| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 7 |
| No. of attorneys | 400+[citation needed] |
| No. of employees | 800+[citation needed] |
| Major practice areas | Corporate Law Firm |
| Key people | Ezra Davids (Chairman and Senior Partner) |
| Date founded | 1885 |
| Founder | Douglas Flemmer Gilfillan, Richard Bowman |
| Company type | Law firm |
| Website | www |
Bowmans, previously Bowman Gilfillan, is a law firm based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, with offices in Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Lusaka, Moka and Nairobi. It is one of the "Big Five law firms" in South Africa. Bowmans works closely with alliance firm, Aman Assefa & Associates Law Office[citation needed], in Ethiopia, and best friend firms Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie in Nigeria and Taciana Peão Lopes & Advogados Associados in Mozambique.
Bowman Gilfillan was formed through the merger in 1998 of three law firms – Bowman Gilfillan Hayman Godfrey (established 1902), Findlay & Tait (established 1885) and John & Kernick (established 1923).[citation needed]
In 2009, the firm advised Bharti Airtel, India's largest cellular services provider in their proposed acquisition of the MTN Group, the largest announced but uncompleted merger in South Africa's history with a value of $23 billion.[1]
