Law firm Eversheds continues to expand its operations in Africa by
joining forces with leading Durban based law firm Knight Turner.
DURBAN, South Africa - Monday, June 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- The affiliation will see the independent Durban firm re-brand
as Eversheds KZN with a dramatically expanded scope and reach of its
product offering, while retaining its reputation for personalised
service.
The move follows the formation of Eversheds’ Pan-African
strategy, which since 2013 saw the firm tie up with Mahons Attorneys in
South Africa, giving the firm bases in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port
Louis in Mauritius. Eversheds was also joined by El Heni in Tunisia,
which now practises as Eversheds El Heni in Tunis and also by Eversheds
CWA Morocco with offices in Casablanca and Tangier. Eversheds now
operates 8 offices in Africa.
Last year also witnessed the creation
of Eversheds African Law Institute (EALI), an organisation designed to
share best practices to promote and deliver the highest standards of
legal service across Africa. EALI has since experienced rapid growth and
to date has a network of 33 members in 37 offices across 31 African
countries. It is the largest platform of legal services across the
continent.
Bryan Hughes, Eversheds Chief Executive commented:
“This
latest agreement with established firm Knight Turner, forms a key part
of our Pan African strategy as we firmly establish a presence in South
Africa. Durban offers a strong commercial and logistics hub and we look
forward to working collaboratively with the team at Eversheds KZN to
offer a seamless client experience.”
Knight Turner's founding partner Andrew Turner commented:
"This
affiliation will give us increased reach, within South Africa, Africa
and beyond. It will also vastly increase our access to legal knowledge
and resources.
"We will retain our distinctive culture and value
system, but operate under the global Eversheds brand which will give us a
unique competitive advantage. Our clients value the personalised,
specialist attention they receive from us. Now, thanks to our
affiliation with Eversheds, and in particular with the existing
Eversheds Southern African presence, our clients will enjoy the same
level of one-on-one attention, with all the additional clout of a
powerful global team at their disposal."
About Eversheds LLP
Eversheds
LLP and its worldwide offices have over 4,000 people who provide
services to the private and public sector business and finance
community. Access to all these services is provided through 53
international offices in 30 jurisdictions. Eversheds combines local
market knowledge and access with the specialisms, resources and
international capability of one of the world's largest law firms.
www.eversheds.com
Contacts
Eversheds LLP
Imogen Lee
Head of Corporate Communications
International Dial : +44 207 919 4566
Mobile:+44 (0)771 511 7085
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