Webber Wentzel

Webber Wentzel
Headquarters 90 Rivonia Road, Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
No. of offices 2[2]
No. of attorneys 450+ (2015)[3]
No. of employees 800+(2015)[2]
Major practice areas General practice
Key people

Christo Els (Senior Partner)

Sally Hutton (Managing Partner)[4]
Revenue Unknown
Date founded 1868 (Fort Beaufort)[5]
Founder Edward Solomon, Henry Charles Hull, Walter Webber, Henry Bowen and Charles Augustus Wentzel[6]
Company type Partnership[3]
Website
www.webberwentzel.com

Webber Wentzel is an African law firm headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm operates in a collaborative alliance with global law firm, Linklaters,[7] and is the South African associate of the largest African association of law firms, ALN (formerly the African Legal Network).[8]

The firm is considered a member of the "Big Five law firms" of leading South African law firms.

The firm is a level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) contributor.[9]

History

Webber Wentzel was founded in 1868 and is the only large South African law firm to retain a traditional partnership organisation and not incorporate into a limited liability company.

Major mergers in Webber Wentzel's history include Webber Wentzel & Co merging with Bowens Inc. in 1995 and Webber Wentzel Bowens merging with Mallinicks Inc. in 2008.[6] Concurrent with its merger with Mallinicks Inc., the firm shortened its name to Webber Wentzel.

The Maitland Group, a fund administrator and fiduciary services specialist with over £140 billion of assets under administration in April 2015, was founded in Luxembourg in 1976 by former Webber Wentzel partner Eric Pfaff as the Luxembourg presence for Webber Wentzel[10] In 2008, the Maitland Group and Webber Wentzel ended over 31 years of formal ties.[11]

On 1 January 2012, Webber Wentzel became affiliated with ALN,[12] and on 1 February 2013, it entered into a collaborative alliance with global law firm Linklaters.[13]

Offices

Webber Wentzel's Cape Town offices are located in Convention Tower

Selected Awards

Year Award
2013[14] Mergermarket M&A Awards: Legal Advisor of the Year - Sub-Saharan Africa
2013, 2014 Who's Who Legal, Global 100[15][16]
2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Who's Who Legal, South African Law Firm of the Year
2014 World Economic Forum, Global Growth Company[17]
2014 The African Legal Awards, African Law Firm of the Year[18]
2015 Africa Investor, Legal Advisor of the Year[19]
2015[20] Private Equity Africa, Funds Legal Advisor of the Year

Notable deals

Major deals include acting for:[21]

Notable cases

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of the firm include:[6]

Further Reading

References

  1. Webber Wentzel. Leading Managers. Retrieved 31 December 2010
  2. 1 2 "Who We Are | Law Firm in Africa | Get Legal Advice". Webber Wentzel.
  3. 1 2 Archived 1 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. David Lancaster. Who's Who Legal, Retrieved 18 June 2010
  5. "The Firm: a Biography of Webber Wentzel Bowens" Retrieved 31 December 2010 2010
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.webberwentzel.com/wwb/content/en/timeline
  7. Webber Wentzel in alliance with Linklaters. Webber Wentzel. Retrieved 25 December 2012
  8. "Webber Wentzel joins ALN". Polity.org.za.
  9. http://www.webberwentzel.com/wwb/content/en/ww/ww-transformation
  10. http://www.financialmail.co.za/fmfox/2015/04/23/maitland-growing
  11. http://www.fanews.co.za/article/people-and-companies/12/news/1163/maitland-partners-retire-from-webber-wentzel-bowens/3639
  12. http://www.africalegalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ALN-WW-Press-Release-Aug-2011.doc
  13. http://www.webberwentzel.com/wwb/content/en/ww/ww-in-the-news?oid=38298&sn=Detail-2011&pid=32438 Webber Wentzel in alliance with Linklaters Retrieved 25 December 2012
  14. http://www.mergermarket.com/info/2013/12/12/winners-announced-for-the-financial-times-and-mergermarket-european-ma-awards-2013/ Retrieved 23 December 2013
  15. http://whoswholegal.com/awards/countrystate/
  16. http://whoswholegal.com/news/community/article/31470/whos-legal-100/
  17. http://www.southafrica.info/africa/wef-091514.htm#.VckUNopXfCQ
  18. http://www.africanlegalawards.com/static/2014-winners?utm_content=buffer705d8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
  19. http://africainvestor.com/article.asp?id=13213
  20. http://www.privateequityafrica.com/2015-private-equity-africa-award-winners/
  21. Deals – Webber Wentzel
  22. Green, Ruth (6 December 2012). "Linklaters joins Norton Rose and new SA ally on £1.3bn Barclays Africa sale | News". The Lawyer.
  23. "> Webber Wentzel > Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA > What we say". The Legal 500. 1 October 2011.
  24. Bharti shares jump as MTN merger called off Financial Times
  25. http://www.webberwentzel.com/wwb/content/en/announcements?oid=26772&sn=Detail&pid=1
  26. Pricing regulations leave pharmaceutical industry in a state of flux
  27. https://web.archive.org/20100307034533/http://www.parktownheritage.co.za:80/plaques.htm. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. Sir ED.P. Solomon Dead. The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2010
  29. "Ed Southey, Webber Wentzel". Worldservicesgroup.com.
  30. Gerald Mallinick Retrieved 31 December 2010
  31. "Brett Kebble: the inside story" Barry Sergeant, Retrieved 18 June 2010
  32. "Saembassybulgaria.com". Saembassybulgaria.com.
  33. http://www.financialmail.co.za/fmfox/2015/04/23/maitland-growing

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