Africa/South Africa
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
Hogan Lovells appoints energy partner duo as Africa practice co-leaders
UK firm recently made first partner-level lateral hire in South Africa since high-profile Johannesburg office relaunch in 2019
Baker McKenzie turns to Paris-based global projects head as it rebuilds Africa leadership team
Global firm appoints new Africa chief following controversy over leadership of Johannesburg arm
Hogan Lovells secures first partner lateral in Johannesburg since 2019 office relaunch
Senior corporate hire from Pinsent Masons helps rebuild presence following split with Routledge Modise
Lawyers from Trussardi and Loro Piana to debate influencer marketing’s impact on luxury sector
Webinar hosted by Luxury Law Alliance and Bird & Bird will explore ‘trends, tips and opportunities’
Elite South African firm Bowmans signs agreement with France’s Gide to extend Africa reach
Firms to work closely together to offer legal services across continent’s anglophone and francophone countries
Patents and AI: the battle for inventorship intensifies
Recent court cases in multiple jurisdictions have demonstrated that IP law is not flexible enough to cater for non-human inventors, argues Richard Johnson
Bowmans picks leading M&A lawyer as new chair and senior partner
Ezra Davids takes over the leadership role from Robert Legh, who passed away earlier this year
Court of Appeal rejects AI inventor claims in Dabus patent ruling
Decision clarifies that AI systems can’t own patent rights under current UK law, putting it at odds with South Africa and Australia
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