We are a full service law firm - with an extensive reach across Africa - consisting of more than 350 lawyers and a track record spanning over 169 years.
We are able to provide experienced legal support and an authentic knowledge-based and cost-effective legal service for clients looking to do business in key markets across Africa. Our Africa practice brings together the resources and expertise of leading business law firms across the continent that have direct experience acting for governments, state agencies and multinational organisations. This combined experience across the continent produces an extensive African capability. We also partner with other professional disciplines such as audit, business consulting or corporate finance disciplines to provide a seamless and integrated solution for projects that have a multi-disciplinary dimension.
We focus on a number of key sectors which are active and thriving in Africa, including Mergers & Acquisitions; Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing; Commercial Real Estate; Consumer Goods, Services & Retail; Energy and Power; Oil & Gas; Financial Institutions, Services & Fintech; Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency; Government & State-owned Entities; Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals; Hospitality & Leisure; Gambling & Regulatory Compliance; Industrials, Manufacturing & Trading; Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics; Mining & Minerals; Private Equity; and Technology & Communications.
Founded in 1853
1000 people in their team
Our lawyers coordinate complex transactions, deal with regulatory requirements, advise on tax matters, manage due diligence investigations and prepare all required documentation. Our key focus areas are:
We have years of experience acting for clients across multiple sectors including Telecommunications, Energy, Mining, Healthcare, Hospitality, Tourism, Information Technology, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Manufacturing and many more.
Our services include dispute resolution and opinion work across a range of specialisations, some of which include:
We assist public officers and other representative taxpayers with the onerous obligations of related tax provisions including:
We help clients to identify potential non-compliance and to restructure employment benefits (including share incentive schemes) to improve tax efficiency.
We assist with pension and provident funds and retirement benefits.
The CDH Real Estate Law team's abilities are multidimensional. Our team has the breadth and depth of expertise on bonds, transfers,township planning, sectional titles, property developments, property financing, subdivisions and consolidations as well as green energy development initiatives. Meet the Cape Town and Johannesburg team behind making our Real Estate Law Practice, the largest in the country.
Our wide range of trust and estate services includes:
