Tag: african legal awards

A shining example of excellent leadership

Just because you’re at the top doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a good leader, but Isabel Boaten clearly is, and her excellent leadership was recently spotlighted. Annie Dorasamy spoke to her about her professional journey.

Triple threat wins GC of the Year

Exceptional leadership, legal expertise and strategic vision resulted in Hermien Uys winning General Counsel of the Year Award at the 2023 African Legal Awards, writes Annie Dorasamy.

Dispute Resolution Team of the Year

One of the most hotly contested divisions of the 2023 African Legal Awards was for Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year, ultimately won by TripleOKLaw LLP

African Legal Award winners shine bright

The African legal community, dressed in their finest black tie and traditional dress, celebrated another year of fantastic achievements at the 10th annual African Legal Awards ceremony at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg on Friday evening.

Alliance celebrates 10-year anniversary

In late 2012, Linklaters and Webber Wentzel signed a Collaboration Agreement, formalising a 40-year working relationship between the two leading firms. Africa Legal took a look at the award-winning alliance.

Is your firm one of Africa’s Top 50?

Entries are now open for this year’s Africa Top 50 rankings which celebrate African law firms’ growth and success.

And the finalists are …

The shortlist for the African Legal Awards 2023 has been announced. This year saw a record number of entries and jurisdictions represented.

One Stop Solution

A deep appreciation for the opportunity to work across Africa shines through in this easy-flowing podcast conversation with the team from DLA Piper.

Close Connections

Mozambique offers investors a wealth of opportunities and in this week’s podcast Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson speaks to two lawyers who understand this unique but largely unknown investment landscape inside and out.

Results, Not Hours

If there is one lesson to take away from this podcast interview with South African attorney Joselynn Fember it is: listen.

Part of the Client

This week’s podcast moves back to Kenya with Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson in conversation with the senior partners from Nairobi law firm KO Associates LLP.