Dallas’ White Wiggins & Barnes, which expanded in May with an office in New York and four lateral hires, is following through on its strategic plan to build an international practice in Africa as it launches an office in South Africa and affiliates with Nigerian firm Tope Adebayo.

Kennedy Barnes, a partner in Dallas, said the minority-owned White Wiggins has been in talks with Tope Adebayo since the beginning of the year, and the lawyers concluded the firms are a good fit.