Africa Law award Finalists
African Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
ADNA
Aluko & Oyebode
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Dentons Africa
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Herbert Smith Freehills
Lopes Attorneys Inc.
Moroom Africa
Norton Rose Fulbright
Olaniwun Ajayi LP
Templars
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
White & Case
North Africa Law Firm of the Year
Al Tamimi & Company
Andersen Egypt
Baker McKenzie
Bennani & Associés LLP
DLA Piper Africa
Ferchiou & Associés
Gide Cuatrecasas Casablanca
Kaplan & Stratton
Kettani Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
Naciri & Associés A&O Shearman
Shalakany Law Office
Zulficar & Partners
East Africa Law Firm of the Year
5A Law Firm LLP
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Ayman Said Law Firm
Bowmans
CGA - Couto, Graça e Associados
COBALT
Corpus Legal Practitioners
Dentons Africa
EGR - Étude Guy Rivalland
ENSafrica
FB Attorneys
John W Ffooks & Co
Kaplan & Stratton
Mabushi Chambers
Mehrteab Leul & Associates
Southern Africa Law Firm of the Year
Adams & Adams
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
CMS Prism in association with CMS
Dentons Africa
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Fasken
Herbert Smith Freehills
Lopes Attorneys Inc.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Spoor & Fisher
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
White & Case
West Africa Law Firm of the Year
AB & David
ǼLEX
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Minerva Legal
Moroom Africa
N.Dowuona & Company
Olaniwun Ajayi LP
Templars
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
African Network / Alliance of the Year
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year
AELEX
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Baker McKenzie
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
CMS South Africa
Dentons Africa
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
G. Elias & Co.
Igeria & Ngugi Advocates
Kaplan & Stratton
Moroom Africa
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kaplan & Stratton
Norton Rose Fulbright
Templars
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
Competition and Regulatory Law Firm of the Year
ǼLEX
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Bowmans
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kaplan & Stratton
Primerio
Streamsowers & Köhn
Templars
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
Employment Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Marylebone
Aluko & Oyebode
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Collam Law LLP
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Fasken
Kaplan & Stratton
MGH Advocates
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Firm of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
ASAFO & CO
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
Dentons Africa
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
G. Elias & Co
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kaplan & Stratton
Lopes Attorneys Inc.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Ogo Law – The Green Brief Advocates
Olaniwun Ajayi LP
Templars
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
White & Case LLP
International Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper Africa
Fasken
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case LLP
IP Law Firm of the Year
Adams & Adams
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
Dentons Africa
DLA Piper Africa
INLEX IP Expertise
Inventa
Jackson, Etti & Edu
Kaplan & Stratton
KISCH IP
Olajide Oyewole LLP
Spoor & Fisher
Von Seidels
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
5A Law Firm LLP
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowmans
Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners
Dentons Africa
DLA Piper Africa
Eaglex Law Practice
ENSafrica
Herbert Smith Freehills
Igeria & Ngugi Advocates
Kaplan & Stratton
Lopes Attorneys Inc.
Moroom Africa
Norton Rose Fulbright
TripleOKlaw Advocates
Waren Law Advocates LLP
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
White & Case LLP
M&A Law Firm of the Year
ADNA
ǼLEX
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowmans
CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates
Dentons South Africa
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kaplan & Stratton
Norton Rose Fulbright
Olaniwun Ajayi LP
Templars
Webber Wentzel
White & Case LLP
Tax Law Firm of the Year
ÆLEX
Alliance Law Firm
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowmans
CMS Prism in association with CMS
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Munyao Muthama & Kashindi (MMK)
Norton Rose Fulbright
Viva Africa Consulting
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
TMT Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
ÆLEX
Aluko & Oyebode
Asafo & Co
Baker McKenzie
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
Dentons Africa
ENSafrica
Fairbridges Wertheim Becker
Jackson, Etti & Edu
Linklaters
Manwa OH Advocates LLP
Moroom Africa
Olajide Oyewole LLP
PPM Attorney
SPA Ajibade & Co
TMT Legal
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
VdA
Transportation and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
Aliyu and Musa Legal Practitioners
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bloomfield LP
Bowmans
Dentons Africa
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
G. Elias & Co
Geni & Kebe
Herbert Smith Freehills
Lopes Attorneys Inc.
MMC Africa Law
Norton Rose Fulbright
Watson Farley & Williams
Webber Wentzel
Zircon Strategy
Property and Construction Law Firm of the Year
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Cavanagh & Richards Attorneys
Cox Yeats Attorneys
Dentons Africa
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
Fasken
G. Elias & Co
Igeria & Ngugi Advocates
Lopes Attorneys Inc.
MMC ASAFO
Norton Rose Fulbright
STBB (Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes)
TripleOKlaw Advocates
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
Cox Yeats
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
G. Elias
Mulenga Mundashi Legal Practitioners
Norton Rose Fulbright
Olaniwun Ajayi LP
Oraro & Company Advocates
Templars
TripleOKLaw Advocates
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
Aluko & Oyebode
Baker McKenzie
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Bowmans
DLA Piper Africa
ENSafrica
G. Elias
Jackson Etti & Edu
MMC Asafo
Mulenga Mundashi Legal Practitioners
O&M Law
Stren & Blan Partners
TripleOKLaw Advocates
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
African Legal Team of the Year
Absa Group
AFGRI Group Holdings
Alexforbes
American Tower
British Telecommunications
BUA Group
Capitec Bank
Diageo
Eko Electricity Distribution
Gold Fields Limited
M-Kopa
Naspers Limited
Nigerian Breweries
SIFAX Group of Companies Ltd
Standard Chartered Bank
The Tetracore Energy Group
The Tourist Company of Nigeria PLC
Transnet Freight Rail
Unilever
Vumatel
WPP Scangroup
Legal Department of the Year - Large Team
Absa Bank
Alexforbes
Anglo American
British Telecommunications
Capitec Bank
City of Cape Town Municipality
CRDB Bank
Eko Electricity Distribution
Massmart
Moniepoint Inc.
Mountain View
National Bank of Egypt
Puma Energy
Safaricom
Standard Chartered Bank
Transnet Freight Rail
Legal Department of the Year - Small Team
2U
AFGRI Group
Africa50
Afrinvest West Africa
Clientele
Ethio Telecom
Experian
Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company
Kellanova
L'Oréal
Mobalyz
PPS Healthcare Administrators
Roche
Simfy Africa
Sun International
The Tetracore Energy Group
The Tourist Company of Nigeria PLC
Trinity Metals Group
Uber
Vumatel
Legal Department of the Year - Banking & Finance
Absa Bank
Afrinvest West Africa
Anglo American
Attijariwafa Bank
Capitec Bank
Citi
CRDB Bank
Deutsche Bank
Ecobank
FirstRand
Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company
National Bank of Egypt
Standard Chartered Bank
Risk & Compliance Legal Team of the Year
AFGRI
Africa50
Alexforbes
City Of Cape Town Municipality
PPS Healthcare Administrators
Professional Provident Society Healthcare Administrators (PPSHA)
Roche
Standard Chartered Bank
Vodacom
Legal Department of the Year - Energy
CrossBoundary
Eko Electricity Distribution
Engie
ExxonMobil
Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Mercuria
Oando
Seplat Energy
The Tetracore Energy Group
Legal Department of the Year - Real Estate & Construction
Atterbury Property
Broll Property Group
China Communications Construction Group Ltd. (CCCC)
China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC)
Dangote Group
Growthpoint Properties
Rendeavour
Shelter Afrique
The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)
WBHO Construction
Managing Partner of the Year
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Dispute Resolution
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Intellectual Property
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Banking & Finance
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Technology
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Labour & Employment
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Energy
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Litigation
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Corporate
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Lawyer of the Year - Real Estate & Construction
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Woman Lawyer of the Year - Law Firm
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Young Achiever of the Year
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
Leadership Excellence Awards for Legal Excellence
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
In-House Rising Star Lawyer of the Year
Finalists shall be released shortly
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Finalists shall be released shortly
Leadership Excellence Awards for Legal Excellence
Finalists shall be released shortly
General Counsel of the Year
Finalists shall be released shortly
In-House Rising Star Lawyer of the Year
- Amarachi Chizaram Okonkoh, Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company
- Emmanuel Gosbert Blandes, Abacus Pharma (Africa) Limited (A Carlyle Portfolio Company)
- Anupam Sharma, Vivo Energy
- Genevieve Mojapelo-Molefe, Legal, Discovery Ltd.
- Judy Wanjiku Gitari, Senior, Old Mutual Group, Kenya
- Mariana Malho, Altron Tmt (Pty) Ltd
- Sebaga Tlhale, African Bank
- Tshegofatso Diale, Downtown Music Publishing Africa
- Zingtim Obed Gamb, Sterling Oil Exploration And Energy Production Co. Ltd
Woman Lawyer of the Year
- Christine Kamugisha, Mondelez
- Flora Obeto, Vivo Energy
- Genevieve Mojapelo-Molefe, Discovery Ltd.
- Kosisochukwu Stephanie Onuora, Telmek Global Resources Limited
- Lauren Plein, Absa Bank
- Lizaan Lewis, Altron Tmt (Pty) Ltd
- Rorisang Mzozoyana, Nedbank
- Samantha Anderson, Angloamerican
- Wangechi Gichuki, Safaricom
Leadership Excellence Awards for Legal Excellence
Winner Will Be Announced At The Gala Awards Ceremony
General Counsel of the Year
- Adeola Olumeyan, Ja Africa to Junior Achievement Africa
- Ayoko, Ayokunle Olushola, Cfao Nigeria Limited
- Brenda Aluoch, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya
- Carina Wessels, Alexforbes
- Duane P. Gallie, Vumatel
- Genevieve Mojapelo-Molefe, Discovery Bank
- Habil Anyanzwa Waswani, Kenya Airways
- Jacqueline Willbrod Kalaze, Vodacom Group
- Jesuyemisi Odeyemi, Sifax Group Of Companies Ltd
- Kenneth Uzim, Atc Africa
- Lauren Wilson, Altron
- Marthinus Janse Van Rensbur, Capitec Bank
- Michael Osilama Otu, Zenith Bank Plc
- Mpho Chitapi, Nedbank
- Nikki Hammond, 2u
- Okezi Okah-Avae, The Tetracore Energy Group
- Pieter Badenhorst, Afgri Group
- Sheylen Moodley, Mobalyz
- Yesthiel Singh, Iqbusiness