Shortlist For The Law Digest Africa Awards 2018–FULL LIST

Making the shortlist are candidates from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Mozambique

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Banking & Finance Team 2018	Eversheds Sutherland	Mauritius
	Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Bowman Gilfillan	South Africa
	Jackson, Etti & Edu	Nigeria
	Bloomfield Law Practice	Nigeria
	Allen & Overy	South Africa
	Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors	Nigeria
	Templars	Nigeria

Past Winners:    G. Elias & Co (Nigeria) 2015 Templars (Nigeria) 2016 Templars (Nigeria) 2017                

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Capital Market Team 2018	Aelex Partners	Nigeria
	Bowman Gilfillan	South Africa
	Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Jackson, Etti & Edu	Nigeria
	Kaplan & Stratton	Kenya
	The New Practice	Nigeria

Past Winners:    Banwo & Ighodalo (Nigeria) 2015 The New Practice (Nigeria) 2016 Bowan Gilfillan (South Africa) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Emerging Law Firm of the Year (1-3 partners) 2018	A02 Law (Anaje, Olumide, Oke)	Nigeria
	Kieti Advocate LLP	Kenya
	T&A Legal	Nigeria
	Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe	Nigeria
	NFM (Ngassam, Fansi & Mouafo)	Cameroon
	Bloomfield Law Practice	Nigeria
	EnVantage Law	Kenya
	Start Legal	Nigeria

Past Winners:   Advocaat Law Practice (Nigeria) 2015

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Female Managing Partner 2018	Elaine Bergenthuim – De Beer Attorney	South Africa
	Kofo Dosekun – Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria

Past Winners:   Isabel Boaten – AB & David (Ghana) 2015 Priscilla Ogwemoh – Olisa Agbakoba Legal (Nigeria) 2016 Elizabeth Idigbe – Punnuka Attorneys & Solicitors (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
IP and Technology Team 2018	Bowmans Gilfillan	South Africa
	Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe	Nigeria
	Jackson, Etti & Edu	Nigeria
	Olaniwun Ajayi LP	Nigeria
	Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria

Past Winner:      Jackson Etti & Edu (Nigeria) 2016 Aluk0 & Oyebode (Nigeria)/Bowmans Gilfillan (South Africa) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Law Firm of the Year 2018	CGA – Couto, Graca & Associados	Mozambique
	Templars	Nigeria
	Kenna Partners	Nigeria
	Bowman Gilfillin	South Africa
	Kaplan & Stratton	Kenya
	Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria

Past Winners:   Aluko & Oyebode (Nigeria) 2015 Bowmans (South Africa) 2016 Templars (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team 2018	Bowmans Gilfillan	South Africa
	Aelex Partners	Nigeria
	Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	The New Practice	Nigeria
	Bloomfield Law Practice	Nigeria
	Olaniwun Ajayi LP	Nigeria
	Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors	Nigeria
	Stark Legal	Nigeria
	Eversheds Sutherland	South Africa

Past Winner:     Ajumogobia & Okeke (Nigeria) 2015 Aluko & Oyebode (Nigeria) 2016 The New Practice (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
M&A Team 2018	Aelex Partners	Nigeria
	The New Practice	Nigeria
	Bowmans Gilfillan	South Africa
	Olaniwun Ajayi LP	Nigeria
	Kaplan & Stratton	Kenya
	Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Jackson, Etti & Edu	Nigeria
	Templars	Nigeria
	Eversheds Sutherland	South Africa
	Bloomfield Law Practice	Nigerian

Past Winners:   Banwo & Ighodalo (Nigeria) 2015 Bowmans Gilfillan (South Africa) 2016 Bowmans Gilfillan (South Africa) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Managing Partner of the Year 2018	Eliane Bergenthuin – De Beers Attorney	South Africa
	Fred Ojimbo – Kaplan & Stratton	Kenya
	Oghogho Akpata – Templars	Nigeria
	Kofo Dosekun – Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Chinedu Anaje – AO2 (Anaje, Olumide, Oke)	Nigeria
	Fares Koussay El Heni – Evershed Sutherland	Tunisia.
	Adeniyi Duale – Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe	Nigeria
	Mojisola Olugbeni	Nigeria
	Nigel Woodroffe – Shepstone & Wylie	South Africa

Past Winners:   Alan Keep – Bowmans (South Africa) 2015 Oghogho Akpata – Templars (Nigeria) 2016 Oghogho Akpata – Templars (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Power, Energy & Natural Resources Team 2018	CGA – Couto, Graca & Associados	Mozambique
	Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe	Nigeria
	Bowman Gilfillan	South Africa
	Bloomfield Law Practice	Nigeria
	Aelex Partners	Nigeria
	Olaniwun Ajayi LP	Nigeria
	Templars	Nigeria

Past Winners:   Templars (Nigeria) 2015 Templars (Nigeria) 2016 Templars (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Property, Infrastructure & Construction Team 2018	Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe	Nigeria
	Bowmans Gilfillan	South Africa
	Jackson, Etti & Edu	Nigeria
	Bloomfield Law Practice	Nigeria
	Templars	Nigeria

Past Winners:   AB & David (Ghana) 2015 Aluko & Oyebode (Nigeria) 2016 Aluko & Oyebode (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
General Counsel of the Year 2018	Tinuade Awe – Nigerian Stock Exchange	Nigeria
	Uzoma Uja – Diamond Bank	Nigeria

Past Winner:     Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade OON – Africa Finance Corp (Nigeria) 2015 Justina Lewa – Sterling Bank (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
In-House Team of the Year 2018	Nigerian Bottling B	Nigeria
	Nigeria Stock Exchange	Nigeria

Past Winner:    Oando plc (Nigeria) 2015 South Africa Breweries (South Africa) (2016) Africa Finance Corp (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Young Managing Partner of the Year 2018 (under 40)	Adeniyi Duale – Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe	Nigeria
	Fares Koussay El Heni  – Eversheds Sutherland	Tunisia
	Mojisola Olugbeni – Stark Legal	Nigeria
	Chinedu Anaje – A02 (Anaje, Olumide, Oke	Nigeria

Past Winner:      Isabel Boaten – AB & David (Ghana) 2015 Kimathi Kuenyehia – Kimathi & Partners (Ghana) 2016 Marian Awele – Marrean & Ass (Nigeria) 2017

Award Category	Shortlist	Country
Rising Star of the Year 2018	Hyacinthe Fansi – NFM (Ngassam, Fansi & Mouafo	Cameroon
	Abdullateef Olasubomi Abdul – Ikeyi & Arifayan	Nigeria
	Ibukunoluwa Owa – Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Adeola Kembi – Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Ifejesu Ogunleye – Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Feyijinmi Lawanson – Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Oyinkansola Karunwi – Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Fatima Sani – Aluko & Oyebode	Nigeria
	Abayomi Adebanjo – Jackon, Etti and Edu	Nigeria
	Isioma Alexis Idigbe – Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors	Nigeria
	Emmanuel Ohiri – Stark Legal	Nigeria
	Desmond Ogba – Templars	Nigeria

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