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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Global Guide 2024

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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

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+27 11 562 1000

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Managing Partners:Brent Williams (South Africa) and Sammy Ndolo (Kenya)

Chairperson:Tim Fletcher

Number of partners: 140 (approximately)

Number of lawyers: 250 (approximately)

Languages:Afrikaans and English

Firm Overview:

We are a full service law firm - with an extensive reach across Africa - consisting of more than 250 lawyers and a track record spanning over 170 years.

We provide experienced legal support and an authentic knowledge-based and cost-effective legal service for clients looking to do business in key markets across Africa. Our Africa practice brings together the resources and expertise of leading business law firms across the continent that have direct experience acting for governments, state agencies and multinational organisations. This combined experience across the continent produces an extensive African capability. We also partner with other professional disciplines such as audit, business consulting or corporate finance disciplines to provide a seamless and integrated solution for projects that have a multi-disciplinary dimension.

We focus on a number of key sectors which are active and thriving in Africa, including Mergers & Acquisitions; Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing; Commercial Real Estate; Consumer Goods, Services & Retail; Energy and Power; Oil & Gas; Financial Institutions, Services & Fintech; Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency; Government & State-owned Entities; Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals; Hospitality & Leisure; Gambling & Regulatory Compliance; Industrials, Manufacturing & Trading; Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics; Mining & Minerals; Private Equity; and Technology & Communications.

Main Areas of Practice:

Capital Markets - Debt & Equity:

Peter Hesseling

Email:[email protected]

Competition:

Contact:Chris Charter

Email:[email protected]

Corporate & Commercial Law:

Contact:Ian Hayes

Email:[email protected]

Dispute Resolution:

Contact:Rishaban Moodley

Email:[email protected]

Employment Law:

Contact:Aadil Patel

Email:[email protected]

Banking, Finance & Projects:

Contact:Mashudu Junior Mphafudi and Johan de Lange

Email:[email protected] | [email protected]

Mining & Minerals:

Contacts:Vivien Chaplin

Email:[email protected]

Pro Bono & Human Rights:

Contact:Jacquie Cassette

Email:[email protected]

Projects & Energy:

Contact:Andrew van Niekerk

Email:[email protected]

Real Estate:

Contact:Muhammad Gattoo

Email:[email protected]

Tax & Exchange Control:

Contact:Emil Brincker

Email:[email protected]

Technology, Media & Telecommunications, FinTech

Contact:Tayyibah Suliman

Email:[email protected]

OFFICES

JOHANNESBURG

Tel:+27 (0)11 562 1000

Fax:+27 (0)11 562 1111

Email:[email protected]

1 Protea Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196

NAIROBI

Tel:+254 710 560114

Email:[email protected]

Merchant Square, 3rd floor, Block D, Riverside Drive, Kilimani, Nairobi

CAPE TOWN

Tel:+27 (0)21 481 6300

Fax:+27 (0)21 481 6388

Email:[email protected]

11 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, 8001

STELLENBOSCH

Tel:+27 (0)21 481 6400

Email:[email protected]

14 Louw Street, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600

Ranked Offices

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South Africa - Head office
Kenya
  • Nairobi
    Merchant Square, 3rd Floor, Block D, Riverside Drive , Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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South Africa
  • Cape Town
    11 Buitengracht Street, PO Box 695, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 8000
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    Stellenbosch
    14 Louw Street, Stellenbosch Central , Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Global Practice Guide
Martha Mbugua
Sammy Ndolo
Brian Muchiri
Njeri Wagacha
Authored by
Martha Mbugua, Sammy Ndolo, Brian Muchiri, Njeri Wagacha
Article • Aug 2024
Global Practice Guide
Martha Mbugua
Sammy Ndolo
Rizichi Kashero-Ondego
Njeri Wagacha
Authored by
Martha Mbugua, Sammy Ndolo, Rizichi Kashero-Ondego, Njeri Wagacha
Article • Aug 2024
Global Practice Guide
Stella Situma
Sammy Ndolo
Brian Muchiri
Authored by
Stella Situma, Sammy Ndolo, Brian Muchiri
Article • Jul 2024

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Acquisition Finance 2024 | Kenya | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Stella Situma, Sammy Ndolo, Brian Muchiri
Global Practice Guide Jul 2024 Article
Carbon Trading Crimes in Kenya
Authored by: Clarice Wambua
Expert Focus Apr 2024 Article
Corporate M&A 2024 | Kenya | Law and Practice
Authored by: Sammy Ndolo, Njeri Wagacha, Martha Mbugua
Global Practice Guide Mar 2024 Article

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr rankings

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Kenya
Banking & Finance
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Sammy Ndolo
4
Sammy Ndolo
4
Band 4
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Corporate/M&A
4
Corporate/M&A
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Sammy Ndolo
4
Sammy Ndolo
Head of Corporate/M&A
4
Band 4
Intellectual Property
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Shem Otanga
2
Shem Otanga
2
Band 2
Tax
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
U
Lena Onyango
U
Up and Coming
Namibia
General Business Law
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Megan Rodgers
Megan Rodgers
South Africa expertise based abroad
South Africa
Administrative & Public Law
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Administrative & Public Law
3
Administrative & Public Law
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Jacquie Cassette
3
Jacquie Cassette
Head of Administrative & Public Law
3
Band 3
Banking & Finance
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Banking & Finance
2
Banking & Finance
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Ludwig Smith
S
Ludwig Smith
S
Senior Statespeople
Deon Wilken
3
Deon Wilken
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Debt
1 Department
Department
Capital Markets: Debt
2
Capital Markets: Debt
2
Band 2
Capital Markets: Equity
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Capital Markets: Equity
2
Capital Markets: Equity
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Peter Hesseling
3
Peter Hesseling
3
Band 3
Competition/Antitrust
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Competition/Antitrust
2
Competition/Antitrust
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Chris Charter
1
Chris Charter
Head of Competition/Antitrust
1
Band 1
Andries Le Grange
4
Andries Le Grange
4
Band 4
Albert Aukema
5
Albert Aukema
5
Band 5
Lara Granville
5
Lara Granville
5
Band 5
Construction
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Construction
2
Construction
2
Band 2
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