Africa/South Africa
Bowmans absorbs A&O Shearman’s South Africa legal team team in Johannesburg
Group including eight partners moves over as A&O Shearman winds down Johannesburg office
Hogan Lovells to close offices in Johannesburg, Sydney and Warsaw
Closures to affect more than 120 lawyers and support staff
A&O Shearman to axe 10% of partnership and close Johannesburg office
Consulting arm will also close as UK giant takes ‘difficult but necessary’ step to ‘reshape’ business
Bowmans adds M&A team in Johannesburg from Baker McKenzie
Bakers’ South Africa M&A co-head Angela Simpson moves over alongside three more lawyers
Bowmans overhauls management board as it eyes pan-Africa growth
Big Five firm appoints Africa-wide department heads as Alan Keep reappointed as managing partner
China decoupling will continue for Western law firms in year ahead
WarwickPlace Legal’s Robert Bata wraps ups his predictions for 2024 with a look at how legal industry trends will pan out in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America
Bowmans secures restructuring team from rival Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in Johannesburg
Practice head Tobie Jordaan moves over alongside three more partners and a pair of associates
Norton Rose Fulbright unveils 49-strong partner class
Canada and US arms account for lion’s share of promotions with seven made up in London
Pinsent Masons bolsters South Africa bench with local boutique team
Team brings experience in areas including employment, commercial and regulatory as firm builds full service offering across Africa
‘We have to be as creative as counterfeiters’ – seven takeaways from the Anti-Counterfeiting World Law Summit
Delegates heard lively debate on how to tackle counterfeiters who are creative, resilient and constantly evolving
White & Case is fastest-growing law firm in Africa since 2019, study finds
US firm grew African headcount 177% between 2019 and 2022, according to Africa Legal
Norton Rose Fulbright’s global CEO Gerry Pecht steps down early and retires from partnership
US and EMEA managing partners to lead global giant for interim period
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to Family Asset Protection
Edited by Marcus Dearle, online resource explores how key jurisdictions approach divorce, finance and the media
‘Every reason for optimism’ – new Law Over Borders guide charts arbitration’s growing popularity across the world
Practical online comparative Global Legal Post guide is co-edited by Three Crowns partners Carmen Martinez Lopez and Liz Snodgrass
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
Baker McKenzie turns to rising star to revamp Johannesburg leadership
Appointment follows last summer’s controversy over ‘management issues’ at office
Norton Rose Fulbright hires partner from Cliffe Dekker to lead Cape Town banking and finance team
Izak Lessing joins NRF in Cape Town two days after it appointed Michelle David as regional chair
Allen & Overy adds transactional offering in South Africa with double partner hire from Werksmans
Brian Price and Ze’ev Blieden join the UK firm in Johannesburg as it bets on booming global M&A landscape
Norton Rose Fulbright appoints 54 partners in North America-focused round
Global giant achieves 40% target for women lawyers for third year running; Reed Smith promotes 31
Pinsent Masons secures corporate investigations specialist from ENSafrica in Johannesburg
Hire follows loss of South Africa transactional practice head to Hogan Lovells in November
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