Bowman Gilfillan

Bowman Gilfillan
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
No. of offices	4
No. of attorneys	300+
No. of employees	600+
Major practice areas	General practice
Key people	Jonathan Schlosberg (Chairman)
Date founded	1885
Founder	Douglas Flemmer Gilfillan, Richard Bowman
Company type	Personal liability company
Website
www.bowman.co.za

Bowman Gilfillan Inc is a law firm based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, with offices in Cape Town and through its association with Coulson Harney, in 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).^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Sisi Khampepe,^{[citation needed]} Constitutional Court judge
• Patrice Motsepe,^{[citation needed]} billionaire mining magnate
• Kate O'Regan,^{[citation needed]} Constitutional Court judge

Major deals

In 2008, the firm advised Standard Bank on its 20% acquisition by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the largest foreign investment to date in South Africa.^{[citation needed]}

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.

Rankings

Chambers and Partners lists the firm in Band 1 for Competition/Antitrust, IT & Telecommunications and Projects: Project Finance/PPP whilst PLC Which Lawyer recommends Bowman Gilfillan as the top firm in South Africa, leading in the areas of Competition/anti-trust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Labour and Employee Benefits and highly recommended for Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Environment, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences.

External links

• Official site