Finalists: Bowman Gilfillan • Gabinete Legal Mocambique/PLMJ • Slaughter and May • Webber Wentzel • Werksmans

The Commercial Team of the Year was awarded to Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in recognition of its work advising Danone on its ground-breaking co-investment with a private equity fund to purchase one of West Africa’s largest distributors of milk products and juices.