Webber Wentzel has received sterling results in the 2017 Best Lawyers South Africa rankings, with the firm clinching 55 individual rankings across 22 practice areas.

In addition, Webber Wentzel has been recognised as Best Law Firm of the Year for capital markets law and competition/antitrust law and three Webber Wentzel partners were awarded the title of Best Lawyer of the Year in their respective fields of expertise.

The firm has been ranked in the following categories:

• Arbitration and Mediation
• Banking Law
• Capital Markets Law
• Competition / Antitrust Law
• Corporate Law
• Derivatives
• Employee Benefits Law
• Finance Law
• Health Care Law
• Information Technology Law
• Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Labour and Employment Law
• Litigation
• Media Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mining Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Private Equity Law
• Real Estate Law
• Regulatory Practice
• Tax Law
• Trade Law

Webber Wentzel continues to have an impressive run of accolades, with the firm receiving 21 individual rankings in the recent IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide in addition to receiving the Law Firm of the Year award and Managing Partner, Sally Hutton, being named Professional Woman of the Year at the South African Professional Services Awards 2016  last week. Webber Wentzel’s Odette Geldenhuys also received the Pro Bono Award from the Cape Law Society on Friday, 4 November 2016.

We are exceptionally proud of the fact that the industry is recognising the outstanding service we offer our clients.  “It is a testament to our on-going drive to deliver a client-centric offering that is a cut above the rest.  We would like to congratulate all our partners on their rankings,” says Christo Els, Senior Partner at Webber Wentzel.