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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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November 19, 2020 12:00 AM

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

Andrew S. Grossman
Andrew S. Grossman
Grossman Law Offices
Recognized since 2012
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Family Law
Andrew S. Grossman
Andrew S. Grossman

TRUSTED. SMART. CREATIVE. CARING. Those are the four words that drive Andrew every day. Everyone at Grossman Law Offices strives to embody those words each and every time we work on behalf of a client. With our practice limited strictly to family relations law, we know that our clients are going through an incredibly difficult, emotional and uncertain time. Keeping that in mind each and every day helps us help our clients. Andrew was born in Columbus and began his practice alongside his fathe...

Andrew S. Grossman
Andrew S. Grossman
Philip K. Stovall
Philip K. Stovall
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Recognized since 2026
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Philip K. Stovall
Philip K. Stovall

Philip Stovall is a partner in Hahn Loeser’s Business Practice Area and focuses on debtor/creditor issues, commercial and bankruptcy litigation, insolvency, workouts, and tax controversies. Phil represents debtors, creditors, and other parties in interest in commercial bankruptcy cases and in complex litigation in state and federal courts. He also advises clients with respect to out-of-court insolvency matters, including out-of-court restructurings and workouts, and in matters involving...

Philip K. Stovall
Philip K. Stovall
Christopher L. Miller
Christopher L. Miller
Taft
Recognized since 2020
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Energy Regulatory Law
Christopher L. Miller
Christopher L. Miller

Christopher L. Miller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Regulatory Law. Christopher L., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christopher L. Miller
Christopher L. Miller
Eric J. Estadt
Eric J. Estadt
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Recognized since 2024
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Eric J. Estadt
Eric J. Estadt

Eric Estadt joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in 2022 and is a member of the firm’s Business Law Practice Group. He has experience supporting a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to individuals, protecting and enforcing their trademarks in a wide array of industries. Eric specializes in utility and design patents in the mechanical, medical device, pharmaceutical, and electronics industries.

Eric J. Estadt
Eric J. Estadt
Joseph M. Patchen
Joseph M. Patchen
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Recognized since 2024
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Construction Law
Joseph M. Patchen
Joseph M. Patchen

Joseph M. Patchen is a Partner at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, representing businesses, financial institutions, owners, and professionals in business and real estate matters. His business law practice emphasizes corporation and limited liability company formation, mergers, and succession planning. His commercial real estate representation focuses on finance, construction, leasing, and acquisition. Joe joined CPM in June 1987. He serves as Chair of CPM’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Joseph M. Patchen
Joseph M. Patchen
Terrence O'Donnell
Terrence O'Donnell
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Recognized since 2020
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Energy Law
Government Relations Practice
Terrence O'Donnell
Terrence O'Donnell

Terrence O'Donnell leads Dickinson Wright’s firmwide government relations team. His focus is public policy advocacy at the Ohio statehouse, administrative law, and regulatory compliance. Terrence represents dozens of companies, trade groups, and nonprofits before the State General Assembly and executive agencies. He also collaborates with lawyers in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office to lobby the United States Congress. Terrence brings eighteen years of experience to his practice....

Terrence O'Donnell
Terrence O'Donnell
Justin D. Cook
Justin D. Cook
Taft
Recognized since 2021
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Tax Law
Justin D. Cook
Justin D. Cook

Justin D. Cook is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Justin D., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Justin D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Justin D. Cook
Justin D. Cook
Nicole R. Woods
Nicole R. Woods
Taft
Recognized since 2025
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Nicole R. Woods
Nicole R. Woods

Nicole R. Woods is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Nicole R., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicole R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nicole R. Woods
Nicole R. Woods
Gerhardt A. Gosnell
Gerhardt A. Gosnell
Arnold & Clifford LLC
Recognized since 2012
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Appellate Practice
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Gerhardt A. Gosnell
Gerhardt A. Gosnell

Gage has represented clients in a variety of matters in state and federal trial courts throughout Ohio, the Ohio courts of appeals, the Ohio Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Gage has a practice focused on complex commercial and tort litigation, with an emphasis in appellate advocacy. Gage is a Best Lawyers® for appellate Advocacy, an Ohio Super Lawyer® and AV Preeminent® rated lawyer from Martindale Hubble. In 201...

Gerhardt A. Gosnell
Gerhardt A. Gosnell
Steven M. Loewengart
Steven M. Loewengart
Fisher Phillips LLP
Recognized since 2019
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Specific Focus
COVID-19
Steven M. Loewengart
Steven M. Loewengart

Steven M. Loewengart is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Steven M., 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 Steven M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Steven M. Loewengart
Steven M. Loewengart

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