Our team represented a leading US-based global professional services network
Our team represented a leading US-based global professional services network
We represented a leading US-based global professional services network in a cluster of related actions where so-called investors, who had invested their monies in a Ponzi scheme, sought an indemnity from our client should they not recover their money from the fraudster's estate.
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Our Dispute Resolution practice win at the 2025 Chambers Africa Awards
We sincerely thank our esteemed clients for their feedback, which facilitated our Dispute Resolution practice in winning South Africa Full-Service Law Firm of the Year in the Dispute Resolution category at the 2025 Chambers Africa Awards, held online on 27 February 2025.
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Njeri Wagacha, Partner, and Kevin Kipchirchir, Associate in the Corporate & Commercial practice in Kenya, were recently featured in the 2024 annual issue of DealMakers Africa, sharing insights on public participation as a key element of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Kenya.
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