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词条 Big Five (law firms) in South Africa
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  1. Rankings

     Chambers and Partners Global Rankings  Who's Who Legal Global 100  Who's Who Legal South African Law firm of the year  Mergermarket M&A Awards: Legal Advisor of the Year - Sub-Saharan Africa 

  2. Other major law firms

  3. See also

  4. References

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The Big Five law firms is a term informally used in South Africa to refer to those law firms which, collectively, are perceived to be the leading law firms based in South Africa.

The following firms are usually seen as comprising the "Big Five" (listed alphabetically):{{discuss}}[1][2][3]

Name Date founded Offices Lawyers
Spoor and Fisher
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr1
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, trading as ENSafrica
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa2 1922 Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg (3) (2017) 188 (2017)[4]
Webber Wentzel in alliance with Linklaters3 1868 [5] Cape Town and Johannesburg (2) (2017)[6] 393 (2017)[7]

Note1: Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr was formerly allied with DLA Piper. Its affiliation with DLA Piper ended at the end of August 2015.[8]

Note2: On 1 June 2011, Deneys Reitz Inc joined UK based firm Norton Rose.[9]

Note3: Webber Wentzel is an associate of ALN.[10] On 1 February 2013, the firm entered into a collaborative alliance with global law firm Linklaters.[11]

Rankings

Chambers and Partners Global Rankings

Chambers and Partners Global Rankings of the number of lawyers recognised as leaders in their respective fields.

Rank Name 2012 2013 2014
1 Webber Wentzel 38[12]40[13]46[14]
2ENSafrica2537[15]45[15] Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr 2123[16]25[16]
5 Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa1 1621[17]26[17]

Who's Who Legal Global 100

Law firms included in the Global 100 aren't assigned a specific ranking.

Year Firm3
2013 ENSafrica[18]
2013, 2014[19] Webber Wentzel[20]

Note3: firms listed alphabetically

Who's Who Legal South African Law firm of the year

Year Firm
2015 Webber Wentzel[20][21][20]
2013 Webber Wentzel
2012 Webber Wentzel[22]
2011 Webber Wentzel[22]

Mergermarket M&A Awards: Legal Advisor of the Year - Sub-Saharan Africa

Other major law firms

Firms with more than 50 attorneys are generally viewed as midsize law firms.[23][24]

Name Founded (South Africa) No. of offices (South Africa) No. of attorneys (South Africa)
Adams & Adams 1908[25] 4 (14 associated offices in the rest of Africa) (January 2017)[26] 151 (2017)[7]
Baker McKenzie1 2012 [27] 1 (2017) 58 (2017)[7]
Fasken Martineau South Africa (formerly Bell Dewar) 1901 [28] 1 (2017)[29] 59 (2017)[7]
Hogan Lovells South Africa (formerly Routledge Modise)2 1892[30] 1 (2017)[31] 125 (2017)[7]
Shepstone & Wylie 1872[32] 6 (2017)[33] 70 (2017)[7]
Spoor & Fisher 1920[34] 4 (2017)[35] 59 (2017)[7]
STBB - Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes 1900[36] 11 (2017)[37] 66 (2017)[38]
Werksmans 1917[39] 4 (2017)[40] 201 (2017)[7]

Note1: Baker & McKenzie opened its office in South Africa with lawyers, staff and partners from Dewey & LeBoeuf’s defunct Johannesburg office following that firm's bankruptcy.[27]

Note2: Routledge Modise was formerly part of Eversheds from 2008 to 2012.[41]

See also

  • List of law firms in Uganda
  • Magic Circle (law)
  • Silver Circle (law)
  • Big Six law firms

References

1. ^{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Law-Firms-South-Africa-Sonnenbergs/dp/1157393721|title=Law Firms of South Africa: Webber Wentzel, Spoor and Fisher, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENSafrica)|quotation=Big Five Law Firms|website=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=4 March 2011}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.africanbusinessreview.co.za/business-features/finance/africa%E2%80%99s-top-corporate-lawyers|title=Africa’s top Corporate Lawyers Retrieved 4 March 2010|website=Africanbusinessreview.co.za|access-date=4 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114042242/http://www.africanbusinessreview.co.za/business-features/finance/africa%E2%80%99s-top-corporate-lawyers|archive-date=14 November 2010|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaeconomics.com/assets/Usegareth/SA_Professional_Services.pdf |title=Assets |website=Dnaeconomics.com|format=PDF}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/firm/309/2|title=Norton Rose Fulbright - London - Law Firm Profile - Global Guide 2018 - Chambers and Partners|website=Chambersandpartners.com}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sabar.co.za/law-journals/2007/august/2007-august-vol020-no2-p46.pdf|format=PDF|title=The Firm: a Biography of Webber Wentzel Bowens|website=Sabar.co.za|accessdate=31 December 2010}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.leadingmanagers.co.za/profiles/SALM10_WebberWentzel.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=31 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601045724/http://www.leadingmanagers.co.za/profiles/SALM10_WebberWentzel.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2011 }} Webber Wentzel Retrieved 31 December 2010
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8. ^{{cite web|author=Michael West |url=http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/index.php/lb-blog-view/4525-dla-piper-ends-south-african-alliance-as-it-eyes-launch-in-jo-burg |title=DLA Piper ends South African alliance as it eyes Jo’burg launch for first foray into Africa |publisher=Legal Business |date=2015-08-07 |accessdate=2018-07-18}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nortonrose.com/aboutus/ogilvyrenaultanddeneysreitz/default31995.aspx?lang=en-gb |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-12-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122133103/http://www.nortonrose.com/aboutus/ogilvyrenaultanddeneysreitz/default31995.aspx?lang=en-gb |archivedate=22 January 2011 |df=dmy-all }} Ogilvy Renault and Deneys Reitz to join Norton Rose Group Retrieved 31 December 2010
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11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.webberwentzel.com/wwb/content/en/ww/ww-in-the-news?oid=38298&sn=Detail-2011&pid=32438|title=Webber Wentzel|website=Webberwentzel.com}}
12. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20130618130356/http://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK/Firms/3753-40029] Webber Wentzel Retrieved 21 March 2012
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK/Firms/3753-73632|title=Webber Wentzel Retrieved 27 May 2013|website=Chambersandpartners.com}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK/Firms/3753-73632|title=Webber Wentzel Retrieved 26 March 2014 - updated 5 November 2014|website=Chambersandpartners.com}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Global/Firms/132639-73565|title=ENSafrica - Johannesburg - Law Firm Profile - Global Guide 2018 - Chambers and Partners|website=Chambersandpartners.com}}
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22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.webberwentzel.com/wwb/content/en/accolades|title=Cambrient Contentsuite Login|website=Webberwentzel.com|accessdate=20 July 2018}}
23. ^Michael H. Trotter, Profit and the Practice of Law: What's Happened to the Legal Profession (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1997), 46.
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41. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/issues/online-october-2012/eversheds-parts-company-with-south-african-ally-over-conflicts/|title=Eversheds parts company with South African ally over conflicts – The Lawyer - Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs|date=22 October 2012|website=Thelawyer.com}}
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