Bowman Gilfillan

Bowmans
Headquarters Johannesburg, South Africa
No. of offices 6
No. of attorneys 307+[1]
No. of employees 554+[1]
Major practice areas Corporate Law Firm
Key people Robert Legh (Chairman)
Date founded 1885
Founder Douglas Flemmer Gilfillan, Richard Bowman
Company type Law firm
Website www.bowmanslaw.com

Bowmans is a law firm based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, with offices in Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Kampala and Nairobi. It is one of the "Big Five law firms" in South Africa.

History

Bowman Gilfillan was formed through the merger in 1998 of three law firms – Bowman Gilfillan Hayman Godfrey (established 1902), Findlay & Tait (established 1885) and John & Kernick (established 1923).[2]

Major deals

In 2009, the firm advised Bharti Airtel, India's largest cellular services provider in their proposed acquisition of the MTN Group, the largest announced but uncompleted merger in South Africa's history with a value of $23 billion.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Who we are". Bowmans Law. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  2. ↑ Bowman, Gilfillan. "Nature of Law" (PDF). The nature of law. Bowman Gilfillan. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bharti shares jump as MTN merger called off". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 July 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
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