• Introduction
• Areas of expertise

Introduction

A consistent quality of service in Africa
Our African service is delivered by over 150 professionals based in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East and has been designed to give our clients exactly what they need to be successful in Africa. We advise clients on all aspects of doing business in Africa, acting as both a single point of contact for day-to-day advice and as an international pan-African project manager.

Our unique combination of many years’ experience in Africa, our office on the ground in South Africa and our longstanding relationships with over 40 local law firms, means that our clients receive a consistent, tailored and high level of service wherever they need it.

In order to better serve our clients’ needs we play an active role in associations focusing on doing business in Africa, including OHADA (Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa) and UNIDA (Association for the Unification of Business Law in Africa).

Reduced risk, controlled costs
Eversheds has developed a project management system with improved communication and efficiency at its heart. Scoping, planning and budgeting at the outset, our approach increases predictability of costs, timescales and outcomes, leading to lower risk. This is particularly relevant on more sophisticated and complex transactions, where the project manager will look at issues in the context of the “big picture”.

Our clients receive a clear understanding of what they are receiving for their budget, know what is being done on their behalf and keep control of their projects.

Opportunity without complexity
In a changing global economy, Africa offers some of the most exciting opportunities to do business. Our Africa Group provides a hands-on approach to all the legal and cultural challenges that might be faced. Commercial awareness is combined with experience of working in every major economy on the continent. With people based on the ground as well as the key international business centres, we can deliver our advice wherever needed with a global perspective. From Algeria to South Africa, and pretty much everywhere in between, we help our clients to achieve all their commercial objectives.