Bowmans — South Africa

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- Bowmans - Cape Town - Bowmans - Durban - Bowmans - Johannesburg About Bowmans South Africa: Bowmans’ South African practice is widely regarded as one of the leading corporate law firms in the country. Its specialist legal services cover the spectrum of corporate and commercial law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution. The team is recognised for its professionalism and ability to assist clients in the region. Clients include investment banks, industrial conglomerates, financial institutions, governments and state authorities from both South Africa and around the world. ### Awards - Chambers Africa Awards: South Africa Law Firm of the Year, 2023 and 2025 - Who’s Who Legal: Country Firm of the Year: South Africa, 2023 and 2022 - IFLR Africa Awards: Jurisdictional Firm of the Year: South Africa, 2022 - IFLR Africa Awards: National Law Firm of the Year: South Africa, 2021 About Bowmans: Bowmans helps its clients manage legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa. Its enviable track record of providing legal services to the highest professional standards on the continent, spans corporate, finance, competition, taxation, employment, technology and dispute resolution matters. With over 650 specialist lawyers, Bowmans draws on its unique knowledge of the business and socio-political environment in Africa to advise on a wide range of legal issues. - The firm delivers integrated legal services from nine offices (Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Johannesburg, Lusaka, Moka, Nairobi, Swakopmund and Windhoek) in six countries (Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia). Everywhere it operates, Bowmans offers its clients a service that uniquely blends expertise in the law, knowledge of the local market, and an understanding of their businesses. The firm’s aim is to assist its clients to achieve their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks. The firm works closely with its Alliance firms Aman & Partners LLP in Ethiopia and Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie in Nigeria. Bowmans has a non-exclusive co-operation agreement with French international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel that provides access to lawyers in francophone west and north Africa; regularly works with other leading independent law firms across the rest of Africa; and is a representative of Lex Mundi, a global association of independent law firms in more than 125 countries. Clients include domestic and foreign corporates, multinationals, funds and financial institutions, across a range of industry sectors, as well as state-owned enterprises and governments. - Offices - Kenya: Nairobi - 5th Floor, ICEA Lion Centre, West Wing, Riverside Park, Chiromo Road, Nairobi - T: +254 20 289 9000 - E: info-ke@bowmanslaw.com - Mauritius: Moka - 3rd Floor, The Dot, Avenue De Telfair, Moka - T: +230 460 5959 - E: info-ma@bowmanslaw.com - Namibia: Swakopmund - No. 6 Antonius Garten, c/o Hendrik Witbooi Str & Theo-Ben Gurirab Avenue, Swakopmund - T: +264 64 406 320 - E: info-na@bowmanslaw.com - Namibia: Windhoek - 5th Floor, Courtside, Freedom Plaza, Rev Michael Scott Street, Windhoek - T: +264 83 728 2700 - E: info-na@bowmanslaw.com - South Africa: Cape Town - 22 Bree Street, Cape Town - T: +27 21 480 7800 - E: info-cpt@bowmanslaw.com - South Africa: Durban Ground Floor, Compendium House, 5 The Crescent, Westway Office Park, Harry Gwala Road, Westville, Durban - T: +27 31 109 1150 - E: info-dbn@bowmanslaw.com - South Africa: Johannesburg - 11 Alice Lane, Sandton, Johannesburg - T: +27 11 669 9000 - E: info-jhb@bowmanslaw.com - Tanzania: Dar es Salaam - 2nd Floor, The Luminary Cnr Haile Selassie and Chole Roads, Masaki, - Dar es Salaam - T: +255 76 898 8640 - E: info-tz@bowmanslaw.com - Zambia: Lusaka - 3rd Floor, Evexia Commercial Building, Plot Number 1014, Church Road, Lusaka - T: +260 21 135 6638 - E: info-zb@bowmanslaw.com - Key areas of specialisation - Banking and financial services regulatory - Commercial property - Competition - Corporate investigations - Corporate services - Data protection - Debt capital markets - Dispute resolution - Employment and benefits - Environment, sustainability and climate change - Equity capital markets - ESG - Finance - Fintech - Governance, compliance and investigations - Government contracting and public procurement - Intellectual property - International arbitration - Litigation and arbitration - Local content and broad-based black economic empowerment - Media, entertainment and broadcasting - Mergers and acquisitions - Oil and gas - Pensions law - Private equity - Project finance - Regulatory services - Restructuring - Shipping, aviation and logistics - Tax - Technology - Telecommunications - Key areas of practice - Aviation - Construction - Consumer goods - Education - Energy - Financial institutions - Hotels and leisure - Industrials - Infrastructure - Insurance - Mining - Pharmaceuticals and healthcare - Ports, rail and logistics - Technology, media and telecommunications ### Languages - English ### Memberships - Lex Mundi - The World's Leading Association of Independent Law Firms ### Staffing Figures - 0 Total staff

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Lawyers in this office

Adam Anderson

Partner · Litigation

Adele De Jager

Executive: Tax · Tax

Alan Keep

Managing Partner · Tax

Alessandra Pardini

Partner · Banking & Finance

Alexandra Clüver

Partner · Project Finance

Alexandra Felekis

Partner · Banking & Finance

Allen Leuta

Head of Banking and Finance · Banking & Finance

Amanda Jones

Partner · Banking & Finance

Andrew Pike

Head of Ports, Rail and Logistics · Shipping & Transport

Angela Simpson

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Anton Barnes-Webb

Partner · Banking & Finance

Ashleigh Hale

Ashleigh Hale is a partner in Bowmans’ Johannesburg office Corporate Department. She specialises in cross-border M&A, broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE), solvent restructurings, restructuring of state-owned assets, joint ventures and corporate governance. She is renowned for her strong project management and execution skills when handling complex transactions. She has long-standing relationships with many multinationals, financial services organisations and TMT sector clients. They rely on her commercial and client-focused advice to navigate the local legal landscapes and manage and mitigate their risks. She has BA and LLB degrees from the University of Cape Town. · Corporate / M&A

Barry Garven

Co-head of Tax · Tax

Bavesh Pillay

Partner · Banking & Finance

Callum O’Connor

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Charles Douglas

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Charles Young

Partner; Head of Mining · Mining

Chris Todd

Partner · Employment

Christine Rodrigues

Partner · Banking & Finance

Claire Tucker

Head of Public Law and Regulatory · Public Law

Claudia Jackson

Partner · Shipping & Transport

Clement Mkiva

Co-head of International Arbitration · International Arbitration

Craig Cunningham

Head of Shipping and Logistics · Shipping & Logistics

Craig Schafer

Partner · Real Estate

Daryn Webb

Partner · Banking & Finance

David Yuill

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Deepa Vallabh

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Derek Lötter

Co-head of Competition · Competition

Derek Lötter

Co-head of Competition · Competition

Disebo Leokaoke

Associate · Competition / Antitrust

Emma Bleeker

Senior Associate · Banking & Finance

Esther Geldenhuys

Partner · Tax

Ezra Davids

Chairman and Senior Partner · Corporate / M&A

Gerhard Rudolph

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Graham Damant

Senior Consultant · Employment & Labour

Heather Irvine

Partner · Competition / Antitrust

Heather Manson

Head of Aviation · Aviation

Helen Wilsenach

Head of Employment and Benefits · Employment & Benefits

James McKinnell

Partner · Litigation

James Westgate

Partner · Private Equity

Jan Kruger

Partner · Banking & Finance

Jane Andropoulos

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Jason Wilkinson

Partner · Banking & Finance

Jeremy Prain

Partner · Shipping & Maritime

Jerry Kaapu

Partner · Employment

John Bellew

Head of Private Equity · Private Equity

Jonathan Barnes

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Jonathan Sahli

Co-head of Litigation · Litigation

Joshua Janks

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Julia Power

Partner · Real Estate

Juliette de Hutton

Head of Restructuring · Restructuring & Insolvency

Jutami Augustyn

Partner · Private Equity

Karen Fulton

Partner · Employment

Kayla Abrahams

Senior Associate · Competition / Antitrust

Kelly Calvert-Evers

Senior Associate · Dispute Resolution

Kelly Mzobe

Associate · Dispute Resolution

Kelly Wright

Partner · Tax

Keshni Naicker

Partner · Employment & Benefits

Kirsten Kern

Head of Financial Services Regulatory · Banking & Finance

Lana Stockton

Partner · Shipping & Logistics