Big Five (law firms) in South Africa

The Big Five law firms is a term informally used in South Africa to refer to those law firms which, collectively, are perceived to be the leading law firms based in South Africa.

The following firms are usually seen as comprising the "Big Five" (listed alphabetically):

Name Date founded Offices Lawyers
Bowmans 1885 Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Johannesburg, Kampala, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Moka, Nairobi (9) (July 2020) 400+ (July 2020)
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr 1853 Cape Town, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch (3) (July 2020) 350+ (July 2020)
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs 1905 Accra, Alexandra (pro bono office), Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Kampala, Kigali, Mitchells Plain (pro bono office), Nairobi, Port Louis, Stellenbosch, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Windhoek (14) 600+ (July 2020)
Webber Wentzel in alliance with Linklaters 1868 Cape Town, Johannesburg (2) (July 2020) 450+ (July 2020)
Werksmans 1917 Cape Town, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch (3) (July 2020) 175+ (July 2020)


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