CDH thanks clients for their feedback, which contributed to our exceptional Chambers Global 2025 rankings

• Tim Fletcher, Dispute Resolution Director and Chairperson, was ranked by Chambers Global 2025 as an ‘Eminent Practitioner’, a category in which lawyers are ranked as highly influential lawyers and exceptional individuals.
• Sammy Ndolo, Managing Partner of our Kenyan office, moves from Band Four into Band Three in ‘Banking & Finance’. Sammy enters the FinTech rankings table in Band Three.
• Megan Rodgers, Head of our Oil & Gas sector, enters the ‘Projects & Energy’ rankings table in Band Four.
• Vivien Chaplin, Head of our Mining & Minerals sector, enters the ‘Energy & Natural Resources: Mining’ rankings table in Band Four.
• Alex Kanyi, Tax & Exchange Control Partner in our Kenyan office, enters the Tax rankings table as ‘Up & Coming’.
• Anja Hofmeyr, Director in our Dispute Resolution practice, moves from ‘Up & Coming’ into Band Five in ‘Dispute Resolution’.
• Dave Pinnock, Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice, enters the ‘Corporate/M&A’ rankings table in Band Five.
• Martha Mbugua, Corporate & Commercial Partner in our Kenyan office, enters the ‘Corporate/M&A’ rankings table in Band Four.
• Njeri Wagacha, Corporate & Commercial Partner in our Kenyan office, enters the ‘Corporate/M&A’ rankings table in Band Four. Njeri moves up from Band Three into Band Two in FinTech.
• Timothy Smit, Director in our Dispute Resolution practice, enters the ‘Corporate Investigations’ rankings table in Band Three.

Congratulations to the following practice areas/sectors:

• South Africa | Our Employment Law practice moves into Band One, which is the highest ranked band in Chambers.
• South Africa | Our Administrative & Public Law practice moves from Band Three into Band Two.
• Kenya | Our Banking & Finance practice enters the rankings table in Band Four.
• Kenya | Our Corporate/M&A practice moves from Band Four to Band Three.
• Kenya | Our Intellectual Property practice enters the rankings table in Band Three.

Brent Williams, CEO of CDH says, “We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our clients for the invaluable, thoughtful, and open feedback that they provided to the Chambers Global research team. As client referee feedback plays a crucial role in the rankings process, this latest recognition is a testament not only to the dedication of our team but also to the strong, enduring relationships we have built with clients across Africa. We are deeply thankful for the trust that our clients place in us every day, and we remain committed to delivering the highest level of service from vision to fruition.” 

Sammy Ndolo, Managing Partner of our Kenyan office agrees, “As we continue to strive for excellence, our unwavering commitment to delivering the highest quality legal services across Africa remains at the forefront of everything we do. We take pride in being a client-centric firm, consistently placing our clients’ needs at the centre of what we do. Our focus is always on providing specialised and comprehensive legal support to clients located in Africa or looking to do business across the continent. With our extensive experience and in-depth understanding of diverse markets, we are a recognised enabler of business success in Africa.”

CDH’s top-tier rankings are detailed in full here:

 

Band One ranked practices – Chambers Global 2025