South Africa’s diverse economy, political landscape and strategic role in Africa creates a unique business and regulatory environment.

Every two weeks, the Dentons South Africa Newsletter will keep you abreast of issues that affect doing business in South Africa, across the African continent and around the world, in a collection of articles, legal updates, alerts, and guides.

Dentons launches combination with Zaanouni in Tunisia

Dentons has launched its previously announced combination with leading Tunisian law firm, Zaanouni Law Firm & Associates. The launch coincides with the tenth anniversary of the announcement of the creation of Dentons and follows the announcement of Dentons' combination with Link Legal in India — marking the first global law firm to combine with a law firm in India.

Following more than fifty whole firm combinations since Dentons' launch in 2013, scaling the Firm in priority markets continues to be a core part of Dentons' strategy to help clients face the challenges and meet the opportunities of the next ten years.

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Leading the Next Ten

Without you, Dentons could not have inspired so many talented professionals, who together are the largest law firm in the world, or aspire to be the leading law firm in the world. On our tenth anniversary we want to share with you both the progress we have made in assisting you to reach your goals and our views on some of the biggest challenges we know you are facing.

During the last ten years we have been focused on meeting client demands for a law firm that is always both local and global, capable of providing legal advice and business solutions seamlessly across countries and regions by connecting clients to the best lawyers and professionals in the markets where our clients operate.

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10 minute conversations to mark Dentons 10th anniversary

We are sharing one conversation a month, until July 2023, on the issues that matter most at this time to our clients.

Episode One: ESG and What's Next for General Counsel – Stephen Shergold, Itweva Nogueira and Gail Lione share their views on the challenges for General Counsel, based on their different regional perspectives (UK, Africa, US) and the current political climate - in terms of where clients will be focused right now.

Key themes include managing your supply chain, innovation, working with advertising and sales teams to ensure clients can avoid greenwashing, and looking at market position, customers and investors to drive the aims of their organization.

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Dentons has launched a new Global Compliance and Investigations offering

Dentons has launched a new Global Compliance and Investigations offering to address the dramatically changing web of criminal and regulatory laws governing multinational corporations.

The new client-centric, solution-oriented and multi-disciplinary approach to compliance and investigations, provides clients with access to legal, strategic consultancy, and in-house former intelligence personnel around the globe.

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The impact of ESG on M&A transactions

Environmental, Social and Governance or “ESG,” is a hot topic for boardroom and dining room discussions everywhere. As an ever evolving field, ESG is continually presenting new opportunities and challenges for companies operating around the world, including when it comes to M&A transactions.

Join our multi-jurisdictional panel, including Jason Saltzman (Canada), Helen Bowdren (United Kingdom), Matthew Clark (United States), Daniela Jaimes (Latin America), and moderated by Kelli Patel (Canada), as we discuss ESG throughout the life cycle of an M&A transaction. From consideration of a potential target, to LOI and diligence, through negotiations and closing, we will consider how ESG impacts all stages of M&A transactions.

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Financial Times recognizes Dentons among Europe’s most innovative law firms

Dentons has been ranked as a top eight law firm in Europe in the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe 2022 report. The annual ranking highlights law firms and individuals who are transforming the legal industry.

London-based partner Stephen Shergold was recognized among the top “Innovative Practitioners” for his work in developing Dentons’ ESG offering as well as a tool that assesses ESG legal risks. He was also recognized for his efforts to engage African lawyers in leading energy, infrastructure and project finance projects.

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