Africa Legal Podcast

In this podcast, three associates from Nigerian-based full service law firm Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe (DOA), chat to Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson about the firm’s strategy on internationalising its practice. You can never over emphasise the importance of leveraging relationships, says Tobiloba Awosika, a key member of DOA’s banking and finance, mergers and acquisition practice team. Linking up with...

Passion paired with analytical thinking is what turned Lopes Attorneys Inc. into an award-winning firm to be reckoned with. In this podcast, the firm’s managing director, Rui Lopes, chats to Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson about the niche services offered. Top of mind for specialist lawyer Rui Lopes when he opened the firm Lopes Attorneys Inc, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, two years ago, was wha...

In this podcast, Bridgett Majola, partner at award winning law firm CMS, engages in an enlightening discussion on the new wave of electricity supply, with Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson. South Africans frustrated by load shedding will be happy to hear that the legal experts at CMS are doing all they can to ensure the energy crisis in the country becomes a thing of the past. The foremost law firm helpe...

Augustine Hamwela and Layeni Phiri, managing partners at August Hill and Associates, highlight the firm’s strategy to connect African businesses with international partners in this podcast with Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson. “A top law firm that delivers world class solutions to both everyday and complex matters.” That has been the goal of trusted allies Augustine Hamwela and Layeni Phiri ever since...

RPC law firm’s celebrated arbitrator Shai Wade and Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson recently returned from a trip to South Africa. In this podcast, Wade shares his observations and provides insights into the world of arbitration and the firm’s broader strategy. There’s no doubt that Shai Wade, Head of International Arbitration at law firm RPC, relished his visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, where Afri...

ESG has become a vital cog in the extractives and renewables industry. In this podcast, mining expert Warren Beech tells Tom Pearson why this is so. Historically, when it came to the mining of natural resources in Africa, returns on investment were top of mind for shareholders. That has now changed, with more companies paying closer attention to the environment, social and governance (ESG) aspects...

In this podcast, Webber Wentzel’s Daryl Dingley and Judge David Unterhalter share their insights on the current trading and global influences in Africa with Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson. The multiplicity of trade agreements and policies in Africa can best be described as a spider’s web, says Daryl Dingley, who heads the Competition,Trade and Investment (CTI) practice at Webber Wentzel. Dingley noted...

In this episode of our podcast series focusing on multi-qualified lawyers, Shelagh Rule, partner at Webber Wentzel, shares her journey and views on being a triple qualified lawyer with Tom Pearson. Shelagh Rule is armed with qualifications from South Africa, the United Kingdom and New York in the United States, so she’s a triple threat indeed. Having earned her LLB at Wits University in South Afri...

Law at an international level is the focus of the collaborative event being held by the UK Ministry of Justice, GREAT Legal Services and Africa Legal on 31 August. In this podcast, Dr Gabriel Onagoruwa chats to Tom Pearson about why being a dual qualified lawyer gives you the upper hand. Dr Gabriel Onagoruwa’s journey to becoming a dual qualified lawyer began when he was at university. The Nigeria...

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna has cemented its position as a leading full service law firm in Africa. In this podcast, co-managing partners Rosa Nduati-Mutero and Daniel Ngumy speak to Tom Pearson about the changes that have taken place in the firm and the ALN alliance. Exciting moves have been made at ALN, an alliance of top law firms in Africa, which recently incorporated Nigerian powerhouse A...

Internationalising your practice by qualifying in multiple jurisdictions will be a focal point at the upcoming conference hosted by the UK Ministry of Justice and GREAT Legal Services in partnership with Africa Legal. In this podcast Michael Strain chats to Tom Pearson on why being dual qualified matters. Michael Strain, partner and Head of Corporate/M&A at Clyde & Co in East Africa took a rather...

In this podcast, Joshua Daranijo, Managing Partner at Allen & Brooks, and Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson discuss how the law firm flourished during the global lockdown. Many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are unable to survive the first five years in business because they do not have the necessary legal support to thrive in one of the fastest-growing African economies. This scenario sp...

Africa Legal, in partnership with the UK Ministry of Justice and GREAT Legal Services, is hosting a series of events in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 31 August 31 to 1 September, with the theme being Law at an International Level. In this podcast, Tom Pearson chats to Njeri Wagacha on the benefits of being a dual qualified African lawyer. The road to being able to practise in more than one juri...

Mental health issues require first aid in the same way physical health issues do. In this podcast Tom Pearson and his guests discuss what’s being done to overcome the stigma attached to mental health issues and why first aiders are required in the workplace and society. The difficulty in trying to find an outlet to talk about mental health drove Lynnette Etemesi and Timothy Asobele Emmanuel Dare,...

In recent years, investors have begun to show keen interest in Francophone Africa. In this vidcast, representatives of Webber Wentzel and their alliance partner Linklaters Paris talk about the latest trends and developments. In 29 African countries, French is the official or first language; most of these countries are located in the western, central and northern regions of the continent. Seventeen...

In this podcast, Africa Legal’s Thomas Pearson chats to Robert Botha, CEO and founding member of Integrated Mining Solutions (INMISO) Consulting, ahead of the Mining Indaba taking place in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 12 May. Robert Botha held diverse legal and commercial positions at some top mining companies before starting INMISO Consulting, a uniquely structured firm that provides cutting...

In this podcast, trailblazers Leah Molatseli and Naomi Thompson chat to Africa Legal’s Chief Commercial Officer, Thomas Pearson, about disrupting the legal industry through future-focused technology. Naomi Thompson, Senior Vice President of Legal Solutions at Exigent Group Limited, and Leah Molatseli, the Head of Business Development at Legal Interact and advisory board member for the Global Legal...

In this podcast, Hugo Coetzee, chairman of the Africa practice at CMS, chats to Tom Pearson, Chief Commercial Officer at Africa Legal, about the premier law firm’s prospects in Africa. CMS is a huge law firm; it has 8 000 staff and operates in 45 countries with 80 offices globally. But in the context of a massive continent like Africa – a place of great contrasts, different jurisdictions and disti...

Access to Banking and Insurance in Africa and the Role of Technology with Webber Wentzel by Africa Legal

Chief Rotimi Williams’ Chambers, also known as FRA Law, is positioning itself to become the foremost law firm in West Africa. In this podcast, the firm’s newly appointed Managing Partner, Alade Williams, along with former Managing Partner Folarin Williams and Senior Partner Efe Etomi, enlightens Tom Pearson on how this will be achieved.

Africa’s legal technology journey has started, and tools that support the work of lawyers have become critical to running businesses more efficiently. In this conversation, Raphael Segal, CEO and founder of Legal Interact, and his colleague Leah Molatseli, the organisation’s Head of Business Development, tell Tom Pearson how this can be achieved.

In this podcast, Hortense Mudenge of Rwanda Finance Limited, the agency which operates the Kigali International Financial Centre, and Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson discuss the findings of their latest collaborative research report. This third report focuses on expanding markets in Africa. A survey into unlocking expansion opportunities across Africa has revealed that around 85% of respondents, being...

Brian happens to be billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban’s younger brother but, to me, that is a footnote to what made Brian such an important guest to converse with. Brian is in long-term recovery from alcohol and cocaine addiction, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and bulimia, and has maintained his sobriety since 2007. During our conversation we covered a range of topics from law firm leadership t...

Infamous for its debt burden, plans to turn around Zambia’s fortunes are in the pipeline following the election of a new government. Brenda Mutale Chanda and Sharon Sakuwaha, co-managing partners at Moira Mukuka Legal Practitioners, chatted to Tom Pearson on the renewed optimism among its citizenry.

In an exclusive interview, East African law firm ALN//Anjarwalla & Khanna’s director of Forensics and Investigations, Willie Oelofse, and Roddy McKean, director of the Corporate Department, spoke to Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson about why a forensic lawyer should be on every due diligence team There will be a special webinar on forensic law lead by the expert team from A&K on October 26. To reserve y...