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This morning we learnt that Evans Monari, senior partner in our Nairobi office had passed. Kenya's legal community's lost a highly respected lawyer & we've lost a partner, colleague & friend. We send our condolences to Evans’ family during this time. RIP Evans, you'll be missed.
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WELCOME | We would like to introduce our 2024 class of
#pupils
in Kenya. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to the Kenyan advocates of the future.
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE 🇺🇬| Please join us in congratulating
@dfkm1970
on his appointment to Deputy Chairman. Learn more about David here:
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We are delighted to announce the election of leading
#MergersandAcquisitions
and
#CorporateLaw
expert, Ezra Davids, as chairman and senior partner. Please join us in congratulating Ezra on this important step in his
#legal
career.
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Last night we received the devastating news that our Chairman and Senior Partner, Robert Legh, had passed away. We send our condolences to his immediate family. The Bowmans family has lost a leader, a partner, a colleague and a friend. Rest in peace, Rob, we will miss you deeply.
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We are delighted to have scooped the award for African Law Firm of the Year (large practice) at the African Legal Awards 2018 last night. We also received top honours for team of the year in the following categories: Property & construction, Energy & natural resources and TMT!
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ernest K. Wiltshire as the new office managing partner in Kampala with effect from 1 September 2019. Our most sincere thanks to former managing partner William Kasozi for leading the firm for the past 9 years.
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LISTEN 🇰🇪 | We are delighted to introduce you to the Bowmans Kenya Podcasts - a podcast that'll feature our legal experts discussing pressing issues to help you understand Kenyan Laws and make sense of current legal developments. Listen here:
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Congratulations to Bowmans Uganda partner David Mpanga, who was awarded the Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year at the
@ug_lawsociety
Gala Awards held last night. Very proud!
#UGLawConference18
@dfkm1970
@odu_mercy
@aseera_darlison
@ernestkalibbala
@SilverKayondo
@BarristerinKLA
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WELCOME 🇿🇦 | Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our new
#MergersandAcquisitions
partner, Njabulo Hlophe. Read more here:
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AWARDS🇺🇬| Partner, Frederick Mpanga, for being ranked, by
@WTR_Alerts
, as a Bronze Tier individual in Uganda. Learn more about Frederick here:
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE 🇰🇪| We are delighted to announce that Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki has joined our
#CompetitionLaw
practice as a senior consultant in Nairobi. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Francis. Read more here:
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We are sad to announce that our colleague and friend, Angelo Ochwo, passed away on Friday 22 April. He had been a legal clerk in our Kampala office since 2014. We send our condolences to Angelo’s immediate family and close friends. Rest In Peace, Angelo, you will be missed.
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Congratulations to the
@StrathmoreLaw
team!
@StrathmoreLaw
becomes the first African team to win the John H. Jackson Moot Court (formerly ELSA) on WTO Law in Geneva.
@StrathmoreLaw
won the final against
@Harvard_Law
in the 17th Edition
Congratulations well deserved to the team
@lgfranceschi
@Harrison_Otty
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Bowmans Uganda partner, David Mpanga
@dfkm1970
opens the Fintech in Africa conference
#FintechAfrica
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AWARDS 🇰🇪 I Our Kenyan practice was named
#Kenya
Law Firm of the Year at the
@ChambersGuides
#ChambersAfricaAwards
ceremony held yesterday. Read more on our Kenyan practice here:
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We support
#16DaysOfActivism
for no violence against women and children. Like and share the pledge below to show your support.
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Congratulations to Cecil Kuyo for being promoted to partner in our Litigation Practice in Nairobi!
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WEBINAR 🇺🇬 | Partner, Daniel Gantungo, will be facilitating Latest Tax Developments in Uganda and What These May Mean for Business webinar.
Panellists: partners, Ernest Wiltshire and Ronald Kalema
When: 4 May 2020, 12:00 EAT
Where: Online
Register here:
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Last week we lost a member of the Bowmans family, a world class lawyer, & an equally outstanding person - Rob Legh. Messages of support have been sent from across the world. These & a tribute by our former chairman, Jonathan Schlosberg are available here:
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The women in our Kampala office spent some time with our chairman and senior partner, Robert Legh, ahead of International Women’s Day. Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
#Uganda
!
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WELCOME 🇺🇬 | We are pleased to announce the appointment of top tax lawyer, Ronald Kalema, who will be joining our Kampala office to head its Tax Practice. Read more here:
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE 🇰🇪| Congratulations to associate, Ikran Ali. Read more here:
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Bowmans and Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie have entered into an alliance in Nigeria to better serve clients across Africa. Chairman and senior partner, Robert Legh, says this is: ‘very good news for our respective clients across the continent’:
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We are proud to announce the official launch of South Africa’s first curated Children’s Play Courtroom by
@PlayAfricaCM
, located at
@VisitConHill
and supported by
@Bowmans_Law
.
#ChildrensCourtroom
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On behalf of Bowmans, we send our condolences to our colleagues, the people and government of Tanzania on the passing of their fifth President, John Magufuli. We wish his family and the Tanzanian nation strength during their period of mourning.
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Our chairman and senior partner, Ezra Davids says, ‘We salute our female colleagues and the women in our personal lives recognising the value that they bring and making a commitment to ensure that all voices in society, including those of women, are heard and respected.’
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ANNOUNCEMENT | Our enhanced
#parentalleave
programme, effective 1 December 2019, now includes 4-months primary caregiver leave; and 4-weeks secondary caregiver leave, both fully paid.
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AWARDS 🇿🇦 | We are delighted to announce that our chairman and senior partner, Ezra Davids, has been named
#SouthAfrica
Lawyer of the Year at the
@ChambersGuides
#ChambersAfricaAwards
. Read more here: . Join us in congratulating Ezra on this accolade.
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We are proud to celebrate the legacy of
#SteveBiko
with
@PanMacmillanSA
@BikoFoundation
at our Johannesburg office this evening.
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WELCOME 🇿🇦 | We're pleased to officially welcome our 2021 candidate attorneys who've started their legal careers. There are 35 in total – 26 in Johannesburg, 8 in Cape Town and one in Durban. Please join us in wishing them well at this milestone point in their careers.
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A warm welcome to the 36 candidate attorneys who started with us in South Africa at the beginning of the year.
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This
#InternationalWomensMonth
, we are highlighting
@AshabaFaridah
who has defied
#genderbias
by becoming one of the few women pilots in
#Uganda
. Through her foundation,
@bambinolife256
, she empowers young girls to also
#BreaktheBias
. More here:
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Congratulations to 14 senior associates who have been promoted to partner across our African offices. These promotions reflect the diverse African nature of our firm and an on-going commitment to providing our clients with the highest level of service.
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AWARDS 🇰🇪 | Please join us in congratulating the head of
#IntellectualProperty
, John Syekei, for being recognised by
@IP_STARS
as a Patent Star and Trade Mark Star in its
#IPSTARS2020
rankings. Congratulations John. Read more here:
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He has done it. Congratulations to Eliud Kipchoge who became the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours, beating the mark by 20 seconds. Well done.
#INEOS159
WATCH | INEOS 1.59 Challenge – Kenyan world champion marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge, will attempt to break the 2 hr barrier for running a marathon on 12 October 2019. The World is with you! Africa is with you! Bowmans is with you!
#NoHumanIsLimited
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Introducing our new offices in Malawi and Zambia!
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We have partnered with the Association Of Manufacturers (KAM) and Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to host a Competition Law Seminar at the Golden Tulip Hotel tomorrow morning. Partner, Joyce Karanja will be delivering the opening address.
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On this International Day of Democracy we are celebrating all the freedoms that democracy has given us.
#stand4democracy
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‘May this always be a place of shining glory.’ Thank you to
@Siphokazi_J
for a beautiful tribute to our late chairman and senior partner, Robert Legh.
#RIPRobertLegh
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Bowmans Kenya hosted their first ever Private Equity Academy today. Discussion topics included: 'The changing face of East African PE', 'Founders and PE fund perspectives - lessons learned', 'PE Investment Structuring' and 'Corporate Governance-a value add for PE Investments.'
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Congratulations
@odu_mercy
, the overall
#BowMoney
winner, for consistently displaying all of the Bowmans values! Well-deserved!
@Bowmans_Law
@dfkm1970
- When I finally recover from this, I know I will say this; Thank you. I am overwhelmed. Yes, I cried.
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Congratulations to our Intellectual Property Practice in Kenya, which has been awarded a gold ranking by the World Trademark Review 1000. This is the seventh consecutive year that the team has been recognised in this way.
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We welcomed our 2019 candidate attorneys with a cocktail function held at our Johannesburg office last night – we wish you all well and hope you’ll enjoy your time with us!
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Congratulations
@dfkm1970
! Well deserved.
The
@IFLR_online
awards recognised the most legally innovative deals of 2019-20 from across the region and the firms and lawyers behind them
@dfkm1970
@StKyamutetera
@ug_lawsociety
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
. To mark this occasion that celebrates diversity and promotes inclusivity, we call on you to
#ChooseToChallenge
and call out inequality.
#IWD2021
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Bowmans partner Jacqueline Lule (
@BarristerinKLA
) shares on how to reposition your firm for international practice, at the
@ug_lawsociety
2nd Annual Law Conference today.
#UGLawConference18
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AWARDS 🏆 | Congratulations to all our lawyers and practices across Africa whose expertise has been recognised in
@ChambersGuides
research results for 2020!
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Our Ugandan office hosted a round table discussion at Lake Victoria Serena today, in partnership with Africa Matters. The theme was: Business and Investment in Uganda and it was chaired by Mr. David Mpanga and Baroness Chalker.
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Bowmans awarded "highly commended" African Law Firm of the Year
#AfricanLegalAwards
African Law Firm of the Year - Large Practice: Congratulations to Anjarwalla & Khanna
#AfricanLegalAwards
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AWARDS 🏆| Our late chairman & senior partner, Rob Legh, received the inaugural Excellence in Leadership Award at
@lawdotcomINTL
's
#AfricanLegalAwards
ceremony. Deputy Chairman, Ezra Davids, accepted the award on his behalf with a speech available here:
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AWARDS 🇿🇦| Chairman and Senior Partner, Ezra Davids, has been named one of the Top 50: Global M&A Dealmakers by the Global M&A Network. This follows his shortlisting for the
@ChambersGuides
Africa Awards 2022
#SouthAfrica
Lawyer of the Year. More on Ezra:
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INSIGHTS 🇺🇬| Brian Manyire discusses the High Court of Uganda's landmark decision in Migoo Industrial and Trading Co. v Rida International Industry - its 1st decision on the infringement of industrial design rights. This first appeared on
@WTR_Alerts
.
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Bowmans Uganda partner Jacqueline Lule discusses the role of arbitrators at our
#Arbitrationseminar
taking place in Kampala today.
@BarristerinKLA
@dfkm1970
@odu_mercy
@Ugandalawsociety
@UgandanLawyer
@JonathanKiwana
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Bowmans is opening a fully-fledged office in Mauritius from 1 October 2019, having joined forces with FirmWise, a local firm that specialises in corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, banking & finance, investment funds, tax, compliance and private equity.
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Members of our Kenyan team recently provided pro bono legal services on the drafting of Kenya’s new Joint Building Council Construction Contract, updating the previous 1989 edition. They were recognised by the Architectural Association of Kenya for their efforts.
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This
#heritageday
we embrace our unique and diverse heritage and celebrate our spirit of unity and togetherness.
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AWARDS 🇿🇦 | Congratulations to our head of
#ProBono
, Fatima Laher, who received the South African Professional Services (SAPS) Lifetime Achievement Award for Legal Pro Bono Management. Congratulations Fatima. Watch her acceptance speech here:
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LISTEN🇰🇪| In this 1st episode of the Bowmans Kenya podcast series, we discuss the buyer power provisions under the competition regime in Kenya in light of the recent actions by
@CAK_Kenya
against various retailers.
@ndegwapower
is your host. Listen here:
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Bowmans was named "Law Firm of the Year" at the South African Professional Services Awards held on 1 February 2018. Winners are selected based on a variety of attributes including demonstrating leadership skills, changing paradigms and being innovative.
@saproawards
.
#SAOSA2018
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PRESS RELEASE | Deputy Chairman,
@dfkm1970
, explains why Ezra Davids is the ideal candidate to take up the position of Bowmans' chairman and senior partner. Read more here:
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AWARDS🏆| Congratulations to
@parasshahkenya
on winning the Partner of the Year Award for East Africa at the
#AfricanLegalAwards
. He says ‘This is a testament to the world-class Bowmans team and the great clients who've shown confidence in us.' More here:
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Bowmans Kenya recently marked their 10th anniversary, celebrating a decade of excellence with over 200 clients on 13 September 2018 at the Muthaiga Country Club.
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Partners: Philip Coulson, David Mpanga, Rob Legh, Ezra Davids & Paras Shah in Mumbai, exploring India/Africa investm. & bus. expansion oppty
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Bowmans partners
@dfkm1970
, Rob Legh and
@parasshahkenya
exploring India/Africa investment & business expansion opportunities in India.
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PRESS RELEASE 🇿🇦 | The civil unrest gripping our country while we're waging battle against this pandemic is deeply disturbing. To each person in our Bowmans family, our thoughts and prayers go out to you all. We shall overcome. Read Alan's message here:
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Thank you to all who attended the Bowmans Arbitration Seminar in Uganda yesterday. Here are a few highlights captured on the day.
@BarristerinKLA
@dfkm1970
@odu_mercy
@JonathanKiwana
@aseera_darlison
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#COVID19
is not dampening Bowmans community spirit. Last week, 20 teams and over 200 people gathered online as our traditional JHB pub quiz went virtual. Congratulations to team Mount Kenya Mafia on their win.
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APPOINTMENT 🇹🇿| Please join us in congratulating Aisha Ally Sinda on her appointment to Judge of the High Court of Tanzania. Aisha’s swearing in ceremony took place on 14 September 2023. We wish her the very best on this new chapter in her career (1/2)
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We are delighted to welcome Jackie Leggett to our Banking and Finance Department in Johannesburg!
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Congratulations to Jo-Ann Pohl, Bowmans Group CFO who won the Positive Role Model Award (Individual), Trailblazers at the
@GenderAwardsSA
2019 Gender Mainstreaming Awards.
#GenderAwards2019
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Bowmans associates, Denis Magonga and Joanitta Bogere participated in the Slaughter and May Explore Programme held in London recently. Explore is an excellent placement opportunity for associates from leading law firms in Africa, to hone their skills and broaden their networks.
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Bowmans Uganda is participating in the ‘Airtel Kabaka Birthday Run’ on Sunday, 7 April. The annual charity run is held to celebrate the birthday of the ‘Kabaka’ (King of the Buganda Kingdom) and proceeds go towards fighting sickle disease in Buganda and the country as a whole.
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Bowmans officially opened its new permanent office in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, 31 August. Read more here:
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Our partner, Jacqueline Lule is currently facilitating an executive course on International Arbitration in Burundi. The two-day training session has been organised by the East African Law Society in partnership with the Burundi Bar Association and Bowmans Uganda
@BarristerinKLA
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We are honoured to been recognised as law firm of the year by two independent research organisations -
@saproawards
and
@ChambersGuides
!
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We're proud of our Deputy Chairman, Penuell Maduna for receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Professional Services Awards (SAPSA)
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WELCOME 🇰🇪| We are excited to welcome
#Tax
#DisputeResolution
partner, Andrew Oduor, to our Nairobi office. Read more here:
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Bowmans has invested in
@KiraSystems
, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution, to improve efficiencies in certain key legal processes, primarily in the mergers and acquisitions, private equity and compliance areas.
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Africa still has a way to go in its battle against
#COVID19
. Our
#MergersandAcquistions
experts, across 8 jurisdictions, give us a sense of the M&A climate and identify 7 trends currently influencing activity on the continent. Read more here:
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Bowmans Kenya advised on the take-over of KenolKobil PLC by Rubis Energie which, once completed will represent the largest take-over transaction in Kenya. Read more about the deal here:
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Bowmans’ expertise has been recognised in 32 practice areas and jurisdictions (19 in Band 1) in the 2019 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Business Lawyers, which was released late last week.
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We are delighted to welcome Stephen Matthews to our Banking and Finance Department in Kenya!
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PRESS RELEASE: 🌍| We're pleased to announce that we have signed a non-exclusive co-operation agreement with
@GideLawFirm
that'll boost each firm’s ability to provide
#legalservices
to their clients doing business in
#Africa
. Read more here:
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EVENT🌍| Thank you to the clients and law firm colleagues who attended our inaugural African Law Firm Conference in Johannesburg last week.
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