No. of offices 6 No. of employees 554+ Key people Robert Legh (Chairman) Founded 1885 Number of attorneys 307 | No. of attorneys 307+ Major practice areas Corporate Law Firm Number of employees 554 Company type Law firm Number of offices 7 | |
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Headquarters Johannesburg, South Africa Founders Douglas Gilfillan, Richard Bowman Subsidiaries Velden Pike Nichols, Findlay and Tait, John W Ffooks & Co. | ||
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Bowmans is a law firm based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, with offices in Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Kampala and Nairobi. It is one of the "Big Five law firms" in South Africa.
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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).
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.
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