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 also 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.

Bowmans’ Kenyan Practice is one of the largest and best-known corporate law firms in Kenya. Bowmans’ Mauritian Practice is recognised as a specialist in structuring global business vehicles, including those appropriate for funds and financial services providers, for clients using Mauritius as a gateway to the rest of Africa. Bowmans’ Namibian practice is one of the largest and most established full-service corporate and commercial law firms in the country. Bowmans’ South African practice is widely regarded as one of the leading corporate law firms in the country. Bowmans’ Tanzanian Practice is experienced in significant transactions, regulatory matters and dispute resolution, both in the country and in the wider East African region. Bowmans’ Zambian Practice has been involved in precedent-setting domestic cases and pioneering cross-border transactions for nearly 25 years.