Please note: due to the volume of entries this year, we will not be able to provide individual feedback on submissions.
In-House Categories
General Counsel of the Year
Anisha Naidoo Umichand, iOCO
Carina Oosthuizen, Development Bank of South Africa
Cedrick Aghey, Confédération Africaine de Football
Dimakatso Poonyane, Novartis
Isabel Joseph, Metso
Jesuyemisi Odeyemi, Sifax Group of Companies
Julia Nsaleni Tembe, Vodacom Mozambique
Madonna Okpaleke, Reckitt Benckiser
Michael Osilama Out, Zenith Bank
Peter Mungai, Absa Bank
Shadrach Iguh, Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company
Zainab Bachoo, Bulkstream Limited
In-House Rising Star Award
Alicia Lazarus, Life Healthcare
Candy Musekene, MTN
Chiraag Maharaj, Axis House Group
James Osano Obuchi, Justice Defenders Kenya
Kreason Subroyan, Suncoast
Misheck Marava, Petrotrade
Nnenna Ugwuede, OmniRetail Technology
Sarah Jane Goldman, Valterra Platinum
Siyabonga Manyoni, Metso
Taryn Jade Moonsamy, Roche
Tayo Mustapha, Moniepoint
Xolisile Mkwanazi, Development Bank of Southern Africa
Legal Department of the Year - Large Team
ABSA Bank
Clicks Group
CRDB Bank
Development Bank of Southern Africa
Janus Continental Group
Moniepoint
National Bank of Egypt
Safaricom
Valterra Platinum Limited
Vodacom
Legal Department of the Year - Small Team
Development Bank of Southern Africa
Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company
Iress
Karm
Metso
Payaza
Pernod Ricard
Primedia Out of Home
Purple Group
Tourist Company of Nigeria
Risk & Compliance Department of the Year
Alexander Forbes Financial Services
City of Cape Town Municipality
Janus Continental Group
PepsiCo
Telkom SOC
Vodacom
XLink communications
Senior In-House Legal Counsel of the Year
Abuchi Justice Ngene, NG Clearing
Andréa Campbell, Microsoft
Catherine Kariba, Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Emmanuel Gosbert Blandes, Lake Energies Group
Grace Adeloye, Moniepoint
Kurshelen Naidoo, Tongaat Hulett
Maletsatsi Phore, Valterra Platinum
Maryke Richards, Takealot Group
Oluwatobi Kadiri, Parthian Partners
Oluwatomilola Tobun, Alitheia Capital
Tayo Mustapha, Moniepoint
Zunaid Hassem, Absa Bank
Private Practice Categories
African Law Firm of the Year
ADSERO - Ragy Soliman & Partners
Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
Corpus Legal Practitioners
Musa Dudhia & Company
Olaniwun Ajayi
Thiam & Associés
Webber Wentzel
African Law Firm of the Year – East Africa
Ashitiva Advocates
Bowmans
DLA Piper Africa
GDA Advogados
Kaplan & Stratton
Kiptinness & Odhiambo Associates
O&M Law Advocates
Rive & Co
African Law Firm of the Year – North Africa
ADSERO - Ragy Soliman & Partners
DLA Piper Africa
Eldib & Co
Eversheds Sutherland El Heni
Giambrone & Partners
African Law Firm of the Year – Southern Africa
Adams & Adams
ALC Advogados
Bowmans
Corpus Legal Practitioners
Couto, Graça e Associados
Deneys
DLA Piper Africa
Musa Dudhia & Company
NSDV
Webber Wentzel
African Law Firm of the Year – West Africa
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bloomfield
DLA Piper Africa
Icarus Legal
Minerva Legal
N. Dowuona & Company | ALN
Odujinrin & Adefulu
Olaniwun Ajayi
Streamsowers & Kohn
Transadvisory Legal
African Network / Alliance of the Year
Abreu Advogados
ALN
CLG
DLA Piper Africa
Global Law Firm & Partners
LEX Africa
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
PLMJ Colab
Primerio
VdA
Banking & Finance Team of the Year - Large Sized Firm
(A large firm is classified by being top 25 in the Africa Top 50 or in the Global 200)
Aluko & Oyebode
Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
CMS
G Elias
Webber Wentzel
Banking & Finance Team of the Year - Medium Sized Firm
Africa Law Practice NG & Company
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Chibesakunda & Co | DLA Piper Africa
Moroom Africa Legal Consults
Stren & Blan Partners
Capital Markets Team of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Cabinet NYEMB
DLA Piper Africa
Odujinrin & Adefulu
Olaniwun Ajayi
PRIME
TripleOKLaw
Webber Wentzel
Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowmans
DLA Piper Africa
Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
G Elias
Kiptinness & Odhiambo Associates
Odujinrin & Adefulu
Streamsowers & Kohn
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Employment Law Team of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Baker McKenzie
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bloomfield
CMS
IKM Advocates | DLA Piper Africa
Motsoeneng Bill
Moroom Africa Legal Consults
Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Team of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
Baker McKenzie
Bowmans
Couto, Graça e Associados
Deneys
IKM Advocates | DLA Piper Africa
LnP Beyond Legal
Prof. Albert Mumma & Company Advocates
TTA - Sociedade de Advogados
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
International Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
BonelliErede
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper Africa
PLMJ
IP Team of the Year
Adams & Adams
Aluko & Oyebode
Eldib & Co
Extent Corporate Advisory
Kaplan & Stratton
Olajide Oyewole | DLA Piper Africa
Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors
Rive & Co
Stren & Blan Partners
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
Africa Law Practice NG & Co
Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Cox Yeats
Dentons
IKM Advocates | DLA Piper Africa
Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors
Stren & Blan Partners
Transadvisory Legal Solution
Webber Wentzel
M&A Team of the Year - Large Sized Firm
(A large firm is classified by being top 25 in the Africa Top 50 or in the Global 200)
Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowmans
Deneys
DLA Piper Africa
G Elias
Kaplan & Stratton
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
Werksmans Attorneys
M&A Team of the Year - Medium Sized Firm
ADSERO - Ragy Soliman & Partners
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
CLG
Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Mboya Wangong'u & Waiyaki Advocates
Odujinrin & Adefulu
Streamsowers & Kohn
Thiam & Associés
Partner of the Year – East Africa
Amyn Mussa, Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Fahad Arteh, Just Legal Services
Guilherme Daniel, GDA Advogados
Jeremiah Caleb Odinga, Extent Corporate Advisory
Kemilembe Barongo, Port Town Legal
Peter Kasanda, Clyde & Co
Richard Harney, Bowmans
Starvine Wairimu Kabunyi, O&M Law
Sunday Ndamugoba, Rive & Co
Zakayo Alakonya, Alakonya Law
Partner of the Year – North Africa
Amr Eldib, Eldib & Co
Fares Koussay El Heni, Eversheds Sutherland El Heni
Marwa Farouk, Shalakany Law Office
Moulay Mohamed Lahbib Rhalib, Giambrone & Partners
Partner of the Year – Southern Africa
Eduardo Alberto Calú, SAL & Caldeira Advogados | DLA Piper Africa
Elliott Wood, Werksmans
Ezra Davids, Bowmans
Filipa Tavares de Lima, FTL Advogados
Gareth Cremen, Cox Yeats
Jackie Midlane, Deneys
Lerato Lamola, Webber Wentzel
Lili Nupen, NSDV
Pedro Couto, Couto, Graça e Associados
Rupert Candy, Rupert Candy Attorneys
Shakwa Nyambe, SNC
Tomás Timbane, TTA - Sociedade de Advogados
Partner of the Year – West Africa
Adelaide Benneh Prempeh, B&P Associates
Amadou Barry, Icarus Legal
Amala Umeike, Stren & Blan Partners
Baba Hady Thiam, Thiam & Associés
Damilola Adetunji, Odujinrin & Adefulu
Dayo Adu, Moroom Africa Legal Consults
Michelle Chikezie, G Elias
NanaAma Botchway, N. Dowuona & Company | ALN
Omotayo Akinrinwa, Fealty Partners Legal Practitioners And Solicitor
Uche Wigwe, Wigwe and Partners
Private Equity Team of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Baker McKenzie
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
G Elias
Jackson, Etti & Edu
N. Dowuona and Company
Olaniwun Ajayi
Transadvisory Legal
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Private Practice Most Promising Newcomer Award
Babatunde Oyewole, Stren & Blan Partners
Ciara Quinn, MGI Competition Law
Claudette Feutheu, Thiam & Associés
Eden Gatuiku, Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Emmanuel Bassey Arikpo, Transadvisory Legal
Ikechukwu Promise Obialor, Wigwe and Partners
Jaime Gray, Lighthouse Law
Nicola Irving, Deneys
Sina Akinmusire, Banwo & Ighodalo
Tamryn Klette, Webber Wentzel
Private Practice Rising Star Award
Abena Osei, Werksmans
Adeleresimi Philips-Adeleye, Aluko and Oyebode | ALN
Anjoreoluwa Boluwajoko, Stren & Blan Partners
Clinton Mphahlele, Webber Wentzel
Esosa Aibueku, Hamu Legal
Jaco Meyer, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Katleho Thuso Mokhosi, Nhlapo Mokhosi
Rehan El-Bashary, ADSERO - Ragy Soliman & Partners
Rolf Mateus, FTL Advogados
Utonwa Onwumelu, G Elias
Property and Construction Team of the Year
ADSERO - Ragy Soliman & Partners
Aluko & Oyebode
B&P Associates
Bowmans
Clyde & Co
Musa Dudhia & Company
NSDV
Odujinrin & Adefulu
Stren & Blan Partners
Transadvisory Legal
Webber Wentzel
Wigwe and Partners
Restructuring Team of the Year
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
Chazai Wamba
CMS
Corpus Legal Practitioners
Cox Yeats
Le Roux Sampson
Olaniwun Ajayi
Stren & Blan Partners
Thiam & Associés
Specialist Law Firm of the Year
ADRA Advocates
Beech Veltman
Burnell Attorneys
Clyde & Co
LnP Beyond Legal
MGI Competition Law
Rammika Tafa & Jallow
Rupert Candy Attorneys
Sitef & Co
SNC
Spoor & Fisher
TTA - Sociedade de Advogados
Tax Team of the Year
Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bowmans
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Corpus Legal Practitioners
SNC Incorporated
Streamsowers and Kӧhn
Stren & Blan Partners
Webber Wentzel
TMT Team of the Year
ADSERO - Ragy Soliman & Partners
AELEX
Aluko & Oyebode
Bowmans
Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Lighthouse Law
MDR Advogados
Moroom Africa Legal Consults
Olaniwun Ajayi
Pavestones Legal
Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors
Webber Wentzel
Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the Year
Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN
Banwo & Ighodalo
Bloomfield
Bowmans
Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
IKM Advocates | DLA Piper Africa
Kiptinness & Odhiambo Associates
LnP Beyond Legal
Orima & Company Advocates
Stren & Blan Partners
Open To All Categories
Best Use of Technology - In-House
Afriwise
Clicks Group
Distributed Renewable Energy Enhancement Faciity
Fahamu Sheria Foundation
Takealot
Vodacom
Best Use of Technology - Private Practice
Bowmans
Deneys
LnP Beyond Legal
Olaniwun Ajayi
Stren & Blan Partners
Webber Wentzel
CSR, Diversity, Transformation and Economic Empowerment Award
ADSERO - Ragy Soliman & Partners
Baker McKenzie
CRDB Bank
Deneys
Lighthouse Law
National Bank of Egypt
PLMJ
Sheria Kiganjani Company
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Webber Wentzel
ESG Initiative of the Year
Deneys
Ecosphere
MDR Advogados
National Bank of Egypt
Safaricom
Sitef & Co
Takealot Group
Transadvisory Legal
Webber Wentzel
Innovation Award
Bowmans
Extent Corporate Advisory
Fahamu Sheria Foundation
For Women in Law
Moroom Africa Legal Consults
National Bank of Egypt
Transadvisory Legal
U-Law Technology Advisers
Vodacom
Webber Wentzel
Women Leaders in Law - In-House
Andréa Campbell, Microsoft
Anisha Naidoo Umichand, iOCO
Chisom Orakwusi, Carbon
Isabel Joseph, Metso
Julia Nsaleni Tembe, Vodacom Mozambique
Lauren Wilson, Altron
Madonna Okpaleke, Reckitt Benckiser
Neema Ayoub Magimba, Fahamu Sheria Foundation
Rose Kavimba, Absa Bank
Sameera Moosa, Climate Fund Managers
Sibonile Moyo, Development Bank of Southern Africa
Women Leaders in Law - Private Practice
Anuoluwapo Balogun, Olaniwun Ajayi
Catarina Levy Osório, ALC Advogados
Dina Eldib, Eldib & Co
Emokiniovo Dafe-Akpedeye, Compos Mentis
Mihlali Sitefane, Sitef & Co
Noreen Nicolaus Maghimbi, Extent Corporate Advisory
Shirleen Ritchie, Webber Wentzel
Stella Duru, Banwo & Ighodalo
Titilope Martins Wakwe, Dentons ACAS-Law
Wangui Mwaniki, MAK & Partners Advocates
Zara Jamal, JLA Advogados
Zondiwe Longwe, Motsoeneng Bill