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Key contacts
Senior Partner, Namibia:  Irvine Titus
Managing Partner, Namibia: Stephen Vlieghe
Quick facts
Number of countries

6

Number of offices

9

Network memberships

Lex Mundi

Alliance firm

Aman & Partners LLP (Ethiopia), Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (Nigeria)

Best friend relationships

Across Africa

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
Energy and infrastructure
Firm overview

Bowmans’ Namibian practice is one of the largest and most established full-service corporate and commercial law firms in the country.

Bowmans’ Namibian team has represented borrowers and lenders in the largest project finance transactions and most important mergers and acquisitions in Namibia to date. Its dispute resolution team members regularly litigate and are skilled in private arbitration and mediation.

Other areas of specialist knowledge are employment, insolvency, privacy and data protection law, along with real estate and conveyancing. Sector expertise covers natural resources, infrastructure, property, maritime and shipping, and oil and gas.

Clients include national and international corporate entities, development and development finance institutions, and international law firms.

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Sector expertise
  • The firm has specialist expertise in a range of sectors. Click here for further detail.
Other offices
Address:
5th Floor Courtside Freedom Plaza
Rev Michael Scott Street
Windhoek
Tel:+264 83 728 2700 Fax:---------------------- Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.bowmanslaw.com/
Rankings published in 2026
Financial and corporate
Tier 2
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

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Tier 2

Bowmans
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Tier 3

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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