Bowmans expands its Africa footprint

The Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the globe is not stopping Bowmans from expanding its Africa footprint. Less than a year after it announced it was opening a new office in Mauritius and entering into an alliance with Assefa & Associates Law Office in Ethiopia, the firm announced yesterday that it is expanding into Malawi and Zambia, notes Legalbrief. The move has been described as ‘a bold step in uncertain times’. Chairman and senior partner Robert Legh says: ‘Now, more than ever before, we are focusing on our vision of being the pre-eminent African law firm serving our clients wherever they are on the continent.' As a result of these developments, the Bowmans brand is now present in eight key African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, SA, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia with nine of its own offices in seven jurisdictions.