We are legal experts in competition and antitrust in Africa, and we have been at the forefront of competition law developments on the continent for many years.
Our deep understanding of economics and the regulatory environment enables us to provide you with innovative, commercial solutions and fast turnaround times, and we work with you to achieve this by really getting to know your business and industry.
Our feet are planted firmly on African soil, with African know-how and capability, and we are therefore able to handle and co-ordinate even the most complex cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional investigations quickly, efficiently, seamlessly, and with excellence.
Our holistic offering includes helping you to navigate regulatory hurdles across a multiplicity of diverse issues and jurisdictions, handling complex multijurisdictional filings, litigating cartel matters, and assisting with merger notifications, abuse of dominance investigations and dawn raids.
nextMulti-jurisdictional businesses face significant risks, as well as the challenge of complying with vastly different laws and regulations.
We are Africa’s largest law firm, with offices in Eastern, Southern and Western Africa.
With more than 600 specialist practitioners, we have deep expertise and the capacity to solve all your legal, tax, forensics and IP requirements, and help you navigate regulatory hurdles, no matter where in Africa you do business.
Because we have had many years of practical experience working on the ground throughout the continent, we have developed a proven track record and a solid understanding of local cultural, commercial and geopolitical contexts, as well as long-standing partnerships with trusted firms with whom we work.
We have deep expertise and experience in providing high quality advice across national and regional antitrust regimes, including COMESA, EAC, CEMAC, ECOWAS and WAEMU (UEMOA), and we have twice been named Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year at the African Legal Awards.
Some of our Executives were previously senior officials at a leading African competition authority, which gave them first-hand experience of enforcing competition regulations.
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ENS is recognised by leading international ranking agencies, including Chambers Global, Legal 500, IFLR1000 and the World Tax Guide, for achieving consistently high standards. Furthermore, the firm is a regular recipient of regional awards such as DealMakers.
In addition, we have twice received the Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year Award at the African Legal Awards, we have been ranked as an elite firm by Global Competition Review (GCR) and we have won the Merger Control Matter of the Year Award for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa at the GCR Awards.
