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Craig Kennedy
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

IT & Telecommunications

South Africa

17 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

TMT

Africa-wide

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
FinTech 2026

About

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Practice Areas

Craig Kennedy heads Bowmans’ Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector. He advises clients operating or looking to enter into the African market. His experience covers a broad spectrum of commercial agreements including telco infrastructure sharing arrangements, fibre optic network deployments (on an EPC, EPCM, BOT or simple design build basis), system integration, software development, software or platform licensing, IT services (in all its forms), outsourcing and distribution (through direct or indirect channels). He has a particular interest in advising clients looking to procure services, software and IT solutions from IT suppliers or looking to outsource services to third-party service providers. He has B.Com and LLB degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

IT & Telecommunications - South Africa

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Craig Kennedy heads the firm's technology, media and telecoms practice. He is an experienced transactional lawyer, handling various corporate transactions in the space, including service agreements, commercial arrangements and acquisitions. His practice includes a focus on data centre-related mandates.

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TMT - Africa-wide

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Craig Kennedy is a distinguished TMT lawyer. As head of Bowmans' TMT sector group, he is regularly engaged by multinationals and tech giants on pan-African transactions and regulatory matters.

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Strengths

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Craig Kennedy is a very technical, practical and fast lawyer.

IT & Telecommunications respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Craig Kennedy brings unparalleled experience and advice to complex and technical transactions. He negotiates with precision and aplomb.

IT & Telecommunications respondent
Chambers Global Guide

He is very knowledgeable in this domain. He understands customer requirements very quickly and has the best interest of his client at the forefront of his mind.

IT & Telecommunications respondent
Chambers Global Guide

I appreciate his deep technical knowledge, commercial acumen, client-centric approach and ability to deliver on tight timelines.

IT & Telecommunications respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Craig understands customer requirements very quickly; he clarifies that he understands correctly and always has the best interest of his client foremost on his mind.

TMT respondent
Chambers Global Guide

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