African firms Bowmans, Matouk Bassiouny and legal network ALN have hired senior lawyers overseas to bolster their projects, finance and disputes practices.

Bowmans said Jeremy Connick, a former Clifford Chance lawyer based in the U.K., is joining as a consultant in January 2025. Connick spent nearly four decades at Clifford Chance as a partner and consultant. He also worked in the global firm’s Hong Kong, Washington and London offices and was co-head of the energy and natural resources group.

Connick, who will remain in the U.K., is tasked with extending the reach and influence of Bowmans’ Africa-wide projects and infrastructure practice. He has been actively engaged in work across Africa for more than 35 years, according to Ezra Davids, Bowmans’ chair and senior partner. He will be joining alongside a team of former lawyers from A&O Shearman South Africa.