Bowman Gilfillan
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| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| No. of offices | 8 |
| No. of attorneys | 307+[1] |
| No. of employees | 554+[2] |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | Robert Legh (Chairman) |
| Date founded | 1885 |
| Founder | Douglas Flemmer Gilfillan, Richard Bowman |
| Company type | Law firm |
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Bowman Gilfillan Inc is a law firm based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, with offices in Cape Town and Nairobi, Kenya. 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).[3]
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.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.bowman.co.za/ Who are we Retrieved 31 December 2010
- ↑ http://www.bowman.co.za/ Who are we Retrieved 31 December 2010
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Financial Times - Bharti shares jump as MTN merger called off
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