Webber Wentzel
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| Headquarters |
 90 Rivonia Road, Johannesburg, South Africa
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| No. of offices | 2 |
| No. of attorneys | 450+ (2015) |
| No. of employees | 800+(2015) |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people |
Christo Els (Senior Partner) Sally Hutton (Managing Partner) |
| Revenue | Unknown |
| Date founded | 1868 (Fort Beaufort) |
| Founder | Edward Solomon, Henry Charles Hull, Walter Webber, Henry Bowen and Charles Augustus Wentzel |
| Company type | Partnership |
| Website | |
| www.webberwentzel.com | |
Christo Els (Senior Partner)
Webber Wentzel is an African law firm headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm operates in a collaborative alliance with global law firm, Linklaters, and is the South African associate of the largest African association of law firms, ALN (formerly the African Legal Network).
The firm is considered a member of the "Big Five law firms" of leading South African law firms.
The firm is a level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) contributor.
Webber Wentzel was founded in 1868 and is the only large South African law firm to retain a traditional partnership organisation and not incorporate into a limited liability company.
Major mergers in Webber Wentzel's history include Webber Wentzel & Co merging with Bowens Inc. in 1995 and Webber Wentzel Bowens merging with Mallinicks Inc. in 2008. Concurrent with its merger with Mallinicks Inc., the firm shortened its name to Webber Wentzel.
The Maitland Group, a fund administrator and fiduciary services specialist with over £140 billion of assets under administration in April 2015, was founded in Luxembourg in 1976 by former Webber Wentzel partner Eric Pfaff as the Luxembourg presence for Webber Wentzel In 2008, the Maitland Group and Webber Wentzel ended over 31 years of formal ties.
On 1 January 2012, Webber Wentzel became affiliated with ALN, and on 1 February 2013, it entered into a collaborative alliance with global law firm Linklaters.
Major deals include acting for:
Notable alumni of the firm include:
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