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Chambers Global 2023
Chambers Global released its 2023 rankings.
Published annually since 1999, Chambers covers legal markets of 200 jurisdictions by researching firms and conducting interviews with clients and legal professionals to identify leading lawyers and law firms.
Our firm has been ranked across 18 practice areas and 34 of our directors were ranked individually as leading lawyers in their respective fields.
The firm was ranked as follows:
Band 1
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- Dispute Resolution
- Restructuring & Insolvency
Band 2
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- Capital Markets – Debt
- Corporate Investigations
- Corporate/M&A
- Energy & Natural Resources – Mining
- Environment
- Media & Broadcasting
- Real Estate
- Tax
Band 3
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- Administrative & Public Law
- Banking & Finance
- Competition & Antitrust
- Employment
Band 4
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- Construction
- Intellectual Property
- Projects & Energy
Spotlight
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- International & Cross-Border Capabilities
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*new ranking based on the Firms’ strong track record of handling complex litigation and restructuring matters across local and international clients
The following directors have been individually ranked as leading lawyers in the 2023 edition:
Administrative & Public Law
- Corlett Manaka: Band 3
Banking & Finance
- Danny Andropoulos: Band 2
- Richard Roothman: Band 4
Capital Markets: Debt
- Richard Roothman: Band 2
- Tracy-Lee Janse van Rensburg: Band 3 (new ranking)
Competition/Antitrust
- Ahmore Burger-Smidt: Band 4
- Paul Cleland: Band 4
- Paul Coetser: Band 2
Corporate Investigations
- Bernard Hotz: Band 2
- Jeremy Gobetz: Band 3
Corporate/M&A
- David Gewer: Band 4
- Elliot Wood: Band 5
- Gerhard Johannes: Band 3
- Kevin Trudgeon: Band 3
Dispute Resolution
- Corlett Manaka: Band 3
- David Hertz: Band 1
- Des Williams: Senior Statespeople
- Jones Antunes: Band 4
Employment
- Anastasia Vatalidis: Band 2
- Jacques van Wyk: Band 4
- Sandile July: Band 4
Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
- Chris Stevens: Band 1
Environment
- Justin Truter: Band
Intellectual Property
- Donvay Wegierski: Band 4
- Janine Hollesen: Band 4
Media & Broadcasting
- Wendy Rosenberg: Band 2
Projects & Energy
- Chris Moraitis: Band 4
Real Estate
- Fatima Rodrigues: Band 2 (higher ranking)
- Hendrik Kotze: Band 2
Restructuring/Insolvency
- Eric Levenstein: Band 1
- Nastascha Harduth: Band 4 (higher ranking)
Tax
- Doelie Lessing: Band 2
- Ernest Mazansky (Consultant): Band 1
- Michael Honiball: Band 2
- Ryan Killoran: Up and Coming
LEX Africa is pleased, to once again be ranked as a Band 1 Leading Regional Law Firm Network – Africa Wide.
Congratulations to all the ranked lawyers and the teams for maintaining a strong presence in the global legal space.
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