Top Law Firms in South Africa
9 firms on file. None is placed yet: no firm here has published the evidence a position needs.
- Firms on File
- 9
- Region
- Africa & Middle East
- Evidence coverage
- 0% of 50% needed
- Press mentions
- 0
South Africa Is Not Ranked
South Africa is not ranked. 9 firms are on file and 4 are verified against their own websites, but none has published the evidence a position needs: recognitions from at least two independent publishers or a professional count on its own site. The list appears when that evidence does.
Rankings by practice area in South Africa
11 practice areas · read from the publishers’ tablesEach publisher’s placement as it stands on the publisher’s own table, side by side. The practice areas are grouped under one name where publishers word them differently; the publisher’s own wording is shown on hover.
Corporate and M&A
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans | — | Tier 1 |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 1 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 1 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 1 |
| DLA Piper | — | Tier 2 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP | — | Tier 2 |
| White & Case LLP | — | Tier 2 |
| Baker McKenzie Johannesburg | — | Tier 3 |
| Adams & Adams | — | Tier 4 |
| Dentons | — | Tier 4 |
| RAMS Attorneys | — | Tier 4 |
Litigation and Disputes
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans | — | Tier 1 |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 1 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 1 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 1 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP | — | Tier 2 |
| Adams & Adams | — | Tier 3 |
| Baker McKenzie Johannesburg | — | Tier 4 |
| DLA Piper | — | Tier 4 |
| RAMS Attorneys | — | Tier 4 |
Banking and Finance
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans | — | Tier 1 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 1 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 1 |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 2 |
| White & Case LLP | — | Tier 2 |
| Baker McKenzie Johannesburg | — | Tier 3 |
| DLA Piper | — | Tier 3 |
| RAMS Attorneys | — | Tier 3 |
Competition and Antitrust
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans | — | Tier 1 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 1 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1 |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 2 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP | — | Tier 2 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 2 |
| Adams & Adams | — | Tier 3 |
| Baker McKenzie Johannesburg | — | Tier 4 |
| DLA Piper | — | Tier 4 |
Energy, Resources and Infrastructure
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans | — | Tier 2Tier 1 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP | — | Tier 3Tier 1 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1Tier 3 |
| Baker McKenzie Johannesburg | — | Tier 2 |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 2Tier 2 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 2Tier 2 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 3Tier 3 |
| White & Case LLP | — | Tier 3 |
Real Estate and Construction
Employment and Labour
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans | — | Tier 1 |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 1 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 1 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 2 |
| Baker McKenzie Johannesburg | — | Tier 3 |
Tax
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 1 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 1 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1 |
| Bowmans | — | Tier 2 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 2 |
| Baker McKenzie Johannesburg | — | Tier 3 |
Intellectual Property
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams & Adams | — | Tier 1 |
| Spoor & Fisher | — | Tier 1 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 2 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 3 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 3 |
Private Equity and Funds
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1 |
| Bowmans | — | Tier 2 |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 2 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 3 |
| Werksmans Attorneys | — | Tier 3 |
Shipping, Aviation and Transport
| Firm | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans | — | Tier 1 |
| Webber Wentzel | — | Tier 1 |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — | Tier 2 |
| Cox Yeats | — | Tier 2 |
| ENSafrica | — | Tier 2 |
Guides Written by Firms in South Africa
8 chaptersCountry chapters firms contributed to the directories' comparative guides. The firm wrote it; the link goes to the host. Chapters stay with the host.
- AI, Machine Learning & Big Data
Published: 24/05/2024 · Global Legal Insights
- Banking
Werksmans Attorneys · Global Legal Insights
- Employment & Labour
Cheadle Thompson & Haysom Inc Attorneys · Global Legal Insights
- Energy
Published: 08/12/2023 · Global Legal Insights
- Family Law
Miller du Toit Cloete Inc · The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides
- Franchise & Licensing
Webber Wentzel · The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides
- Initial Public Offering
ENSafrica · Global Legal Insights
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Werksmans Attorneys · Global Legal Insights
How South Africa Is Ranked
No firm in South Africa is ranked. Ranking requires at least two independent publishers to have recognised the same firm, taken from the firm's own announcements; that threshold is not met here yet, so the whole list is alphabetical and implies no order.
What This Ranking Does Not Rest On
- 5 of 9 entries still rest on a Wikipedia category rather than the firm's own website
- no court record feeds any firm's position — judgments are collected but not yet attributed to the firms that argued them
- no firm has made a submission, because intake is not open
- no peer or client review has been collected
- Firms ranked
- 0 of 9
- Verified against own site
- 4 of 9
- Evidence coverage
- 0%
Firms on File
A–Z · no order implied| Firm | Press |
|---|---|
| Adams & Adams | — |
| Bowmans | — |
| Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | — |
| Cox Yeats | — |
| ENSafrica | — |
| Fairbridges Attorneys | — |
| Spoor & Fisher | — |
| Webber Wentzel | — |
| Werksmans | — |
Every firm above is a real entity with a source recorded against it. Inclusion is not an endorsement. The order is alphabetical. Founding years are shown only where a source states one.
