Africa
Dentons signs up four African firms
Global giant to combine with firms in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Senegal and the DRC
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
Understanding changes to shareholder protections in Mauritius for global business companies
In the second article in a series, Juristconsult Chambers’ Nicolas Richard and Yumna Sayed-Hossen discuss recent amendments to shareholder rights impacting foreign investors
‘Giant of the profession’ – IBA mourns death of former president Sternford Moyo
Revered Zimbabwean lawyer – the first African IBA president – has died aged 68
Enforcement of arbitral awards, foreign judgments and settlements in Mauritius
Juristconsult Chambers’ Roobesh Ramanjooloo delves into issues which may arise in Mauritius when enforcing arbitral awards, foreign judgments and mediation settlements
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
Gateley and Fidal target African disputes with senior arbitration hires
Perenami Momodu joins Gateley from Aelex Legal, while Manuel Tomas joins Fidal from Foley Hoag
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
Will judge’s ‘withering attack’ on $11bn arbitration award against Nigeria lead to more interventionist tribunals?
Mr Justice Knowles’ ‘forensic examination’ of case welcomed, but reforming rules for high-value investor state disputes may be hard
‘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
‘Local footprint’ is key to success tackling anti-counterfeiting in Africa
Forward Global’s head of illicit trade risk management on the unique challenges of combatting counterfeiters on the African continent
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
Lalive and Boies Schiller secure $109m arbitration award against Tanzania
Tanzania loses ICSID minining arbitration as tribunal finds expropriation claims proven
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