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"A pan-African powerhouse with a strong team of experienced and respected lawyer" - Chambers Global Guide 2018
In today's competitive global market, to run a successful business it is important to have a business partner who understands the importance of:
- fast turnaround times
- cost-effective solutions
- differentiation
- limited risk
While Africa provides potential for growth, predicting in-country, or even regional challenges, and capitalising on the right opportunities for your business, is complex.
With over 600 practitioners and more than 200 years of experience, ENSafrica is Africa's largest law firm.
We provide legal and tax services across sub-Saharan Africa and are committed to ensuring work is done in the manner that best suits your risk profile, preferences and pricing structures.
It matters to us whether you achieve your business goals and we will find ways to ensure you do.
We are an independent law firm, which means that, irrespective of where you wish to pursue your business interests across Africa, we will ensure that you receive consistent, high-quality services.
In today's world, changing economic, political, technological, environmental, cultural and social climates are directly impacting target markets at a pace previously unknown. For a business to remain relevant, it requires know-how that spans various specialist areas.
Our specialist divisions include Africa regulatory and business intelligence, Asia, tax and IP. In addition, our artificial intelligence division is able to provide you with in-depth know-how, be it for purposes of corporate governance and information protection, due-diligence, e-discovery, data analytics and/or market understanding.
ENSafrica has lawyers qualified to practise English, French and OHADA law, as well as practitioners who are able to converse in various languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, French and Portuguese.
Through the financial services centre of Mauritius, ENSafrica also offers a unique possibility to integrate all aspects of structuring your investments in relation to all commercial areas of law, tax, IP and fiduciary.
Year this Office was Established: 1812
Lawyers Worldwide: 500
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Director
Mahesh Acharya
PartnerDeon Beachen
DirectorAnthony Gakuru
PartnerAmar Grewal-Thethy
PartnerNkatha Murungi Omondi
PartnerBinti Shah
PartnerNigel Shaw
Managing PartnerExecutive
Naa’ilah Abader
ExecutiveKaanit Abarder
ExecutiveNtsiki Adonisi
ExecutiveArmando Aguiar
ExecutiveRoss Alcock
ExecutiveCarli Aldrich
ExecutiveMark Badenhorst
ExecutiveJustin Balkin
ExecutiveDarren Band
ExecutiveJohann Basson
ExecutiveCelia Becker
ExecutiveAndrew Bembridge
ExecutiveZeyn Bhyat
ExecutiveLeonard Bilchitz
ExecutiveGuillaume P. Blanc
ExecutiveGuinevere Blignaut
ExecutiveLizél Blignaut
ExecutiveJessica Blumenthal
ExecutiveRidwaan Boda
ExecutiveAnina Boshoff
ExecutiveNils Braatvedt
ExecutiveJames Brand
ExecutiveEsti Brand
ExecutiveJens Brodbeck
ExecutiveJoshua Broll
ExecutiveJuanita Broom
ExecutiveArnaaz Camay
ExecutiveDerushka Chetty
ExecutiveSanushka Chetty
ExecutiveKenny Chiu
ExecutiveTracy Cohen
ExecutiveCeleste Coles
ExecutivePieter Colyn
ExecutivePeter Dachs
ExecutiveCheván Daniels
ExecutiveMohamed Sajid Darsot
ExecutiveLavina Daya
ExecutiveCharles de Wet
ExecutiveGerard du Toit
ExecutiveSiphamandla Dube
ExecutiveGerhardt Ehlers
ExecutiveEdwin Ellis
ExecutiveAndré Erasmus
ExecutivePiet Faber
Executive ConsultantMiranda Feinstein
Executive ConsultantIsaac Fenyane
ExecutiveJohn Ferraz
ExecutiveJulia Ferraz-Cardoso
ExecutiveAlex Ferreira
ExecutiveLetitia Field
ExecutiveJeffrey Flax
Executive ConsultantTyla Foster
ExecutiveRobert Gad
ExecutiveCecil Gelbart
Executive ConsultantPhilip Geromont
ExecutiveCarmen Gers
ExecutiveAnnelie Giles
ExecutiveRoy Gillespie
ExecutiveRyan Goodman
ExecutiveWade Graaff
ExecutiveClifford Green
ExecutiveEra Gunning
ExecutiveItayi Gwaunza
ExecutiveSuemeya Hanif
ExecutiveStuart Harrison
ExecutiveShafeeka Hartley
ExecutiveJames Haydock
ExecutiveSue Hayes
ExecutiveLawrence Helman
ExecutiveWarren Hendricks
ExecutiveLee-Ann Hopley
ExecutiveHendrik Hugo
ExecutiveDale Hutchison
ExecutiveAngela Itzikowitz
ExecutiveSuad Jacobs
ExecutiveDoron Joffe
ExecutiveAudrey Johnson
ExecutiveSanjay Kassen
ExecutiveLeonard Katz
ExecutiveJocelyn Katz
ExecutiveJacqui Kaufmann
ExecutiveManchadi Kekana
ExecutiveMuzi Khoza
ExecutiveDeon Lambert
ExecutiveDanielle Laubscher
ExecutiveEric le Grange
ExecutiveWillem le Roux
Executive ConsultantPeter le Roux
Executive ConsultantSean Lederman
ExecutiveStephen Levetan
Executive ConsultantStephen Lewis
Executive ConsultantNatalia Lopes
ExecutiveJohan Loubser
ExecutiveGabi Mailula
ExecutiveNtlhane Makena
ExecutiveWitness Makhubele
ExecutiveFritz Malan
ExecutiveGovan Manuel
ExecutiveMonique Maree
ExecutiveKevin Markman
ExecutiveDion Masher
ExecutiveSenzo Mbatha
ExecutiveAziza Mdee
ExecutiveLisa Melis
ExecutiveLebusa Meso
ExecutiveMzi Mgudlwa
Chief ExecutiveNoma Modise
ExecutiveTumi Modubu
ExecutivePrencess Mohlahlo
ExecutiveTsepo Moleko
ExecutiveDouglas Molepo
ExecutiveAslam Moosajee
ExecutiveMatthew Morrison
ExecutiveLiézal Mostert
ExecutiveJoe Mothibi
ExecutiveRefilwe Mphego
ExecutiveShenaaz Munga
ExecutiveAndries Myburgh
ExecutiveIsaivan Naidoo
ExecutiveKumeshnie Naidoo
ExecutiveWandile Ndabambi
ExecutiveJan Norval
ExecutiveChris Ntuta
ExecutiveMmangaliso Nzimande
ExecutiveGary Oertel
ExecutiveJulius Oosthuizen
ExecutiveMansoor Parker
ExecutiveBrian Patterson
ExecutiveLauren Petersen
ExecutiveSteven Powell
ExecutiveKoos Pretorius
ExecutiveChristien Quinn
ExecutiveMichael Reifarth
ExecutivePippa Reyburn
ExecutiveAltair Richards
ExecutivePareen Rogers
ExecutiveHenry Rossouw
ExecutiveRoger Rudolph
ExecutiveLauren Salt
ExecutiveCraig Saven
ExecutiveAidan Scallan
ExecutiveFritz Schulz
ExecutiveGaelyn Scott
ExecutiveRob Scott
ExecutiveLeigh Sedice
ExecutiveNtebaleng Sekabate
ExecutiveHB Senekal
ExecutiveBrad Serebro
ExecutiveZara Sher
ExecutiveBalindile Shezi
ExecutiveSasha Singh
ExecutiveNicolette Smit
ExecutiveMagda Snyckers
ExecutiveAlida Spies
Executive ConsultantWaldo Steyn
ExecutiveAndre Symington
ExecutiveAlex Taylor
ExecutiveJanine Thomas
ExecutiveLoren Tibshraeny
ExecutiveThato Tomotomo
ExecutiveNkosi Tshabalala
ExecutiveMichael Tucker
ExecutiveJason Valkin
ExecutiveGustav van den Berg
ExecutiveDr. Joanne van Harmelen
ExecutiveYana van Leeve
ExecutiveClinton van Loggerenberg
ExecutiveGeorge van Niekerk
ExecutiveRichardt van Rensburg
ExecutiveKristel van Rensburg
ExecutiveTracy van Wyk
ExecutiveLuke von der Heyde
ExecutiveStephen von Schirnding
ExecutiveLen Vorster
ExecutiveDerek Wanblad
ExecutiveSimon Weber
ExecutiveHermann Wessels
ExecutiveSteven Wiener
ExecutivePaul Winer
ExecutiveCecil Wulfsohn
ExecutiveJohn Zieff
ExecutiveAssociate
Gila Aberman
AssociateLeahandra Bailey
Senior AssociateNomampondo Banzi
Senior AssociateJenna Batt
Senior AssociateDelene Bertasso
Senior AssociateZaid Bhayat
AssociateNikhil Bhogal
Senior AssociateSamantha Bonato
Senior AssociateVicky Louise Borg-Jorgensen
Senior AssociateElzaan Botha
AssociateSisanda Boya
Trainee AssociateArshaad Carrim
Senior AssociateMichelle Casey
AssociateKayla Casillo
Senior AssociateFaith Chebet
Senior AssociateMichelle Clague
AssociateGerry Comninos
Senior AssociateCarmin Cornelius
AssociateJade Courtney
Senior AssociateEmile Cronje
Senior AssociateTalia Cullinan
AssociateLauren Davids
Senior AssociateJoshua Davis
AssociateJessica de Kock
AssociateNikita Deib
AssociateDeepna Desai
Trainee AssociateParusha Desai Valodia
Senior AssociateDr. Bernard Dippenaar
Senior AssociateSphiwe Dlamini
AssociateKerry-Anne do Couto
Senior AssociateSabeeha Dollie
AssociateJean du Toit
Senior AssociateMpho Duiker
AssociateWonderboy Frank
AssociateJessie Gertzen
AssociateAtlegang Govuza
Senior AssociateHelena Graham
AssociateJoseph Harries
AssociateCornelia Hausiku
AssociateLuciano Heneke
AssociateSiphile Hlwatika
Senior AssociateDarryn Jacobus
Senior AssociateMahima Jivan
AssociateTevin Jones
Senior AssociateVivienne Jonker
Senior AssociateAndrew Keightley-Smith
Senior AssociateLara Keil
AssociateCalvin Kekana
AssociateTebogo Kganane
AssociateSelusiwe Khumalo
AssociateJenny Klein
Principal AssociateZinzi Lawrence
Senior AssociateMadison Liebmann
Senior AssociateSazi Madlala
Senior AssociateThemba Maduna
AssociateSilindokuhle Magagula
Senior AssociateNaledi Magomola
AssociateOrita Maharaj
Senior AssociateChiraag Maharaj
AssociateLinda Mahlangu
Senior AssociateLerato Mahlo
Senior AssociateSonam Mansingh
AssociateAbrianne Marais
Senior AssociateDavid Marais
Senior AssociateThato Maruapula
AssociateCarol Masego Makutu
Senior AssociateBrian Mashimbyi
AssociateKamohelo Masubele
AssociateBrenda Matu
Senior AssociateLameez Mayet
Senior AssociateHoosein Mayet
AssociateKgabele Mdlalose
AssociateAsiphe Mdutywa
AssociateStephan Minne
AssociateMoleboheng Mokoena
Senior AssociateViolet Molefe
AssociateFiona Monteiro (Cowley)
Senior AssociateDalene Moodley
AssociateShivani Moodley
Senior AssociateGosego Moroka
AssociateMuhammed Moti
AssociateBrian Motloung
AssociateInathi Mpapa
AssociateKlaas Mphego
Senior AssociateBrittany Muller
Senior AssociateTimothy Mutegi
Senior AssociatePatricia Muthelo
Senior AssociateLuxolo Muthwa
AssociatePriyanka Naidoo
Senior AssociateMbali Nene
AssociateCurtis Nhliziyo
Senior AssociateNaledi Nkosi
AssociateClaire Nolan
AssociateBianca Nolan
Senior AssociateThina Ntsaluba
AssociateLindo Ntuli
AssociateNomaswazi Nxumalo
AssociateGregory O`Connor
AssociateEhigie Okojie
AssociateKerrie-Lee Olivier
Senior AssociateFathima Omar
AssociateBelinda Ongong'a
Senior AssociateClinton Pavlovic
Senior AssociateAmy Pawson
AssociateMikhail Peer
AssociateJustine Petersen
AssociateNicholas Petzwinkler
AssociateDorencia Pillay
Senior AssociateMichelle Pilusa
Senior AssociateLuis Pita
AssociateAnika Potgieter
AssociateGeraldine Rabe
Senior AssociateLesego Ralekoa
AssociateNaledi Ramoabi
AssociateSalome Rankapole
AssociateJo-Paula Roman
Senior AssociateAdrian Roux
Senior AssociateLucrecia Sadhaseevan
AssociateScott Salusbury
Senior AssociateRaeesa Seedat
Senior AssociateTlotliso Sejojo
Trainee AssociateRamo Serumula
AssociateThubelihle Shange
Senior AssociateWendy Shih
Senior AssociateMbali Sibanda
Senior AssociateSibongile Sibeko
AssociateJimmy Simiyu
Senior AssociateAndisiwe Sipamla
AssociateAmy Smith
AssociateTaryn Solomon
Principal AssociateSikelelwa Stemele
AssociateWim Steyn
Senior AssociateAmy Strous
AssociateElsabe Strydom
AssociateJualeen Swanepoel
AssociateGomolemo Tau
AssociateShaaista Tayob
AssociateJoseph Tembe
AssociateTayla Theron
Senior AssociateHassan van Wyk
Senior AssociateBusisiwe Vilakazi
Senior AssociateKim Vova
AssociateAnika Wright
AssociateCheri Young
Senior AssociateSiobhan Zeiler
AssociateGambu Zitha
Senior AssociateLutho Zono
AssociateSanele Zulu
AssociateOther
Irfaan Bhayat
ConsultantDaniela Druker
Senior ConsultantRaaid Fayker
Forensics TraineeCarlyn Frittelli Davies
ConsultantLarusha Hemraj
Forensics ConsultantWil Huang
Senior Transactions SpecialistRobyn Kantor
Tax ManagerMichael Katz
ChairmanDondolo Kazembe
Forensics ConsultantKabelo Kgomo
Forensics ConsultantCandace Lategan
Forensics ManagerChristopher Lubbe
Project ManagerOtsile Matlou
Chief Operating OfficerMegan McEvoy
Forensics ManagerLee Mendelsohn
Chief Operating OfficerHape Mokhatla
Marketing SpecialistDineo Moloi
Forensics ConsultantTiisetso Molotsi
Marketing AssistantSeelan Moonsamy
Tax ManagerTsholofelo Mvemve
Pro Bono CoordinatorNadaraj Naidoo
Forensics ManagerNomathemba Phoswa
AttorneyReitumetse Sebatana
AttorneyThabiso Sefara
Pro Bono CoordinatorLinda Sheehan
Head of IntelligENSSiyabonga Sibanda
Forensics ManagerFeroza Solomon
Tax AdvisorShaheen Solwa
IntelligENS AnalystAnnemieke Van Der Valk
Business Development ManagerNatasha Wagiet
Pro Bono ManagerNtando Ximba
Communications SpecialistArticles
JCPC's Landmark Judgment on Standing in Environmental Cases
In the recent judgment of John Mussington & Anor v. Development Control Authority & Others (Antigua and Barbuda) [2024] UKPC 3, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (“JCPC”) found that the appellants had standing to challenge the construction of an airstrip in Bermuda. This conclusion was based on several factors, namely the appellants’ background, their knowledge in the field, their status as local residents, and their experience in environmental assessments. This decision overturned the dismissal of the appellants' application for judicial review by the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Antigua and Barbuda)...
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ENSafrica’s Gaelyn Scott Named one of South Africa’s Top Women in IP
Head of ENSafrica’s IP department Gaelyn Scott is one of only three women in South Africa to have been included in Managing IP’s IP STARS Top 250 Women in IP for 2021/22. The publication recognises senior female IP practitioners in private practice from over 30 jurisdictions who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year. Gaelyn is consistently recognised as one of the top trade mark litigators in South Africa. She founded the intellectual property department at ENSafrica twelve years ago and has contributed significantly to its growth to a team of over 50 people and to it quickly becoming a force within the African IP legal market...
ENSafrica Sustains Growth with Expansion of Executive Team
ENSafrica is pleased to announce that the following practitioners in Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa have been promoted to Executive, bolstering our service offerings in these practice areas and jurisdictions: • Jacqui Kaufmann Shipping and Logistics CPT • Joseph Konadu Dispute Resolution ACC • Kathleen Taylor Banking and Finance CPT • Noma Modise Project Development and Project Finance JNB • Patricia Jane Mumuni Corporate Commercial ACC • Rakhee Dullabh Corporate Commercial JNB • Shrivan Dabee Dispute Resolution MRU “Their outstanding achievement is all the more commendable amid the enormous challenges of the past year,” said ENSafrica Chief Executi