Former DWF mining and minerals head Ali Boroumand aims to bring clients the expertise of a high-profile firm with the expense of a one-man shop. “I discovered that [the] brand is not that important.

Charles Russell Speechlys partners Thomas Snider and Adrian Mayer explore the Middle Eastern country’s increasingly close relationship with the African continent amid rising levels of private ...

Female-led Nairobi firm Cavendrys aims to provide legal guidance across the technology sector in Kenya and wider Africa. Kenyan lawyers Janet Othero and Catherine Kariuki Mulika have opened the doors ...

The agreement was sealed at the Africa CEO Forum 2025 earlier in May. The Africa CEO Forum 2025 saw a EUR 150 million deal struck between several parties to develop a mixed-use urban complex, and a ...

Guinea-headquartered Thiam & Associés has established a presence in Côte d’Ivoire, with its capital city also the chosen location for an ex-Asafo & Co lawyer’s new venture. Guinea-founded law firm ...

A competition regulatory and disputes lawyer has taken up a partnership in the Toronto-headquartered firm’s Johannesburg outpost, bringing deep international law firm experience. International law ...

Johannesburg-headquartered digital payments company MFS Africa has raised an additional USD 100 million in debt to finance its expansion plans. MFS received financial advice from San ...

Lagos-headquartered UUBO has increased its partner count by rehiring two transactional and regulatory practitioners with over a decade’s prior experience at the firm. Nigerian law firm Udo Udoma & ...

The International Chamber of Commerce and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa have launched a centre dedicated to supporting African entrepreneurs. The International Chamber of Commerce ...

Offices in Angola and Mozambique are among those to join international law firm Eversheds Sutherland, following a combination with FCB. International law firm Eversheds Sutherland has combined with ...

Progress on the country’s first floating liquid natural gas (FLNG) facility represents a critical turning point in Nigeria’s energy resource landscape. The agreement will see the companies design the ...

With the African Continental Free Trade Area now in force, the EAIAC held a webinar to discuss AfCFTA’s implementation, the opportunities it will pose for intra-Africa trade and the legal sector, and ...