Global Alliance

In November 2005, Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) entered into an exclusive alliance with DLA Piper, a global law firm, and became a member of the DLA Piper Group. With the signing of this alliance, Cliffe Dekker, at that time, became the first South African law firm to enter into an exclusive relationship with a truly global firm, operating across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the US.

DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers located in 31 countries and 77 offices throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs anywhere in the world.

DLA Piper Group is an alliance of independent law firms with exclusive agreements with DLA Piper. DLA Piper and the Group members share a common vision to provide comprehensive legal services to clients locally and globally.

There are ten members in the DLA Piper Group, including DLA Phillips Fox in New Zealand, DLA Nordic in Sweden and the DLA Piper Africa Group members.

Benefits for our clients

As part of the alliance, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr refers legal work on an exclusive basis across the DLA Piper network. This means we can introduce our clients to lawyers around the world - lawyers who know the local legal and regulatory regimes, languages, customs and cultures. Sourcing offshore expertise for our clients saves them time and money.

Our clients also benefit from our knowledge of global industry trends and our ability to easily access a considerable pool of legal experience, talent and knowledge on a worldwide basis. Read more about how we leverage what we know through our Knowledge Management.