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DLA PIPER IN AFRICA BUSINESS LAWYERS WORKING WITH YOU ACROSS AFRICA
In addition to lawyers in Morocco and South Africa, the Americas, UK, Continental Europe, Middle East and across Asia-Pacific, DLA Piper has established DLA Piper Africa, an alliance of leading law firms working together across the continent.
DLA Piper’s growing Africa offering ensures that we can provide international best practice as well as operate at a national level, while providing a seamless service across multiple jurisdictions
DLA Piper advises leading international and African companies across all key sectors, and aspects of commercial law, making it a leading business law practice in Africa.
Doing business in Africa offers unique opportunities and challenges, and with this comes a need to understand the cultural, economic and political nuances that exist across the continent. DLA Piper understands this need and is one of the most active law firms on the continent of Africa, with a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers working across numerous sectors and a substantial and established alliance with African firms. Through our extensive global reach and strong local market knowledge, we deliver legal services to a broad range of clients, including project sponsors, governments, parastatals and banking and financial institutions.
OVERVIEW
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MARKET RECOGNITION
DLA Piper Africa is ranked Band 1: Leading Regional Law Firm Networks – Africa-Wide. DLA Piper Africa Group is an extensive network formed from exclusive associations across the African continent. It offers core strength across the south and east of the continent, and recently added a new member firm in Mozambique. It assists clients in a broad range of sectors, including on complex PPP, energy & natural resource, TMT and finance mandates. It maintains co-ordinating offices in London, Nairobi and Johannesburg. Chris Ewing is the chairman of the network.
Chambers Global 2016
DLA Piper Africa is ranked in Band 1: Leading Regional Law Firm Networks – Africa-wide. This network is a combination of independent offices working in co-operation with DLA Piper. DLA Piper Africa is heavily represented across the continent, providing clients with seamless legal services across all key practice areas.
Chambers Global 2015
DLA Piper is frequently instructed in African matters by major corporations and government organisations. Its extensive alliance of local firms is a real asset, and clients can call on highly regarded expertise in South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt and Ghana.
Chambers Global 2013
African Oil & Gas Deal of the Year (IJ Global Awards 2014 – Europe & Africa) for the Oando Energy Resources Transaction.
Maamba Collieries Project won the PFI Awards 2015: Power Deal of the Year Middle East & Africa; IJ Global Awards 2015: Winner: Europe & Africa – African Power Deal of the Year; Global Trade Review: Best Deal 2015.
Recognised by the Financial Times with the “Most Innovative Firm in Finance Law” award for our ground-breaking work on a US$3 billion joint venture to develop an integrated coal mine, 600 MW thermal power station and iron ore mine in Tanzania (the single largest investment venture in East Africa to date).
DLA Piper won TMT Team of the Year (2015) at the Annual LegalWeek African Legal Awards.
DLA Piper received the “Corporate Social Responsibility” award at the Annual LegalWeek African Legal Awards (2013).
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DLA Piper Africa Group won Africa Network of the Year (2016) at the Annual LegalWeek African Legal Awards.
DLA Piper and IKM won Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the Year (2016) at the Annual LegalWeek African Legal Awards.
Three DLA Piper partners listed among Jeune Afrique’s 2016 Top 50 Lawyers in Francophone Africa.
Jeune Afrique is a leading French-language Africafocused political and business publication.
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DLA Piper Africa combines the resource and expertise of DLA Piper’s global practice together with leading business law firms across the African continent to provide an unrivalled pan-Africa service. This approach makes us a leading firm in Africa.
OUR PRESENCE ACROSS AFRICA
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Guinea Bissau
Guinea
Eritrea
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Somali
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Liberia
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Togo
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Algeria
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Nigeria
Burundi
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Angola
Namibia
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Swaziland
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DemocraticRepublic ofthe Congo
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Gabon
DLA Piper has established market knowledgeand deal experience working across the continent
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* DLA Piper Africa is an alliance of leading Independent law firms working together across Africa. Firms include Angola – Advogados Carvalho & Associados; Botswana – Minchin & Kelly; Burundi – Rubeya & Co, Advocates; Egypt – Matouk Bassiouny; Ethiopia – Mehrteab Leul & Associates; Ghana – Reindorf Chambers; Kenya – IKM; Mauritius – Juristconsult Chambers; Mozambique – SAL & Caldeira Advogados Lda; Namibia – ESI; Rwanda – Equity Juris Chambers; Tanzania – IMMMA Advocates; Uganda – Sebalu & Lule; Zambia – Chibesakunda & Co
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DLA PIPER OVERVIEW
DLA Piper has “led in listening to clients and positioning itself as a business-led law firm.”Financial Times, October 2, 2015
“…2015 has seen the firm take major steps toward forging a long-planned presence across the Americas.” Law360, July 6, 2015
DLA Piper has “become really aggressive in the thought leadership arena, and that is really resonating with corporate counsel.” Bloomberg BNA, April 24, 2015
“DLA Piper is reshaping how the legal world views its brand.” BTI Brand Elite 2015
“…DLA Piper is using innovation to differentiate with clients.” BTI Brand Elite 2015
“Over the past 15 years the firm has charted an aggressive course for growth that catapulted it to the top of the heap both in terms of revenue and lawyer headcount…” The Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2014
Game changer of the past 10 years (Financial Times 2015)
In global M&A and middle market deal volume (mergermarket and Thomson Reuters 2016)
Best in the world for Real Estate, Franchise, Entertainment and Pro Bono (International Who’s Who 2015)
Best in Technology, Media and Telecoms (Legal 500 awards 2015)
#1Most powerful law firm brand in the world (Acritas 2015)
Law firm by revenue (Am Law Global 100 2015)
Most active private equity law firm in the US and globally by deal volume (Pitchbook 2014)
#2
Awards received for Pro Bono and community engagement work in 2014
21 DLA Piper lawyer rankings (Chambers and Partners 2015)
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Law firm for global reach and breadth of international work (Law360 2015)#6 Best-Branded Law
Firm (BTI Brand Elite 2015)#8
Best Diversity Initiative in an International Firm (Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2015)
Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA, Australian Government 2015)
Law Firm of the Year (Legal Business Awards 2014)
International Law Firm of the Americas for 5 consecutive years (International Tax Review 2014)
European Indirect Tax Team of the Year (International Tax Review 2015)
Corporate Venture Firm of the Year (Global Corporate Venturing magazine 2015)
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KEY CONTACTS
AMERICAS
Joseph Tato Partner Global Co-Chair, Energy Sector US Co-Chair, Energy-Power Sector US Co-Chair, Projects and Infrastructure New York T +1 212 335 4975 [email protected]
Gregory K Smith Partner US Co-Chair, Projects and Infrastructure US Chair, Agency Finance Washington, DC T +1 202 799 4027 [email protected]
Andrianne S Payson Partner US Co-Chair, Energy-Power Sector New York T +1 212 335 4765 [email protected]
EUROPE
Michel Frieh Partner Paris T +33 1 40 15 66 40 [email protected]
Charles Morrison Partner International Head of Finance and Projects London T +44 20 7796 6444 [email protected]
Cendrine Delivré Partner Paris T +33 1 40 15 66 78 [email protected]
AFRICA
Johannes Gouws Partner Johannesburg T +27 11 282 0699 [email protected]
Grant Henderson Director Lusaka/Johannesburg T +44 20 7796 6039 [email protected]
Christophe Bachelet Partner Casablanca T +212 522 641 623 [email protected]
ASIA PACIFIC
Alex Jones Partner Perth T +61 8 6467 6204 [email protected]
Carolyn Dong Foreign Legal Consultant Head of Energy – China (Finance & Projects) Beijing: T +86 10 8520 0601 Hong Kong: T +852 2103 0505 [email protected]
Daniel Lee Partner Corporate Seoul T +82 2 6270 8800 [email protected]
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MIDDLE EAST
Tom O’Grady Partner Practice Group Head – Real Estate, Middle East Dubai T +971 4 438 6322 [email protected]
Peter Somekh Partner Dubai T +971 4 438 6327 [email protected]
Ben Gillespie Partner Practice Group Head – Corporate, Middle East Dubai T +971 4 438 6305 [email protected]
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www.dlapiper.com/africa
DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. Further details of these entities can be found at www.dlapiper.com.
DLA Piper Africa is an alliance of leading independent law firms working together across Africa.
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