LEX Africa develops a relationship with the AEA International Lawyers Network
LEX Africa develops a relationship with the AEA International Lawyers Network-Association of European Lawyers. LEX Africa has agreed to establish a non-exclusive relationship with AEA. The AEA is the largest network of the world in number of offices and countries covered. They have 456 offices in 113 countries. LEX Africa is Africa’s first and largest […]
LEX Africa develops a relationship with SBC Global Alliance
LEX Africa has agreed to establish a non-exclusive relationship with the SBC Global Alliance to promote cooperation for the mutual benefit of the networks and their members including to enable professional relationships between members and allow them to work together, share information of interest to members and their clients and attend each other’s conferences. The […]
Congratulations to our members on their IFLR Africa Awards
IFLR recently held their inaugural Africa Awards where they announced all the winning firms, teams, deals and lawyers from across the continent, recognising the advancement of firms from sub-Saharan Africa. LEX Africa members were shortlisted as follows: Deal of the year: Capital Markets – Katende Ssempebwa & Co M&A – Katende Ssempebwa & Co M&A […]
LEX Africa wins Network/Alliance of the Year at the African Legal Awards 2020
The announcement of being winners in the category of Network/Alliance of the year at this year’s African Legal Awards, has LEX Africa and its members feeling delighted and proud! Chairman Pieter Steyn says, ”We wish to thank our members for their contributions and to the management team for their excellent work which has led us […]
LEX Africa signs MOU with the Swiss Chinese Law Association (SCLA)
LEX Africa and the SCLA have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding in order to further develop and strengthen their relationship. The MOU is intended to promote greater cooperation for mutual benefit including to enable professional relationships between members and allow them to work together, share information of interest to members and their clients and […]
Africa Day 2020
Africa Day presents an opportunity for all Africans to reconnect and recommit themselves to develop a better Africa and a better world! Africa Day celebrates the day on which the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor to the African Union (AU), was formed in 1963. We pay tribute to the progress that we, as […]
LEX Africa makes a difference with LEX:Lead
Lex:lead is an organisation of international lawyers dedicated to economic development and the improvement of lives in developing nations. They offer an annual essay competition on topics of law and development to students in the world’s least developed countries. Launched with funding from the International Bar Association Foundation, Lex:lead is a partner to the World […]
LEX Africa Alliance and its members celebrate Chambers Rankings 2020
LEX Africa is pleased, to once again be ranked as a Band 1 Regional Law Firm Network – Africa Wide by Chambers and Partners! “Since its inception in 1993, LEX Africa has displayed considerable commitment to the African continent and its mission of developing professional legal skills and business. Its addition of firms in North […]
LEX Africa signs MOU with International Practice Group (IPG)
LEX Africa and IPG have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding in order to further develop and strengthen their relationship. These two long established professional associations have agreed to co-operate for mutual benefit enabling members to work together on international client matters, share information of interest to members and their clients and attend each other’s […]
New member in Congo – Brazzaville
It gives us great pleasure to advise that our existing member in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will now represent the Congo – Brazzaville region. Located in the heart of downtown Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, Emery Mukendi Wafwana & Associates, SARLU, is a law firm that provides investors and financiers, informed opinion […]