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Nigerian firm Aluko & Oyebode joins African legal alliance ALN
Deal expands ALN’s coverage to 16 jurisdictions and third in West Africa
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
Debevoise helps file landmark human rights claim against Ethiopia over Tigray civil war
New York firm joins with non-profits to submit complaint to Africa’s top rights body on behalf of Tigrayan victims
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
White & Case promotes largest partner class ever in EMEA-focused round
More than half of the New York firm's latest promotions were made across its EMEA offices
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