Baker McKenzie turns to rising star to revamp Johannesburg leadership
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Izak Lessing joins NRF in Cape Town two days after it appointed Michelle David as regional chair | 4mos
Brian Price and Ze’ev Blieden join the UK firm in Johannesburg as it bets on booming global M&A landscape | 5mos
Global giant achieves 40% target for women lawyers for third year running; Reed Smith promotes 31 | 8mos
Hire follows loss of South Africa transactional practice head to Hogan Lovells in November | 8mos
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Global firm appoints new Africa chief following controversy over leadership of Johannesburg arm | 9mos
Senior corporate hire from Pinsent Masons helps rebuild presence following split with Routledge Modise | 10mos
Webinar hosted by Luxury Law Alliance and Bird & Bird will explore ‘trends, tips and opportunities’ | 10mos
Firms to work closely together to offer legal services across continent’s anglophone and francophone countries | 11mos
Recent court cases in multiple jurisdictions have demonstrated that IP law is not flexible enough to cater for non-human inventors, argues Richard Johnson | 11mos
Ezra Davids takes over the leadership role from Robert Legh, who passed away earlier this year | 11mos
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 | 1yr
The Arbitration Foundation of South Africa takes 'bold step' to create 'truly international set of rules' | 2yrs
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