International law firm Pinsent Masons is significantly expanding its Johannesburg office, recruiting 17 lawyers from local boutique firm, Tabacks. The news comes effective from December 1, as reported by Law.com.
Junaid Banoobhai, the head of Pinsent Masons’ Johannesburg office, explained that the hiring from Tabacks is a strategic move to enhance the firm’s portfolio in areas such as commercial and M&A law, employment and competition law, and commercial dispute resolution. This makes sense given that the Johannesburg office is an integral part of the firm’s African activities, which to a large extent were underrepresented in the firm’s operations over the past two years.