Located at 22 Bree Street, our next home will be bound by Prestwitch Street to the east and Prestwitch Lane to the south.
Clients visiting the firm will enjoy great views of the harbour and the mountain, along with easy parking and accessibility to shops, a railway station and bus routes.
With construction, by Abland, poised to commence any day now, we shall be updating images on a regular basis to showcase progress on the site.
Bowman Gilfillan is widely regarded as one of the premier corporate law firms in Africa. Employing more than 307 specialised lawyers (including 115 partners), with a total staff of over 554, the firm is recognised for its professionalism and superior legal services.
As one of South Africa's biggest and oldest commercial law firms, Bowman Gilfillan draws from a solid knowledge of the local business environment and an in-depth understanding of the country's complex socio-political climate. Essentially, this enables us to offer technical legal services of the highest calibre in the context of sound, practical business advice.
The combination of Bowman Gilfillan's committed and diverse team of corporate attorneys, years of experience in the industry and in-depth legal expertise has created a winning formula that has earned us a series of accolades. These include The Client Choice Award for South Africa for 2011 at the International Law Office Client Choice Awards, South African Law Firm of the Year at the PLC Which lawyer? Law Firm Awards 2010 and South African Law Firm of the Year at the Who's Who Law Firm Awards 2010.
The firm's dynamic combination of local expertise and international presence has attracted high-profile clients both in South Africa and around the world. Investment banks, industrial conglomerates, financial institutions, governments and state authorities are just some examples of clients who depend on Bowman Gilfillan to handle their corporate legal affairs.
In June 2003, Bowman Gilfillan formally established its Pro Bono programme, and by the end of the financial year on 28 February 2012, our practitioners have contributed approximately 62 200 hours of their time to pro bono-matters, at an average contribution of approximately 31 hours per practitioner per year. The value of that time at billable rates is approximately R55 million.
Bowman Gilfillan has the unique advantage of operating as part of a global network of commercial and corporate law attorneys. Many of our partners belong to the International Bar Association.
As a member of Lex Mundi, the leading association of independent law firms in the world, Bowman Gilfillan works in close association with more than 160 international member firms and 21 000 lawyers all over the world.
Bowman Gilfillan is the exclusive South African representative of the Employment Law Alliance, the world's largest and most important network of labour and employment lawyers.
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group advises clients throughout Africa. The group has offices in four countries in Africa – Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda and has a "best friends" relationship with leading Nigerian firm, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie.
The group has approximately 350 lawyers in 5 cities in Africa: Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Kampala and Nairobi and Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie has offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt.
Whether you need a corporate law attorney, dispute resolution lawyer, employment law attorney, or almost any other specialist business lawyer, Bowman Gilfillan is guaranteed to exceed your legal expectations.
Contact us today for more information about the legal services you require and to find out how we can be of service.
