Bowman Gilfillan, Allen & Overy and White & Case set to contest African Legal Awards
Raft of African and international law firms make shortlist for awards ceremony to be held on 16 October
August 28, 2015 at 07:02 AM
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Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group, Allen & Overy (A&O) and White & Case are among the firms shortlisted for Legal Week's annual African Legal Awards.
Bowman is in contention for the African Law Firm of the Year award alongside Linklaters ally Webber Wentzel, Nigeria's Aluko & Oyebode, South Africa's Spoor & Fisher and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and Kenyan firm Anjarwalla & Khanna.
Meanwhile, A&O and White & Case face stiff competition in the International Law Firm of the Year category, with other shortlisted candidates including Chadbourne & Parke, Baker & McKenzie, Norton Rose Fulbright and Clyde & Co.
The key individual award for in-house counsel – General Counsel of the Year – will be contested by Madeleine Truter from The Pivotal Fund, Pieter Badenhorst from AFGRI and Charlene Louw from Road Accident Fund.
Practice awards see firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells, Eversheds and Linklaters up for the M&A Team of the Year, while candidates for Litigation Team of the Year include Simmons & Simmons, Webber Wentzel and Eversheds.
The winners will be decided by a panel of senior judges including Bill Skirving of Hannover Reinsurance Group Africa, Jonathan Maphosa of South African Reserve Bank and Sandy Oberholzer of Tiger Brands. The winners will be announced at ceremony held on 16 October at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Full shortlist
Corporate Lawyers Association of South Africa (CLASA) Achievement Award
To be announced on the night
International Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Chadbourne & Parke
Clyde & Co
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
African Law Firm of the Year – Large Practice
Aluko & Oyebode
Anjarwalla & Khanna
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Spoor & Fisher
Webber Wentzel
African Law Firm of the Year – Small Practice
AB & David
Afriwise
Oxford & Beaumont
TTA
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Whipping the Cat
General Counsel of the Year
Charlene Louw – Road Accident Fund
Madeleine Truter – The Pivotal Fund
Pieter Badenhorst – AFGRI
Legal Department of the Year – Large Team
Aspen Pharmacare
Exigent
Road Accident Fund
South African Reserve Bank
Legal Department of the Year – Small Team
AFGRI Legal
Eskom
Life Healthcare Group
Paycorp Group
Procter & Gamble
Legal Counsel of the Year
Botha Ernst – AFGRI
Evashni Govender – Aspen Pharmacare
Jonathan Maphosa – South African Reserve Bank
Lerato Mamabolo – ABSA Bank
Pieter Botha – ABSA Bank
Robyn van Heerden – AFGRI
Zingisa Motloba – Eskom
Assistant/Associate Solicitor of the Year
Winner to be announced on the night
Innovation Award
Afriwise
Aspen Pharmacare
Barefoot Law
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Hogan Lovells
Lipco
Radiant Law
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
CSR Award
AFGRI
Baker & McKenzie
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Webber Wentzel
Diversity, Transformation and Economic Empowerment Award
AB & David
Afriwise
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
M&A Team of the Year
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Eversheds
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Norton Rose Fulbright
Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Gill Godlonton & Gerrans
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown
Norton Rose Fulbright
Oxford & Beaumont
Shearman & Sterling
Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Webber Wentzel
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Eversheds
Norton Rose Fulbright
Simmons & Simmons
Webber Wentzel
Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Team of the Year
Chadbourne & Parke
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer
ENSafrica
Linklaters
Norton Rose Fulbright
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Simmons & Simmons
TMT Team of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker & Mckenzie
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Dentons
DLA Piper
ENSafrica
Linklaters
Webber Wentzel
Employment Law Team of the Year
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
ENSafrica
Hogan Lovells
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
IP Team of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
ENSafrica
Norton Rose Fulbright
Webber Wentzel
Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the Year
AB & David
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Property and Construction Team of the Year
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Gill Godlonton & Gerrans
Hogan Lovells
Norton Rose Fulbright
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans
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