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Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in South Africa

For the 12th Edition, Best Lawyers recognizes the top 2 percent of practicing lawyers in the nation.

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Written by Best Lawyers

Published: November 19, 2020

For the 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in South Africa, Best Lawyers surveyed the country's legal community to identify the top 2 percent of practicing lawyers in the nation. We've partnered with Business Day,—a national daily newspaper in South Africa—to provide breaking coverage of these results to the South Africa audience.

Johannesburg was the top metropolitan area with the greatest number of lawyers recognized. Of the 51 practice areas, Corporate Law was the most searched in South Africa. Banking and Finance Law, Litigation, and Labor and Employment Law followed. Corporate Law also had the greatest number of recognized lawyers. The next practice areas were Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Labor and Employment Law.

In the 2021 Edition, 13 law firms received the "Law Firm of the Year" award.

The 2021 South Africa "Law Firm of the Year" Honorees:


Banking and Finance Law
ENSafrica

Competition / Antitrust Law
Nortons

Construction Law
Lawtons Africa

Corporate Law
Webber Wentzel

Insurance Law
Clyde & Co

Intellectual Property Law
Adams & Adams

Labor and Employment Law
ENSafrica

Litigation
Werksmans Attorneys

Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Bowmans

Mining Law
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa

Project Finance and Development Practice
Fasken

Real Estate Law
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Tax Law
Webber Wentzel

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Tracy A. Younkin
Tracy A. Younkin
Grossman Law Offices
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Family Law
Recognized since 2019 by
Tracy A. Younkin
Tracy A. Younkin

Tracy A. Younkin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Tracy A., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tracy A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tracy A. Younkin
Tracy A. Younkin
Jeffrey R. Wahl
Jeffrey R. Wahl
JRW Esquire LTD
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Recognized since 2023 by
Jeffrey R. Wahl
Jeffrey R. Wahl

Jeffrey R. Wahl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jeffrey R., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeffrey R. Wahl
Jeffrey R. Wahl
Kevin E. Griffith
Kevin E. Griffith
Littler
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Specific Focus
Arbitration and Mediation
Recognized since 2008 by
Kevin E. Griffith
Kevin E. Griffith

Kevin E. Griffith practices primarily in the areas of business competition litigation and employment litigation. He has extensive litigation experience in cases involving corporate raiding and interference with contract claims, and enforcing and defending employment contracts, trade secrets and covenants-not-to-compete. He has defended hundreds of employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases, including several seminal cases before the Ohio Supreme Court. In addition, Kevin counsel...

Kevin E. Griffith
Kevin E. Griffith
Chris L. Connelly
Chris L. Connelly
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Government Relations Practice
Public Finance Law
Recognized since 2024 by
Chris L. Connelly
Chris L. Connelly

Chris L. Connelly is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Government Relations Practice and Public Finance Law. Chris L., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Chris L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Chris L. Connelly
Chris L. Connelly
Mark A. Shaw
Mark A. Shaw
Eastman & Smith LTD
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Recognized since 2019 by
Mark A. Shaw
Mark A. Shaw

Mark A. Shaw represents employers in workers' compensation, litigation and employment matters. He has represented both private and public sector employers before state courts and at all administrative levels before the Industrial Commission. He is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer at seminars regarding workers' compensation and employment law topics. Mr. Shaw is a member of Eastman & Smith, practicing in the Firm's Columbus, Ohio, office, and is listed in Best Lawyers in America®....

Mark A. Shaw
Mark A. Shaw
Eric B. Kjellander
Eric B. Kjellander
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Construction Law
Recognized since 2024 by
Eric B. Kjellander
Eric B. Kjellander

Eric B. Kjellander is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Eric B., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Eric B. Kjellander
Eric B. Kjellander
Mehmet Munur
Mehmet Munur
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Information Technology Law
IT Outsourcing Law
Privacy and Data Security Law
Recognized since 2020 by
Mehmet Munur
Mehmet Munur

Mehmet Munur is a Partner at Taft. He concentrates his practice in the areas of technology, information privacy and security, and financial services regulation. Mehmet works on contracts for internet-based services, including drafting and negotiating software licenses or Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") agreements, terms of use, privacy policies and other technology agreements. Mehmet regularly advises clients on technology outsourcing agreements, servicing, financing, and payments. He advises ...

Mehmet Munur
Mehmet Munur
Bryan M. Pritikin
Bryan M. Pritikin
Roetzel & Andress
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Litigation - Construction
Recognized since 2026 by
Bryan M. Pritikin
Bryan M. Pritikin

Bryan Pritikin is an experienced trial attorney and Partner in CPM’s Litigation Practice Group, representing clients in complex business, civil, commercial, and probate litigation. His corporate litigation practice includes business disputes, breaches of contract, fiduciary duty claims, fraud, restrictive covenants such as non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, and shareholder and partnership disputes, and declaratory actions. He also has significant experience litigating construc...

Bryan M. Pritikin
Bryan M. Pritikin
Jeffrey A. Yeager
Jeffrey A. Yeager
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Recognized since 2021 by
Jeffrey A. Yeager
Jeffrey A. Yeager

As a partner in Hahn Loeser’s Litigation and Commercial Services and Restructing Groups, Jeffrey A. Yeager provides clients involved in complex business and civil litigation with creative, practical advice and strategies for managing risk and resolving disputes. Jeff has extensive experience litigating, arbitrating and mediating cases in the context of business contracts and torts, government bidding and procurement, real estate transactions, business and asset sales, bankruptcy and cre...

Jeffrey A. Yeager
Jeffrey A. Yeager
EB
Eric Michael Brown
Wolinetz, Horvath & Brown LLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Family Law
Recognized since 2024 by
EB
Eric Michael Brown

Eric Michael Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Eric Michael, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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