Since early 2017, Desai Law Group has been nurturing the great and talented Thuto Mpene, a member of the DLG Young Talent Sponsorship Programme. Thuto Mpene is a young boy from Letlakeng, Kweneng District who is a chess champion. At 9 years old, he was selected by Desai Law Group for its Young Talent Sponsorship Program and …
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On May 12, 2019 DLG participated in the AIMS and IAAF certified marathon, Diacore Gaborone Marathon, which had different races including 4km, 10km, 21.1km and 42.2km races. The marathon is an active way to encourage wellness, team building and charitable giving. DLG participated in the marathon for the second time mostly to encourage better …
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Zanele Motau, an Associate in the Corporate department, and Chikondi Banda, an intern at the Firm, recently honoured an invitation to this year’s World IP day celebrations under the theme, “Reach for Gold: IP and Sport.” This day is commemorated given the significant and global contribution of intellectual property to the socio and economic development …
Jose Vieira Couceiro, Former Mascom CEO, a key stakeholder and friend of DLG at a farewell ceremony for him held at the firm on Friday 3 May.
Mr. Obrien Bvindi a Partner in the Litigation Department successfully completed the Fellowship Admission Course with the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC and is now an International Fellow Member of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC. The Fellowship Admission Course consisted of two modules, the Law of Arbitration and Award Writing. The Law …
Desai Law Group hosted six high school students over a period of four days, for its Future Lawyers Programme. The Programme, which will be held annually, is aimed at providing the students with (i) an insight into the legal profession and (ii) information relating to studying law. This year, we provided students with the experience …
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Larona Somolekae (Associate in the Corporate Commercial Department) recently co-authored an article with lawyers from Africa, specifically from Ghana, Nigeria and Madagascar (who formed part of the 2018 ILFA Secondment cohort in London). The article comes after the recent release of the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2019 Report”, and is on redefining investment in Africa …
We are most delighted to announce that the 2019 edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Guide has ranked all five of DLG’s partners. The five partners who have been recommended in the 2019 Legal 500 EMEA editorial are; Managing partner Rizwan Desai, Akheel Jinabhai, Andre Bell, Angelica Bojosi and …
DAY 1 Desai Law Group officially commenced The DLG Future Lawyers Programme this week. The programme is aimed at high school learners, specifically forms 4 to 6 and the goal is to provide learners with important information about a career in law. The programme is one week long and will be facilitated by a combination …
My name is Chikondi Fogolani Banda and I am currently going into my 3rd year of my Commercial Law degree at Coventry University. Alongside my studies, I have had the opportunity of attending insight days at Reed Smith LLP and a VIP open day at Allen & Overy LLP, in London as part of my …
