Linklaters has been active in Africa for more than 50 years, and in an alliance with South Africa’s Webber Wentzel for the best part of a decade—a model which it says has paid dividends.
“The potential of Africa is enormous. We love it,” said Andrew Jones, partner and head of the firm’s Africa group, based in London. “It’s evolving work, which is exciting because there are always new things to be done, sometimes on the same projects,” said Jones, who has been working on African projects for more than 25 years.
