Southern Africa
Law firms in South Africa
35 law firms in South Africa, listed A to Z with their offices, practice areas and contacts – plus who admits lawyers in South Africa and how to check one.
The list
Law firms in South Africa, A to Z
Practice areas are shown as each firm describes them on its own website. Before you instruct a firm, check that the lawyer handling your matter is admitted in South Africa – how to check.
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Adams & Adams
Lynnwood Bridge, 4 Daventry Street, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, South Africa
Also in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban · Languages: English
Baker McKenzie
55 Eastwood Road, Dunkeld, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English
Lawyers named on its website: Lerisha Naidu
Bisset Boehmke McBlain
4th Floor, 45 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Languages: English
Bowmans
11 Alice Lane, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Also in Cape Town, Durban · Languages: English
Christodoulou & Mavrikis Inc.
Office 104B, 104 Oxford Building, 11-9th Street, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English, Greek · Founded 1992
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
1 Protea Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Also in Cape Town, Stellenbosch · Languages: English
Cluver Markotter
1st Floor, Cluver Markotter Building, 1 Mill St, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Also in Paarl · Languages: English · Founded 1891
Covington & Burling
Rosebank Link, 173 Oxford Road, 7th Floor, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English
Cox Yeats Attorneys
45 Vuna Close, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, South Africa
Also in Johannesburg, Cape Town · Languages: English
DKVG Attorneys
10th floor, The Terraces, 34 Bree Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Also in Bellville (Tyger Valley), Claremont · Languages: English
Lawyers named on its website: Stephen Duffett, Hennie Serfontein, Callie Albertyn
ENS
The MARC | Tower 1, 129 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Also in Cape Town, Durban, Stellenbosch · Languages: English
Fairbridges Wertheim Becker Attorneys
22nd Floor, Portside Building, 5 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Also in Johannesburg · Languages: English
Fasken
Inanda Greens, 54 Wierda Road West, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English
Lawyers named on its website: Blaize Vance
Fluxmans Attorneys
Illovo Corner, 24 Fricker Road, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English
Lawyers named on its website: Kevin van Huyssteen, Brett Weinberg, Trevor Simon
Garlicke & Bousfield Inc
7 Torsvale Crescent, La Lucia Ridge Office Estate, Umhlanga, Durban, South Africa
Also in Cape Town · Languages: English
Lawyers named on its website: Yvonne Boden, Simphiwe Maphumulo, Howard Stephenson
GMI Attorneys
GMI House, Harlequins Office Park, 164 Totius Street, Groenkloof, Pretoria, South Africa
Also in Sandton, George · Languages: English
Hahn & Hahn Inc.
222 Richard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa
Also in Cape Town · Languages: English
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
140 West Street, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English
KISCH IP
5 Inanda Greens Business Park, 54 Wierda Road West, Wierda Valley, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Also in Pretoria · Languages: English
Lawtons Africa
140 West Street, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English · Founded 1892
Lawyers named on its website: Veronica Vurgarellis, Lavery Modise, Penny Chenery
Livingston Leandy Inc.
4 Pencarrow Crescent, Armstrong Avenue, La Lucia Ridge, Durban, South Africa
Languages: English
MacRobert Inc. Attorneys
MacRobert Building, 1060 Jan Shoba Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa
Also in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban · Languages: English · Founded 1896
MNS Attorneys
1st Floor, Building C, Office Park, 7 Federal Ave, Sandhurst, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Also in Cape Town · Languages: English · Founded 2002
Lawyers named on its website: Mncedisi Ndlovu, Tshiamo Sedumedi
N Mahooa & Associates Inc.
Regus Business Centre, Ground Floor, 35 Fricker Road, Illovo, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English
Lawyers named on its website: Naledi Mahooa
Schindlers Attorneys
Fourth Floor, 34 Whiteley Road, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English
Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys
24 Richefond Circle, Ridgeside Office Park, Umhlanga Rocks, Durban, South Africa
Also in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay · Languages: English
Lawyers named on its website: Sifiso Msomi, Samantha Davidson, Anton Lockem
Spoor & Fisher
11 Byls Bridge Boulevard, Building No. 14, Highveld Ext 73, Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa
Also in Cape Town · Languages: English
STBB
8th Floor, 5 St Georges Mall, Cape Town, South Africa
Also in Claremont, Blouberg, Noordhoek, Helderberg, Hermanus · Languages: English
SWVG Inc. Attorneys
3rd Floor, One-on-Ninth, 1 9th Street, Melrose Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa
Languages: English · Founded 2017
Tabacks
Lord Charles Office Park, 337 Brooklyn Road, Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa
Also in Johannesburg · Languages: English
VDT Attorneys Inc.
Castle Gate Offices, Corner of Solomon Mahlangu Drive & Van Ryneveld Avenue, Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria, South Africa
Languages: English
Venns Attorneys
30 Montrose Park Boulevard, Victoria Country Club Estate, 170 Peter Brown Drive, Montrose, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Also in Westville (Durban) · Languages: English · Founded 1952
Von Seidels Intellectual Property Attorneys
4 East Park, Central Park on Park Lane, Century City, Cape Town, South Africa
Languages: English
Lawyers named on its website: Adrienne Oosthuizen
Webber Wentzel
90 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Also in Cape Town · Languages: English
Werksmans Attorneys
The Central, 96 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Also in Cape Town, Stellenbosch · Languages: English
Checked October 2026 on each firm’s own website. Free listings are shown alphabetically. How we list · Update or remove a listing
Doing business in South Africa
Currency: South African rand (ZAR)
New York Convention: Party – in force since 1976
Apostille: Party – in force since 30 Apr 1995
Company registry, tax, investment agency, permits and central bank – with links to official websites.
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Before you instruct a firm
Lawyers and the law in South Africa
Checking a lawyer in South Africa
Who admits lawyers: Legal Practice Council (LPC) under the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014; admission and enrolment by the High Court
Professional title: Attorney / Advocate
Official roll: lpc.org.za
Search the Legal Practice Council's public list of legal practitioners (lpc.org.za, Members of the Public > List of Legal Practitioners) and, for attorneys holding trust money, ask for a current Fidelity Fund Certificate.
We could not confirm every detail from official sources, so use this as a starting point.
Sources: lpc.org.za. Checked October 2026. Not legal advice.
The law in South Africa
Legal system: Mixed (Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law and customary law)
Official languages: English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sepedi, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga, siSwati, Tshivenda, isiNdebele, South African Sign Language
General description, not legal advice. Legal systems of Africa
Questions
Lawyers in South Africa: questions
How many law firms are listed in South Africa?
35 firms, each checked on its own website in October 2026 – with offices in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, Stellenbosch.
Which international firms and networks have offices in South Africa?
Firms listed here name these international firms or networks on their own websites: Baker McKenzie, Covington & Burling, Fasken, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, LEX Africa Alliance (founding member), Phatshoane Henney Group of Associated Law Firms (member), TerraLex (member).
Who admits lawyers in South Africa?
Legal Practice Council (LPC) under the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014; admission and enrolment by the High Court. Search the Legal Practice Council's public list of legal practitioners (lpc.org.za, Members of the Public > List of Legal Practitioners) and, for attorneys holding trust money, ask for a current Fidelity Fund Certificate.
What legal system does South Africa have?
Mixed (Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law and customary law).
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