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43 Dentons lawyers ranked across Africa in IFLR1000
December 19, 2025
Africa-The 2025 edition of IFLR1000, the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers, ranked 43 Dentons lawyers across Africa.
IFLR1000 recognized 15 lawyers as Highly Regarded, 9 as Notable Practitioners, and 14 as Rising Stars/Rising Star Partners. These rankings confirm the strength of the Firm's talent - recognizing their outstanding deal records and strong reputation among clients and peers.
Dentons teams across Africa also received 29 practice rankings, further solidifying the Firm's standing in key financial and corporate transactional, M&A, project development practices.
The practice rankings attest to Dentons' depth and breadth of capabilities, quality of legal advice, and high level of client satisfaction.
Dentons lawyers in Africa, recognized by IFLR1000 include:
| Lawyer | Category | Country |
| Tommy Nkongho Agbor | Notable practitioner | Cameroon |
| Ahmed Kamal |
Rising star |
Egypt |
| Frédérique Léger | Highly regarded | Egypt |
| Adil Khawaja |
Highly regarded |
Kenya |
| Andrew Mugambi |
Highly regarded |
Kenya |
| Daniel Wanjau |
Notable practitioner |
Kenya |
| Joseph Omwenga |
Rising star |
Kenya |
| Peter Okaalet Jr | Notable practitioner | Kenya |
| Richard Omwela |
Highly regarded |
Kenya |
|
Sigee Koech |
Highly regarded |
Kenya |
|
Devalingum (Dev) Gopalla |
Rising star partner |
Mauritius |
|
Lylah Joorawon |
Rising star |
Mauritius |
|
Priscilla Balgobin-Bhoyrul |
Market leader |
Mauritius |
|
Sivakumaren (Robin) Mardemootoo |
Market leader |
Mauritius |
|
Christophe Simonnet |
Highly regarded |
Morocco |
|
Mehdi Megzari |
Highly regarded |
Morocco |
|
Omar Sayarh |
Highly regarded |
Morocco |
|
Fernanda Lopes |
Highly regarded |
Mozambique |
|
Abdulmajeed Abolaji |
Rising star |
Nigeria |
|
Afolabi Caxton-Martins |
Highly regarded |
Nigeria |
|
Benedict Unaegbunam |
Expert consultant |
Nigeria |
|
Charles Mafua |
Rising star |
Nigeria |
|
Felicia Kemi Segun |
Highly regarded |
Nigeria |
|
Iyunola Adekanye |
Rising star partner |
Nigeria |
|
Josephine Udonsak |
Notable practitioner |
Nigeria |
|
Omolola Coker |
Rising star partner |
Nigeria |
|
Sanford Mba |
Rising star partner |
Nigeria |
|
Sola Adepetun |
Expert consultant |
Nigeria |
| Noor Kapdi |
Notable practitioner |
South Africa |
| Shahid Sulaiman |
Highly regarded |
South Africa |
|
George Fernandes |
Highly regarded |
Tanzania |
| Stella Ndikimi |
Highly regarded |
Tanzania |
|
Ismael M'rad |
Rising star | Tunisia |
|
Mohamed Zaanouni |
Notable practitioner |
Tunisia |
|
Agatha Etyang |
Rising star | Uganda |
|
David Mpanga |
Market leader | Uganda |
|
Dennis Otatiina |
Notable practitioner | Uganda |
|
Esther Ntale |
Rising star | Uganda |
|
Pearl Nyakabwa |
Highly regarded | Uganda |
|
William Wepukhulu |
Rising star | Uganda |
|
Joseph Alexander Jalasi |
Notable practitioner |
Zambia |
|
Mailesi Undi |
Rising star | Zambia |
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