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 ...

The final day of London International Disputes Week discussed rising global nationalism and its impact on London’s influence in African arbitrations, as Africa establishes more arbitration centres and ...

The involvement of state courts in arbitration is often controversial, but a panel at Paris Arbitration Week argued that they can have a positive role in shaping arbitral practice. The courts can ...

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 & ...

Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group has rebranded as Bowmans across the entire continent, presenting a united ‘one firm’ front as it seeks new business in Africa, but parting ways with two local branches.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...