Global Legal Firm expands in Africa with a new member 

DLA Piper expands in Africa with the addition of ADCA in Angola

DLA Piper Africa has announced that Angolan law firm, ADCA, has become a member with effect from 1 December 2015, bringing the total number of law firms in the group to 15.

Based in Luanda, ADCA is a full service law firm with 16 lawyers and partners in total. The firm is in partnership with law firm ABBC, in Lisbon, Portugal, with whom DLA Piper has an existing relationship. ADCA is a market leading business law firm in Angola recognised by Euromoney and ILFR 1000, notably for the strength of its Finance, Corporate and Real Estate practices.

The addition of ADCA to DLA Piper Africa underlines commitment to the development and growth of the firm’s presence in Africa generally and complements the existing strong Lusophone capacity in Mozambique.

David Church, International Development partner at DLA Piper, said: “Welcoming ADCA into DLA Piper Africa marks another important step for DLA Piper as we further strengthen capabilities and expertise across the continent following the recent opening of our office in Casablanca and the forthcoming launch of our Johannesburg practice.”

Luis Filipe Carvalho, Managing Partner of ADCA, added: “We are excited to become a part of a leading Africa practice within a global law firm such as DLA Piper and we look forward to working with our DLA Piper colleagues to further develop the skills of our lawyers and practice overall.”

Source: DLA Piper – DLA Piper expands in Africa with the addition of ADCA in Angola

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