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.

The world's largest law firm to combine with Zaanouni in Tunisia

Dentons is pleased to announce our intention to combine with leading Tunisian law firm, Zaanouni Law Firm and Associates ("Zaanouni"). The combination in Tunisia would position Dentons as a leading global law firm in a strategic location in North Africa, and accelerate the momentum for Dentons to become the leading Pan-African law firm owned and controlled by Africans, across 17 locations on the continent.

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Dentons wins three awards at the Islamic Finance News Awards 2022

Dentons' Banking and Finance team has advised on three award-winning deals in the IFN Deals of the Year Awards 2022, announced last night at the awards ceremony at the Conrad Hotel, Dubai. These awards recognise excellence, achievement and leadership in the Islamic finance industry.

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Nextlaw Public Affairs Network joins Dentons Global Advisors

Dentons’ Nextlaw Public Affairs Network will join Dentons Global Advisors, an elite multidisciplinary advisory firm launched in June 2021, and will now be known as the Dentons Global Advisors Network. Dentons developed the Nextlaw Public Affairs Network in 2017 to help clients easily and efficiently locate and connect with public affairs firms around the globe. Under the leadership of Paul Hatch, the sophisticated technology platform has grown to include more than 220 high-quality public affairs firms in 155 countries. The network, now known as Dentons Global Advisors Network, will continue to utilize its extensive reach to ensure clients’ needs are met through Dentons Global Advisors.

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Release of Global Guide to Autonomous Vehicles 2022 and key findings from inaugural autonomous vehicles survey

Dentons’ global autonomous vehicles group, led by Public Policy principal Eric Tanenblatt (Atlanta), office managing partner Peter Stockburger (San Diego) and partner Michael Malterer (Munich), released the 2022 edition of the Global Guide to Autonomous Vehicles, a detailed roadmap of the developing policy, regulatory and legal landscape for autonomous vehicles. And as a new addition for 2022, the guide includes the key findings of the Firm’s inaugural global autonomous vehicles survey, capturing viewpoints from respondents around the world on topics including supply chain solutions, safety, regulatory frameworks and electric vehicles, among others.

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