Dentons to open in Uganda through local tie-up
Dentons will launch in Uganda through a tie-up with Kampala Associated Advocates.
White & Case opens in Cairo through local association
White & Case is opening an office in Cairo after announcing an association with new Egyptian law firm MHR & Partners.
East Africa report: international and local firms make alliances
East Africa’s M&A market has grown in recent years as dealmakers flock to the region to get a slice of growing business and lawyers are starting to follow. A number of multinationals have been making major bids from African nations over the last 18 months.
Nigeria report: focus on arbitration
Places such as London and Singapore are still the main hubs for international arbitration but Nigeria has been attempting to raise its status in the past few years
HSF adds Bowman Gilfillan corporate partner to South Africa presence
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has launched a South African corporate practice with the hire of Bowman Gilfillan partner Rudolph du Plessis.
Africa Elite 2016: Vinson & Elkins leads energy deal rankings
International law firms have been flocking to Africa in the past few years, with the continent’s growth potential coupled with tougher trading conditions elsewhere in the world spurring them on.
An Africa office is no magic door to deals
Having a presence in Africa has not necessarily been of benefit when it comes to acting on the profusion of energy and power deals that have taken place across the continent in the past 10 years
Bakers and Hogan Lovells boost Jo’burg with African raids
Baker & McKenzie and Hogan Lovells have bolstered their South African practices with a series of hires from local heavyweights.
Report: Energising Africa
Increased interest in the energy sector may spell further direct foreign investment into North Africa in 2016
Southern Africa: a region empowered – special report
Renewable energy has given southern Africa a new lease of life, while firms with specialist teams have capitalised on the growing client base.
ENSafrica merges with Ghana firm Oxford & Beaumont
South African firm ENSafrica has merged with Ghana’s Oxford & Beaumont to form ENSafrica Ghana, its seventh African jurisdiction. Oxford & Beaumont was founded in 2006 and currently has three partners and another 25 fee-earners, including a tax consultant. In 2010 the firm launched a representative office in London. ENSafrica deputy chief executive Mzi Mgudlwa […]
Bakers launches South Africa employment practice with Cliffe Dekker hire
Baker & McKenzie has launched a South African employment practice with the hire of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s director of employment, Johan Botes. Botes joins Bakers’ Johannesburg office as a partner. He is bringing associate Lauren Salt with him from Cliffe Dekker. His practice covers a wide range of employment law and labour relations issues, including […]
Clifford Chance is hoping for better luck in Saudi
Increasing profit in the face of protectionism isn’t a bad approach
Gide launches third Middle East office
French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel is set to launch an office in Egypt’s capital city Cairo, its second expansion in the Middle East in four months. Gide’s Cairo office will open in the first quarter of 2018 and the latest expansion is headed by partner Baudouin de Moucheron.
Norton Rose partner Wilkinson joins Clyde & Co in UAE
Norton Rose Fulbright TMT partner Dino Wilkinson has joined Clyde & Co to boost firm’s Abu Dhabi office.
DWF preps for massive Middle East growth and mulls Saudi opening
DWF’s proposed Saudi launch comes just days after Clifford Chance closed its local office in favour of an alliance. 1 March: DWF opens Dubai office in first overseas expansion 30 June: DWF eyes Europe and Qatar for next launch
Exclusive: DWF eyes Europe and Qatar for next office launch
DWF is considering opening its first office in Qatar and additional offices across Europe as part of its latest plan to boost its international presence.
Taylor Wessing enters Saudi Arabia through new association
Taylor Wessing has boosted its presence in the Middle East after forming an alliance with Saudi Arabia-based Alsulaim Alawaji & Partners Law Firm.
Payne Hicks Beach construction head exits to launch Middle East firm
Payne Hicks Beach construction and energy head Julian Critchlow will leave the firm on 1 June to set up his own practice focusing on Middle Eastern and East African legal work. The new firm will be called Al Bawardi Critchlow and is established in association with UAE firm Al Bawardi Advocates. It will be based […]
Iran sees second international firm enter the market
Central Asian-based Colibri Law has become the second international firm to enter the Iranian legal market after opening its doors in Tehran. The Iran team will focus on corporate work including joint venture agreements, merger control issues, and trade and regulatory issues. The firm is also looking to specialise in advising foreign firms looking to […]
Vinson & Elkins to close in Abu Dhabi
Vinson & Elkins has become the latest firm to close in Abu Dhabi, with all staff set to relocate to its Dubai office. All staff in Abu Dhabi, including partner Rob Patterson, will move to Dubai from the end of March, with the firm continuing to have offices in both Dubai and Riyadh. The decision […]
White & Case announces new Saudi association
White & Case has announced it has established a new association in Saudi Arabia with the Law Firm of AlSalloum and AlToaimi. Earlier this week The Lawyer revealed that White & Case had ended its five-year association with Waleed Al-Nuwaiser. The relationship came to an end in December and although the firm was known to […]
White & Case in limbo in Saudi Arabia
White & Case has ended its Saudi Arabian association with Waleed Al-Nuwaiser after five years. The US firm partnered with Al-Nuwaiser after Latham & Watkins poached its former associated partner Mohammed Al-Sheikh, but the alliance broke down late last year, The Lawyer can reveal. At the time Latham also picked up partner Christopher Langdon and the majority of […]
CMS becomes first international firm to open in Iran
CMS has become the first international firm to open an office in Iran, two weeks after sanctions against the country were lifted by the US. Partners from the firm’s German arm, CMS Hasche Sigle, will lead the Tehran office, which now has the right to provide legal advice across the country. The office will be […]
Revolutionising Africa’s healthcare system
By Robert Breedon, Tom Gray, Elwin Morgan Africa’s healthcare is in the midst of an innovation revolution that, as PwC say, “…is transforming Africa’s economic potential, creating new target markets and unprecedented consumer choice”. This innovation revolution is powered in part by traditional methods of funding human capital development in areas such as development and […]