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Webber Wentzel is one of South Africa’s leading law firms providing clients with innovative solutions to their most complex legal issues.
With a staff of approximately 800 people, including over 450 lawyers, and offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, our market-leading position is reinforced by a number of accolades and achievements including being:
named African Law Firm of the Year for 2014 by Legal Week and the Corporate Lawyers Association of South Africa;
named Sub-Saharan Africa Legal Adviser of the Year at the European M&A Awards hosted by the Financial Times & Mergermarket
ranked in every practice area researched by Chambers Global with more individuals identified as leading lawyers in their areas of expertise than any other South African law firm
included in the top tier for Capital Markets, Competition, Mergers & Acquisitions and Project Finance and in the second tier for Banking by the IFLR 1000
named in all 11 categories researched by Legal 500
named South Africa Law Firm of the Year for the sixth time and the fourth consecutive year with our lawyers listed more frequently than any other firm in the country by Who’s Who Legal
the only South African law firm to have been selected as a World Economic Forum Global Growth Company for 2014
Our specialist expertise is grouped into:
Banking, projects & regulatory law
Commercial law
Corporate law
Dispute resolution
Tax law
Our lawyers collaborate across these areas to provide comprehensive legal solutions across a variety of sectors including:
Agribusiness, Food & Beverage
Construction & Engineering
Energy & Infrastructure
Financial Services
Healthcare
Industrials
Insurance
Mining
Oil & Gas
Private Equity
Retail
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
Transport
Through our collaborative alliance with Linklaters, our clients have access to a leading Africa practice (Linklaters was named Africa Law Firm of the Year 2013 by Chambers Global) and international expertise including Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone and New York law capability.
Our offering is enhanced by our network of best friend law firms across sub-Saharan Africa, and our associate membership of the ALN, an integrated network of 13 African law firms.
Together we provide clients with local capability coupled with market leading experience and expertise.
