Pan-African Business Law Firm AB and David Discusses Partnerships With International Firms

David Ofosu-Dorte, Senior Partner at AB & David, a leading Pan-African business law firm and the only African law firm with Lexcel accreditation of the Law Society of England and Wales, discusses partnerships with international firms.

“We have done joint pitches with international law firms, some of which we have led because in certain specifics we are more experienced. It is not just a question of being located outside, or being big, it is a question of what a client is looking for. There are some transactions that we have done with them where along the line the client has realized that they do not need the international aspects anymore and want to continue to work with us. And they do recommend us in that regard. And there are some instances when we come together to work for clients and direct them on what is changing. One significant example is the joint training we have done with one of the Magic Circle firms in the UK on libel in the financial sector and to what extent the financial sector was going to change. We did a similar one on Africa’s debt restructuring and what the local impacts will be of increasing debt. They are examples of things that we do together. We see them as equals with whom we can add value for clients. Something worth mentioning, in 2014 we became the first, and still are the only, African law firm with Lexcel accreditation of the Law Society of England and Wales, which means our practice standards are the highest you can find anywhere in the world”, says David Ofosu-Dorte.

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