Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Managing Partners: Brent Williams (South Africa), Sammy Ndolo (Kenya) and Patrick Kauta (Namibia)

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 260 lawyers and a track record spanning over 171 years.

We provide experienced corporate and commercial 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 (Equity)

Email:Peter.Hesseling@cdhlegal.com

Competition:

Contact:Chris Charter

Email:chris.charter@cdhlegal.com

Corporate & Commercial Law:

Contact:Ian Hayes

Email:ian.hayes@cdhlegal.com

Dispute Resolution:

Contact:Rishaban Moodley

Email:Rishaban.Moodley@cdhlegal.com

Employment Law:

Contact:Aadil Patel

Email:aadil.patel@cdhlegal.com

Finance & Banking:

Contact:Mashudu Junior Mphafudi and Johan de Lange

Email:mashudu.mphafudi@cdhlegal.com | Johan.deLange@cdhlegal.com

Mining & Minerals:

Contacts:Vivien Chaplin

Email:vivien.chaplin@cdhlegal.com

Pro Bono & Human Rights:

Contact:Jacquie Cassette

Email:jacquie.cassette@cdhlegal.com

Projects & Energy:

Contact:Andrew van Niekerk

Email:andrew.vanniekerk@cdhlegal.com

Real Estate:

Contact:Muhammad Gattoo

Email:muhammad.gattoo@cdhlegal.com

Tax & Exchange Control:

Contact:Emil Brincker

Email:emil.brincker@cdhlegal.com

Technology, Media & Telecommunications, FinTech

Contact:Tayyibah Suliman

Email:Tayyibah.Suliman@cdhlegal.com

OFFICES

JOHANNESBURG

Tel:+27 (0)11 562 1000

Fax:+27 (0)11 562 1111

Email:jhb@cdhlegal.com

1 Protea Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196

NAIROBI

Tel:+254 710 560114

Email:cdhkenya@cdhlegal.com

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:ctn@cdhlegal.com

11 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, 8001

STELLENBOSCH

Tel:+27 (0)21 481 6400

Email:cdhstellenbosch@cdhlegal.com

14 Louw Street, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600

WINDHOEK

Tel: +264 833 730 100

Email: cdhnamibia@cdhlegal.com

1st Floor Maerua Office Tower, Cnr Robert Mugabe Avenue and Jan Jonker Street, Windhoek 10005, Namibia

ONGWENDIVA

Tel: +264 (0)81 287 8330

Email: cdhnamibia@cdhlegal.com

Shop No A7, Oshana Regional Mall, Ongwediva, Namibia