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Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Tier 5
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bowmans
15 practice areas
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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
15 practice areas
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ENS
15 practice areas
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Webber Wentzel
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Werksmans Attorneys
15 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
13 practice areas
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Deneys
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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White & Case
15 practice areas
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Tier 4

Fasken
13 practice areas
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Tier 5

Alchemy Law Africa
3 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Notable

CMS
5 practice areas
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Gwina Attorneys Incorporated
3 practice areas
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Poswa Incorporated
4 practice areas
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Primerio International
2 practice areas
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Solaris Law
1 practice area
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Zaakira Haffejee
1 practice area
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Project development : Energy and infrastructure
Tier 3
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bowmans
15 practice areas
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Deneys
11 practice areas
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ENS
15 practice areas
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Webber Wentzel
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
15 practice areas
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Fasken
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Werksmans Attorneys
15 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
13 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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White & Case
15 practice areas
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Notable

Alchemy Law Africa
3 practice areas
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Beech Veltman
6 practice areas
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CMS
5 practice areas
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Gwina Attorneys Incorporated
3 practice areas
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Sitef & Co
2 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

In 2012 Dentons and KapdiTwala established an association that was considered 'a first-of-its-kind' between a Black law firm and an international law firm. Dentons have two offices in South Africa located in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Dentons is an international law firm serving 81 countries at 205 locations.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a focus on energy project development but is also very active in mining project development.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Microsoft, Total, ABSA, Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), Amazon, Barloworld, BP, Eskom, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), ODA, Old Mutual and Par Equity.

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M&A
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
M&A
The tie-up will allow Dentons to better position itself to meet clients’ needs across Greater China, the firm said
M&A
New hires were made in the corporate, M&A, PE and finance practices in Washington, Houston, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich and London
New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate and M&A practices in New York City, Boston, Frankfurt and Toronto
M&A
The firm’s innovation and intelligence director for Europe, and the co-head of Europe corporate and M&A practice, talk about the firm’s proprietary AI tool, M&A use cases and cost implications
M&A
Sources in Africa and Western Asia say businesses need to manage their legal budgets carefully to stay competitive in economically volatile regions
New hires were made across the finance and funds practices in Singapore, Riyadh, Brussels, Washington, DC and New York
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