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Sandton
2146
South Africa
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Sandton, 2146
South Africa
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Bowman Gilfillan is one of the premier corporate law firms in South Africa with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and London. Employing more than 280 specialized lawyers, 540 members of staff, and 96 partners, the firm is widely renowned for its professionalism and superior legal services.
Bowman Gilfillan is widely respected and recognized for its professionalism and for providing legal services of a high quality. As one of South Africa's biggest and oldest commercial law firms, Bowman Gilfillan draws from a solid knowledge of the local business environment and an in-depth understanding of the country's complex socio-political climate. Essentially, this enables us to offer technical legal services of the highest caliber in the context of sound, practical business advice. Bowman Gilfillan's committed and diverse team of corporate attorneys, years of experience in the industry and supreme legal expertise comprise a winning formula that has earned us a series of accolades, including Law Firm of the Year: Africa at the PLC Which lawyer? Law Firm Awards 2008.
Other accolades include the following:
Who's Who Legal South African Law Firm of the Year Award 2008. Voted as the 2003/04 and 2007 African Corporate Law Firm of the Year by the UK legal publishers Chambers and Partners and was runner up in 2005/06. The firm was also voted as the "Top Company of the Year" in the support services category for 2005 at the South African Business Awards and as an "Ideal Employer" to work for in the legal category by a graduate survey in 2005. In addition the firm has won the International Law Office "Client Choice Award" for South Africa for 2005 and 2006. Ranked first in the category "Legal Advisors Mergers & Acquisitions" 2006 on deal values for Dealmakers M&A Awards. First in the category "Legal Advisors Mergers & Acquisitions" in 2006 and second in 2007 for Ernst & Young M&A Awards.
Bowman Gilfillan's strengths lie in the breadth and quality of its professional staff and its emphasis on the quality of the legal services it renders, together with the diversity of its professional staff.
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Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy and Re-Structuring, Benefits (Pension, Medical & Incentive Schemes), Broadcasting and Electronic Communications, Capital Markets and Securities, Corporate and Commercial, Commercial Property, Competition (Anti-Trust), Construction and Engineering, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Entertainment and Sport, Environment, Mining, Energy and Natural Resources, Family, Forensics, Infrastructure Development and Public/Private Partnerships, Insurance and Financial Services, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Lobbying, International Trade and Customs, Litigation, Maritime and Transport, Media, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare, Project Finance, Public and Regulatory, Real Estate and Conveyancing, Tax and White Collar Crime.
