Webber Wentzel has hired Warren Drue and Ghassan Sader as partners in its corporate practice, effective 1 March 2019. Drue and Sader are both highly regarded mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance lawyers. 26 Feb 2019
To kick off 2019 in full swing, law firm Webber Wentzel has appointed Lizle Louw, Mzukisi Kota and Gillian Niven as its new partners. 1 Feb 2019
Bowmans made eight new senior appointments across its geographical footprint to start the new year on a positive note. The Law African firm appointed Johannesburg-based partners Daniel Pretorius, Heather Manson and Mogola Makola and Durban-based tax executive Yasmeen Suliman; Nairobi-based senior managers Winnie Jumba and Kathryne Maudu; and Durban-based senior tax advisors Anushka Govender and Bruce Bosch. Robert Legh, the chairperson of Bowmans, says the firm made the appointments predominantly to ensure that it is well positioned to support its clients across its geographical footprint in the coming years. 10 Jan 2019
Nkonzo Hlatshwayo is the chairperson of Hogan Lovells' practice in South Africa. 19 Sep 2018
Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg has appointed Paul Williams as a senior associate in the employment and compensation practice. 12 Sep 2018
Michael Denenga has been re-appointed by Webber Wentzel as an equity partner in the firm's funds practice from April 2018. Denenga was formerly the chairman of Dentons' Africa banking group and head of its South Africa banking practice before joining Webber Wentzel. Denenga's appointment follows the recent appointments of Mark Kyle, Craig Miller, Kim Rew, and Kathryn Gawith at Webber Wentzel. 10 Apr 2018
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) has appointed seven new partners at its firm. 3 Apr 2018
Herbert Smith Freehills has added Jonathan Ripley-Evans and Fiorella Noriega Del Valle to its dispute resolutions team. Evans will be taking the role of disputes director, while Del Valle will join as an associate. Evans has vast experience in domestic and international dispute resolution and is an accredited mediator and arbitrator member of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA). Del Valle was appointed as an associate at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in 2015. 19 Jan 2018
Baker McKenzie has appointed Seelan Moonsamy as a tax consultant at its Johannesburg office. Moonsamy began his career in tax at SARS and was previously a tax manager at a local South African firm. 5 Dec 2017
Baker McKenzie has selected Morne van der Merwe as the managing partner of its Johannesburg office. 2 Oct 2017
Dentons has appointed Tessa Quaker as its new banking and finance partner. Quaker joins from Thipa Denenga Incorporated and is the second banking and finance partner to be appointed by Dentons in two months. 28 Aug 2017
Hogan Lovells has announced that is has appointed Sibongile Solombela as a new partner in the Johannesburg Corporate Practice Group. 2 Aug 2017
Bowmans has appointed Shamilah Grimwood as its new head of banking and finance. 21 Jul 2017
Law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has appointed Zaakir Mohamed as its new dispute resolution director. 20 Jul 2017
Denton's welcomes a new senior partner, Michael Denega, to its banking and finance practice. 13 Jul 2017
De Beer Attorneys has appointed Ntombovuyo Bungane as a new associate to its patent department. 13 Jun 2017
GRM Search has named Darius Zeederberg as head of legal recruitment for its Africa operations. 13 Jun 2017
In an attempt to grow its construction, project finance, and commercial property offerings, Bowmans has appointed three new partners - Andrew van Niekerk, Spencer Naicker, and Samantha Saffy. 9 Jun 2017
Banking and finance lawyer Mark Kyle has been appointed as Webber Wentzel's newest partner. 2 May 2017
ENSafrica has appointed mining law expert Ntsiki Adonisi-Kgame, employment law litigator Joe Mothibi, and financial specialist Ina Meiring. 5 Apr 2017
Law firm, Baker Mckenzie, has appointed a tax team headed by ENSafrica's Stephan Spamer. 30 Mar 2017
Dentons South Africa has appointed five new partners and 12 additional lawyers at its Johannesburg and Cape Town offices. 17 Mar 2017
Business law firm, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer has announced several new key appointments to their team. 2 Mar 2017
Bowmans has promoted nine senior associates to partner across the African content. 1 Mar 2017
MNS Attorneys has made four new appointments to their team. 28 Feb 2017
Tax specialist, Craig Miller, has been appointed by the law firm, Webber Wentzel, as the new director for the firm's tax practice. 22 Feb 2017
Bowmans has appointed UK solicitor, Nicolas Bonnefoy as a new partner in the oil and gas sector group. 21 Feb 2017
Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed competition partner, Jean Meijer and project finance consultant, Biddy Faber. 6 Feb 2017
Nigel Barnes has been appointed as the new managing partner for Henley & Partners. 23 Nov 2016
Bridgitte Kriel has been appointed as the new practice manager for TGR Attorneys. 31 Oct 2016
