LW releases shortlist for African Legal Awards
LEGALWEEK a publication dedicated to commercial lawyers around the globe, last week released its shortlist for the 2014 ‘African Legal Awards’ scheduled to take place on Friday October 31, 2014 at the Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Find list below as published by ‘Legalweek’.
INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Eversheds
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
AFRICAN LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Aluko & Oyebode, Nigeria
Anjarwalla & Khanna, Kenya
Bowman Gilfillan, South Africa
DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, South Africa
Hamilton Harrison & Mathews, Kenya
Webber Wentzel, South Africa
GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE YEAR
Bruce Campbell, GE Africa
Kevin Lester, Anglo American
Kurt Drieselmann, Aspen Pharmacare
Luche Joubert, British American Tobacco
Madeleine Truter, Growthpoint Properties
Mark Stafford, Life Healthcare Group
LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR – LARGE TEAM
Anglo American
Aspen Pharmacare
First National Bank
GE Africa
MultiChoice Africa – regulatory affairs team
Siemens
LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR – SMALL TEAM
AFGRI
Absa Corporate and Investment Banking – Africa and regulatory legal team
Eskom – construction team
Life Healthcare Group
LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE YEAR
Bridget van der Bijl, Anglo American
Gabriela Palacios-Flusk, Eskom Holdings
Grace Muthoni Mwenda, County Assembly of Laikipia, Kenya
Vickie Govender, Eskom Holdings
Winilie Madonsela, Eskom Holdings
INNOVATION AWARD
Bowman Gilfillan
Ride-Africa Legal Aid Services Department Project
Whipping The Cat
CSR AWARD
AFGRI
Bowman Gilfillan
Clifford Chance
Gabinete Legal de Moçambique/PLMJ
Hogan Lovells
Miranda Correia Amendoeira/ Solege
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans
DIVERSITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Ride-Africa Legal Aid Services Department Project
Van Rensburg Attorneys
Werksmans
M&A TEAM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Overy
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowman Gilfillan
DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Fasken Martineau
Gabinete Legal Moçambique/PLMJ
Norton Rose Fulbright
Webber Wentzel
BANKING, FINANCE AND RESTRUCTURING TEAM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Overy
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowman Gilfillan
Herbert Smith
Linklaters
Norton Rose Fulbright
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans
COMPETITION AND REGULATORY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Aluko & Oyebode
Baker & Mckenzie
Bowman Gilfillan
Webber Wentzel
White & Case
LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Akin Gump
Allen & Overy
DLA Piper
Eversheds
Hogan Lovells
Norton Rose Fulbright
Webber Wentzel
White & Case
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Bracewell & Giuliani
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills
Norton Rose Fulbright
Webber Wentzel
Winston & Strawn
TMT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Overy
Bowman Gilfillan
ENSafrica
Mayer Brown
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans
COMMERCIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Bowman Gilfillan
Gabinete Legal Moçambique /PLMJ
Herbert Smith Freehills
Slaughter and May
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans
PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Bowman Gilfillan
DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
ENSAfrica
Hogan Lovells
White & Case
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Eversheds
Herbert Smith Freehills
Norton Rose Fulbright
Webber Wentzel