Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc | |
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| Headquarters | Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| No. of offices | 3[1] |
| No. of attorneys | 250+ (2012) [2] |
| No. of employees | 600+ (2012) [3] |
| Major practice areas | Corporate law |
| Key people | Brent Williams (CEO), Attie Pretorius (Chairman), |
| Date founded | 1853 |
| Company type | Law firm |
| Website | |
| www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com | |
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc is one of the largest law firms in South Africa, with more than 130 partners and 270 attorneys.[4] The firm has offices in Sandton, Johannesburg and Cape Town; it is also affiliated with DLA Piper.
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr was established in September 2008 as a result of the merger between Cliffe Dekker (formerly Cliffe Dekker Fuller Moore) and Hofmeyr, Herbstein & Gihwala.[5]
History
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's roots date back to 1853. The firm has grown through a series of mergers, culminating in the merger on 1 September 2008 of two of South Africa's largest national corporate law firms, Cliffe Dekker and Hofmeyr Herbstein & Gihwala.
Practice areas
The firm offers business legal services structured around 13 core practice groups: Corporate and Commercial; Competition/Antitrust; Dispute Resolution; Employment/Labour; Environmental; Finance and Banking; Intellectual Property; Pro Bono and Human Rights; Projects and Infrastructure; Real Estate; Tax; Technology, Media and Telecommunications; and Trusts and Estates.
The firm's lawyers specialise in particular fields in key sectors such as aviation; Black Economic Empowerment; data protection and privacy; energy; insolvency and restructuring; mergers and acquisitions; mining; health and safety; outsourcing; product liability; public sector law; and private equity.
Black Economic Empowerment
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has achieved an accredited Level Three BEE contributor rating.
References
- ↑ http://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com/aboutus/contact.htm Contact us Retrieved 6 March 2011
- ↑ http://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com/a_sndmsg/cdh_people.asp DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Retrieved 24 June 2011
- ↑ http://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com/a_sndmsg/cdh_people.asp DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Retrieved 24 June 2011
- ↑ http://www.iflr1000.com/JurisdictionFirm/7192/129/DLA-Cliffe-Dekker-Hofmeyr.html#Jurisdiction107 DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Retrieved 6 MARCH 2011
- ↑ Legalweek.com - DLA Piper ally completes South Africa merger
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