DLG’s IP team recently underwent training which was co–ordinated and led by Zanele Motau, who manages the IP division of the firm. The training sought to keep the team abreast with important IP registration processes. It covered issues which ranged from the IP application process in Botswana, to the protection of IP rights through the …
My name is Lefika Phirie. I am currently a penultimate postgraduate LLB (2-year stream) student at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. I graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Finance and Investment) with Law. I will be getting much needed experience in all three fields of expertise thus I am very …
This week marked the start of Desai Law Group’s Candidate Attorney and Internship Programme with 3 interns and 3 candidate Attorneys in attendance. The aim of the program is to introduce both groups to internal processes and what’s expected of them during their career progressions as interns or candidate attorneys. This will be done through …
Tshepo Raditante joins Desai Law Group as an IP and Office Administration Assistant who is well experienced in Intellectual Property. She previously worked for the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority as an Intellectual Property Registration Officer. Tshepo graduated from MANCOSA in 2015 with Bachelor of Business Administration.
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 …
