ENSAFRICA
Attorneys in Sandton

What matters in today’s business environment are fast turnaround times and cost-effective solutions. ENSafrica is Africa’s largest law firm, with over 600 practitioners, and 100 years of experience in high-level, complex commercial work. ENSafrica has lawyers qualified to practise English, French and OHADA law, as well as practitioners who are fluent in African and international languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, French and Portuguese. The firm also has dedicated China and India practice groups, which focus on the African strategies of these countries. Through the financial services centre of Mauritius, ENSafrica also offers a unique possibility to integrate all aspects of structuring clients’ investments in relation to all commercial areas of law, tax, IP and fiduciary. The Africa Global Funds Service Providers Awards honour outstanding efforts and accomplishments of fund service providers covering Africa. The African Legal Awards, now in their fifth year, celebrate exceptional achievement, excellence and innovation in the legal profession on the African continent. Chambers and Partners Rankings ENSafrica is rated as a leading law firm and ENSafrica practitioners are listed as leading lawyers in the Chambers Global Guide ENSafrica is ranked in 29 practice areas across eight jurisdictions and in the Africa-wide category. In addition, 62 of the firm’s practitioners are ranked as leading lawyers in their respective fields, with several practitioners receiving more than one ranking. Since 1990, Chambers has published the world’s leading annual guides to the legal profession and has a reputation for in-depth, objective and independent research. Chambers has a team of over 170 editors and full-time researchers who conduct interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide. Working with their editors, they identify and rank the world’s best lawyers on the basis of their legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness and client service. The IAM Patent 1000 is a unique guide that identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe. IFLR1000 publishes leading law firm rankings in two guides, Financial and Corporate and Energy and Infrastructure. Its rankings and analysis are based on extensive independent research and no firm can pay to be part of the guides. This is the ninth year that India Business Law Journal has conducted its survey of the top foreign firms for India-related work. ENSafrica has been ranked in 22 practice areas across four jurisdictions, as well as in the Africa regional category. In addition, 70 ENSafrica practitioners feature as leading or recommended lawyers, some of whom have received more than one ranking. The Managing Intellectual Property rankings feature only the leading IP practitioners in private practice and firms in over 40 jurisdictions. This is the eighth year in a row that the firm has been recognised as a top employer. The Top Employers certification is only awarded to the best employers around the world: organisations that demonstrate the highest standards of employee offerings, including a forward-thinking human resources environment that is continuously working to optimise its employee conditions and leading the way in the development of its people. The World Trademark Review 1000, a guide to the world’s leading trademark professionals, is now in its sixth year. This year’s publication identifies the trade mark industry’s leading lights in 71 jurisdictions around the world.