, who passed away earlier this year | 1yr
Decision clarifies that AI systems can’t own patent rights under current UK law, putting it at odds with South Africa and Australia | 1yr
UK Magic Circle firm reaffirms faith in South Africa market as 'key part' of its strategy in Africa | 1yr
Global firm unveils ‘three-step plan’ to improve culture including enhanced internal complaints procedure | 1yr
KwaZulu-Natal firm is among impacted businesses as top law firms rally to support ‘rule of law’ | 1yr
Top South African firm announces 'devastating loss' of 'a leader, a partner, a colleague and a friend' | 1yr
Banking and finance partner Lionel Shawe will provide both domestic and cross-border expertise | 1yr
Firms allege Zambian mine's lead contamination has affected an estimated 1,000-plus people | 2yrs
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