New York firm LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & Macrae is opening an office in Johannesburg to focus on energy and project finance work. Two US partners are moving in to launch the practice, aimed at picking up a bigger chunk of the increasing volume of transactional work in South Africa and the region. Energy and project […]
South Africa is perhaps feeling the effects of globalisation more than any other economy worldwide. Due to both its geographical location and its political past it has traditionally been “out of the loop”. The emergence of e-commerce, however, coupled with the abolition of sanctions – both of which have taken place within the past five […]
Denton Wilde Sapte has made its first foray into East Africa by setting up an association with leading Tanzania firm Mkono & Company. The deal has been brokered by trade finance partner and East Africa expert Charles Morrison and head of trade finance Geoffrey Wynne. Mkono & Company consists of nine lawyers and two consultants. […]
The South African legal market is unique in many ways. To start with, in Johannesburg we have so far seen the arrival of only one international law firm, and though others are looking around they have so far made very little impact. Also, last year we saw a world first when an investment bank bought […]
Linklaters is in merger talks with a South African firm, believed to be Edward Nathan & Friedland. Linklaters’ South African Business group (SAB) has regular business from South African clients and a 30-strong legal team. Top commercial firm Edward Nathan is understood to be pushing for full merger at the talks with the international firm. […]
DENTON Hall is setting up an association with an East African firm in a bid to dominate the emerging energy and finance markets. It is understood to be the first of its kind by a UK company. The firm is cementing the move by taking on East African specialist Charles Morrison, who was previously a […]