This year’s event will be hosted virtually and law firms can sign up to view the announcement of the winners online for a fee of £500 for up to 10 viewers - note a table cost is usually £2400!
For this £500 they will receive a finalist logo to promote their listing and the African Legal Awards will also donate 10% of all viewer fees received to the global charity Save The Children. General Counsels and their teams will have free access.
The date of the final event is now September 17 2020 at 5pm GMT.
The awards are hosted by Law.com with Africa Legal, the Corporate Counsel Association of South Africa and Save the Children as partners. There are 31 categories for both private practice law firms and in-house legal departments.
Africa Legal co-founder Wendy Bampton said the event was a celebration of Africa’s top achieving lawyers and law firms and she was delighted to see entries from across the continent.
“Now more than ever it is so important to open up communication and build relationships between legal communities in different countries as we face a common threat and deal with its aftermath. The African Legal Awards is an opportunity to build these relationships while celebrating the remarkable excellence of law firms and individuals who have all been working in very difficult circumstances and through very hard times.”
This year the event will host a “Twitter wall” aimed at whipping up excitement and allowing for interaction between virtual ‘guests’ on the night. While participants might be sipping champagne in Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Lusaka there will still be fun to encourage participation on the big night.
Following the final announcement, a “Winner’s Package” will be made available to those who take top honours including a trophy, winner’s logo and the opportunity to host a winner’s acceptance video on the African Legal Awards website.
And those on the shortlist are:
African Law Firm of the Year – Large Practice
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Bowmans
ENSafrica
IKM Advocates (DLA Piper Africa, Kenya)
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc.
Templars
Webber Wentzel
African Law Firm of the Year – Small Practice
BCSA Advogados (PLMJ Colab)
JLA Advogados
Maluks Attorneys & Corporate Law Advisors
Manokore Attorneys (DLA Piper Africa, Zimbabwe)
Ngeri, Omiti & Bush Advocates
Pavestones Legal
Stark Legal Solicitors
TTA Sociedade de Advogados (PLMJ Colab)
African Network/Alliance of the Year
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Dentons
LEX Africa
Linklaters/Webber Wentzel
Miranda & Associados
PLMJ
VdA Legal Partners
Alternative Service Provider of the Year
Afriwise
Capital Legacy Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Caveat Legal
Herbert Smith Freehills
Lexdot
Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year
ǼLEX
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Fasken (Incorporated in South Africa as Bell Dewar Inc.)
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc.
Templars
TNP
White & Case
Best Use of Technology
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Dentons
Extent Corporate Advisory
Webber Wentzel
Children's Advocate Award, supported by Save the Children
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Fasken
Webber Wentzel
Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year
ENSafrica
Webber Wentzel
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Bowmans
MMC ASAFO
CSR, Diversity, Transformation and Economic Empowerment Award
ǼLEX
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Baker McKenzie
Caveat Legal
Covington & Burling
DLA Piper
Lighthouse Law
LNP Attorneys Inc
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc.
TTA Sociedade de Advogados (PLMJ Colab)
Employment Law Team of the Year
Webber Wentzel
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Kaplan & Stratton Advocates
Primera Africa Legal
ENSafrica
Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys
Lawtons Africa
Energy & Natural Resources Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Dentons
ENSafrica
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc.
Templars
TNP
Webber Wentzel
Environmental & Renewables Team of the Year
ǼLEX
Aluko & Oyebode
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Fasken (Incorporated in South Africa as Bell Dewar Inc.)
Actis LLP
LNP Attorneys Inc
MMC ASAFO
Templars
General Counsel of the Year
Brandon Foot, Multichoice Group
Carina Wessels, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited
Ronald Murungi, ENCOT Foundation Ltd
Irene Robinson-Ayanwale, The Nigerian Stock Exchange
In-House Most Promising Newcomer Award
Winner to be revealed at the ceremony.
In-House Rising Star
Haruperi Mumbengegwi, African Legal Support Facility
Lindo Khuzwayo, Anglo American
Zion Adeoye, Centurion Law Group
Simon Peter Lukwiya Nyero, KTA Advocates
Alma Ruth Purcell, South African Medical Research Council
Dean Benn, South African Reserve Bank
Shruti Singh, Sun International (South Africa) Limited
Nkemakonam Isiozor, The Nigerian Stock Exchange
Innovation Award - Client/External
Afriwise
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
DIYlaw Technologies Limited
Hogan Lovells
LNP Attorneys Inc
TripleOKLaw LLP
Velma Solicitors
Mylaw.ng
Innovation Award - Firm
Bowmans
Caveat Legal
J Fember Attorneys
Lighthouse Law
Sun International (South Africa) Limited
International Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Centurion Law Group
Dentons
DLA Piper
Giambrone Cabinet Juridique International
PLMJ
White & Case
IP Team of the Year
ǼLEX
ENSafrica - IP Team of the Year
Bowmans
TTA Sociedade de Advogados (PLMJ Colab)
Legal Department of the Year - Large Team
Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited
Development Bank of Southern Africa Limited
Interswitch Limited
Liberty Group
The Nigerian Stock Exchange
Capital Legacy Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Sun International (South Africa) Limited
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Aluko & Oyebode
Dentons
Rupert Candy Attorneys Inc.
Strachan Partners
TNP
Webber Wentzel
White & Case
M&A Team of the Year
ǼLEX
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Clyde & Co
Dentons
ENSAfrica
Dowuona and Company
Templars
M&A Team of the Year - ECM
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Couto, Graça e Associados
Elias & Co.
Webber Wentzel
Partner of the Year - Female
Lerisha Naidu, Baker McKenzie
Angeli Arora, Dentons
Josèlynn Fember, J Fember Attorneys
Zara Jamal, JLA Advogados
Laura Alakija, Primera Africa Legal
Partner of the Year - Male
Adeleke Alex-Adedipe, Duale, Ovia and Alex-Adedipe
Kenneth Muhangi, KTA Advocates
Joseph Maluleke, Maluks Attorneys & Corporate Law Advisors
Olajide Oyewole LLP
Tomás Timbane, PLMJ
Ian Mutibwa, Signum Advocates
Baba Alokolaro, TNP
John Morris Ohaga, TripleOKLaw LLP
Private Practice Most Promising Newcomer Award
Naomi Uwem Ekop, ǼLEX
Rui Lopes, Baker McKenzie
Matthew Arrumm, ENSafrica
Grace Muthoni Njoroge, Growthshield Africa & Grace Muthoni & Co Advocates
Ivan Ojakol, KTA Advocates
Mutugi Mutegi, MMC ASAFO
Nicholas Gordon, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
Racheal Kemera Kembabazi, SIGNUM ADVOCATES
Efemena Iluezi-Ogbaudu, Strachan Partners
Dintwa Serumula, Webber Wentzel
Private Practice Rising Star Award
Onyinyechi Iwuoha, ǼLEX
Chukwunonso Henry Nkamuke, Primera Africa Legal
Ashlin Perumall, Baker McKenzie
Mercy Odu, Bowmans
Onyeka Ojogbo, Centurion Law Group
Okechukwu Okoro, G. Elias & Co.
Phetheni Nkuna, Lawtons Africa
Property and Construction Team of the Year
ǼLEX
Bowmans
MMC ASAFO
Templars
Tiefenthaler Attorneys Inc.
Lawtons Africa
Specialist Law Firm of the Year
Capital Legacy Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Clyde & Co
FB Attorneys
Primera Africa Legal
Kiptinness & Odhiambo Associates
LNP Attorneys Inc
RBMM Solicitors
Spoor & Fisher
Tiefenthaler Attorneys Inc.
TMT Team of the Year
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Bowmans
DLA Piper
Kiptinness & Odhiambo Associates
MTN
Lighthouse Law
LNP Attorneys Inc
MMC ASAFO
TripleOKLaw LLP
Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the Year
Allen & Overy LLP
ALN Kenya|Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowmans
Kaplan & Stratton Advocates
Kiptinness & Odhiambo Associates
LNP Attorneys Inc
Templars
Webber Wentzel
This year we are partnering with Law.com to conduct the Africa Top 50 survey. The results from this survey will determine the ranking of the Top 50 African law firms based on footprint. Find out more here
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