The worlds largest law firm, Dentons, has successfully penetrated the Zambian market through combining with top legal firm Eric Silwamba Jalasi and Linyama legal practitioners. This is part of an aggressive strategy to increase its global footprint evidenced by the 25 new offices it has opened in 2020. This combination now makes Dentons Eric Silwamba Jalasi and Linyama legal practitioners the largest law firm in Zambia. It is vivid that despite being the largest law firm globally, Denton seeks to be the continents largest pan – African law firm.
“After serving our clients for more than 30 years, we are proud to announce our combination with Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, becoming Dentons Eric Silwamba Jalasi & Linyama. This will enable us to connect to Africa and the world to find opportunities for our clients as a leading and proudly Pan-African law firm owned and controlled by Africans. We are excited to embark on this journey with you,” Dentons Eric Silwamba Jalasi & Linyama carried on its LinkedIn page.
“Our launch in Zambia further builds upon our strategy to become the leading Pan-African law firm owned and controlled by Africans,” said Elliott Portnoy, Global CEO of Dentons. “Clients want access to leading talent in the markets where they do business and we can now connect clients to opportunities in Zambia and around the globe.”
“In the New Dynamic our clients are confronted with constant, accelerated change and want to work with a law firm that has the experience and confidence to help them navigate it wherever they are located,” said Joe Andrew, Global Chairman of Dentons. “I have spent considerable time with the leadership of Eric Silwamba, Jalasi and Linyama Legal Practitioners from our first meeting on the continent to now and am continuously impressed by how talented and enterprising our new colleagues are.”
”As part of Dentons, we can now offer our clients access to leading global talent and innovative business solutions to deliver high-quality service in Zambia and around the world,” said Eric Silwamba, SC, Partner of Dentons Eric Silwamba Jalasi & Linyama.
This business combination is about one of the few significant ones the copper producer has observed in a disease pandemic year with the first being in the banking sector and the next being in the legal faculty. Zambia has seen other entrants such as South Africa’s Bowmans legal practitioners. The copper producer remains land of opportunity with immense growth potential across sectors which is recipe for deal structures that require legal inputs. Dentons will widen the competitive landscape of legal services in Africa’s second largest copper hotspot, Zambia.
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