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Our contact in South Africa is Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS) is the largest law firm in Africa, with more than 300 legal and tax practitioners. ENS was established over 100 years ago, making it one of the oldest law firms in South Africa. The firm is lead by Chairman Michael Katz, Chief Executive Piet Faber and Deputy Chief Executive Mzi Mgudlwa.With Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) being crucially important for the transformation of post-apartheid South Africa, ENS is delighted to have been described by Chambers Global (The World's Leading Lawyers for Business) 2007 as "a leading light in the BEE environment".ENS offers clients a level of legal competence that sets a new standard in Africa, geographically and in terms of service, skills and expertise. Its Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) department is listed in the top tier of leading law firms by the prestigious Chambers Global (The World's Leading Lawyers for Business) 2007 and is headed by Michael Katz, who is also rated by Chambers Global as the leading Corporate and M&A lawyer in the country. Boasting many of the country's leading practitioners, the Tax department differentiates itself not only in size, but also by employing specialists in the areas of Transfer Pricing and Cross-Border Tax. This department's legal and accounting experts are able to provide clients with the full range of international, domestic and corporate tax advice.
ENS's international clients include Abbott Laboratories; AON; Barclays Bank; Bayer; Biocon; Blackstone Group; Boehringer Ingelheim; BHP Billiton; BP; British Airways; British American Tobacco; Cargill; Caterpillar; Citigroup; Coca-Cola; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Diebolt; DHL; Dr Reddy's Laboratories; Element Six; Estée Lauder; Geopost; HSBC; Itochu; JP Morgan; Merrill Lynch; Mittal Steel; Mitsubishi; Morgan Stanley; Novartis; Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd; Roche; Sanofi Aventis; Shell; Siemens; Standard Chartered Bank; Tata Group; The UB Group; Toyota; UBS; UTI International; Virgin Group; Warburg; Xerox.
