Bowmans
Tel No: +27 (0) 11 669 9000
Contact: Alan Keep
Designation: Managing Partner
Email: info-jhb@bowmanslaw.com
Website: www.bowmanslaw.com
Address: 11 Alice Lane, Sandton, Johannesburg
Bowmans helps its clients overcome legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa. Its track record of providing legal services in the fields of corporate law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution, spans over a century.
With over 400 specialist lawyers, Bowmans draws on its unique knowledge of the business and socio-political environment in Africa to advise on a wide range of legal issues.
The firm delivers integrated legal services to clients throughout the continent from nine offices (Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Johannesburg, Kampala, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Moka and Nairobi) in seven countries (Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia).
Everywhere it operates, Bowmans offers its clients a service that uniquely blends expertise in the law, knowledge of the local market and an understanding of their businesses. The firm’s aim is to assist its clients to achieve their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks.
Bowmans works closely with its alliance firm, Aman Assefa & Associates Law Office, in Ethiopia, and best friends in Nigeria and Mozambique (Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie and Taciana Peão Lopes & Advogados Associados, respectively). It also has strong relationships with other leading law firms across the rest of Africa and is a representative of Lex Mundi, a global association with more than 160 independent law firms across the globe.
Meet some of the team...
Robert Legh
Chairman and Senior Partner
Johannesburg Office
Tel: +27 11 669 9352
Email: robert.legh@bowmanslaw.com
Ezra Davids
Chairman of Corporate/M&A
Johannesburg Office
Tel: +27 11 669 9320
Email: ezra.davids@bowmanslaw.com
Fazil Hossenkhan
Managaing Partner | Mauritius
Moka Office
Tel: +230 5421 3032
Email: fazil.hossenkhan@bowmanslaw.com
Richard Harney
Managing Partner | Kenya
Nairobi Office
Tel: +254 20 289 9000
Email: richard.harney@bowmanslaw.com
Paras Shah
Partner | Kenya
Nairobi Office Office
Tel: +254 20 289 9000
Email: paras.shah@bowmanslaw.com
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