Africa Practice

Latham & Watkins’ Africa Practice Group has a proven track record when it comes to providing practical and innovative legal solutions to clients with business interests in Africa. Lawyers in the Africa Practice Group have worked on matters across the continent, leveraging their deep understanding of the linguistic, cultural, political and commercial nuances in multiple jurisdictions. Coupled with the ability to tap the firm’s global resources to address the legal aspects of virtually any type of issue, the Africa Practice group is uniquely positioned to help clients achieve their business goals in an efficient manner.

Members of the group have advised public, private and state-owned corporations, governments, banks and other financial institutions, joint ventures and other entities on project development and finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and outsourcing transactions in the energy, oil and gas, telecommunications and other industries and sectors. They have advised clients on large scale infrastructure projects, including oil and gas, mining and power projects in virtually every major country on the continent. In 2009, the firm garnered Infrastructure Journal’s top ranking for the Middle East and Africa by number of deals and deal value.

The core members of the team also have experience in private equity and the telecommunications industries. In addition, our international dispute resolution lawyers have significant experience in Africa representing both sovereign governments and private corporations before numerous international bodies.

By taking advantage of our fully integrated network of offices in the US, the Middle East, Europe and Asia, Latham & Watkins can deliver results to clients conducting business anywhere on the African continent.