Who we are
Bowman Gilfillan is one of the premier corporate law firms in South Africa with offices in Johannesburg,
Cape Town and London. Employing more than 280 specialised lawyers, 540 members of staff, and 96 partners, the firm is widely renowned for
its professionalism and superior legal services.
As one of South Africa’s biggest and oldest commercial law firms, Bowman Gilfillan draws from a solid knowledge of the local business
environment and an in-depth understanding of the country’s complex socio-political climate. Essentially, this enables us to offer technical
legal services of the highest calibre in the context of sound, practical business advice.
Bowman Gilfillan’s committed and diverse team of corporate attorneys, years of experience in the industry and supreme legal expertise comprise
a winning formula that has earned us a series of accolades, including Law Firm of the Year: Africa
at the PLC Which lawyer? Law Firm Awards 2008.
Our legal services
The firm’s dynamic combination of local expertise and international presence has attracted high-profile clients both in South Africa and around
the world. Investment banks, industrial conglomerates, financial institutions, governments and state authorities are just some examples of clients
who depend on Bowman Gilfillan to handle their corporate legal affairs.
Bowman Gilfillan’s extensive list of specialist legal services includes:
We also offer a formal Pro Bono Programme, which was established in June 2003. Since its inception we
have provided more than 36 250 hours of free legal services to the programme’s beneficiaries at a total value exceeding R35 million.
A Global network of commercial and corporate law attorneys
Bowman Gilfillan has the unique advantage of operating as part of a global network of commercial and corporate law attorneys. Our London office,
which was established 10 years ago, serves the legal requirements of both South African and international corporations with regard to cross-border
transactions.
Many of our partners belong to the International Bar Association, and we are members of influential international intellectual property law
organisations such as AIPPI, the Licensing Executives Society, and FICPI. The firm’s directors also attend International Trade Mark Association,
Marqes, Chartered Institute of Patent Agents and the Asian Patent Attorneys Association meetings on a regular basis.
As a member of Lex Mundi, the leading association of independent law firms in the world, Bowman Gilfillan works in close association with more
than 160 international member firms and 12 500 lawyers all over the world.
Bowman Gilfillan is the exclusive South African representative of the Employment Law Alliance, the world’s largest and most important network of labour and employment lawyers.
The Africa Group
Bowman Gilfillan established the Africa Group to unite lawyers across the firm in providing
integrated legal services to our clients throughout Africa. Focusing primarily on corporate law, commercial law and financial law, the Africa Group
facilitates cross-border legal services of the highest global standards in Africa.
The Group serves corporations, financial institutions, parastatals and governments by offering the expert and timely legal advice they need in
order to achieve their commercial objectives on the continent. The Africa Group’s dynamic relationships with prestigious commercial law firms across
the continent, afford our clients excellent and dependable legal advice, irrespective of where they are based in Africa.
Contact us for your legal requirements
Whether you need an corporate law attorney, dispute resolution lawyer, employment law attorney, or almost any other specialist business lawyer,
Bowman Gilfillan is guaranteed to exceed your legal expectations.
Contact us today for more information about the legal services you require
and to find out how we can be of service.
What they say
Chambers and Partners 2008 ranked us first band in the following
departments:
Banking & Finance - "...the first port of call for complicated legal issues..."
Competition/Antitrust - "...leads in terms of capacity, the quality of people and the service, which is perfect ..."
Corporate/M&A - "...terrific at running cross-border deals smoothly..."
IT & Telecommunications - "...fast turnaround time and up-to-date knowledge of international developments..."
Projects: Project Finance/PPP - "...depth of knowledge and sensitivity to client’s priorities..."
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