ENS (Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs) is Africa's largest law firm with over 450 practitioners who advise clients across all areas of business relating to law, tax, forensics and IP, including specialised niche areas and throughout Africa. The firm benchmarks itself according to international standards whilst retaining a uniquely African focus, making it well-equipped to advise clients wherever they may choose to do business. ENS has offices in Johannesburg, Alexandra, Cape Town, Mitchell's Plain, Stellenbosch and Durban and was established over 100 years ago, making it one of the oldest and most experienced full service law firms in Africa. ENS is proud to be a level 3 BBBEE contributor.
ENS has amassed numerous prestigious awards as a result of its innovative, world-class and solution driven approach and has been widely praised for its excellent client service. . The firm was voted Client Care Law Firm of the Year in South Africa for 2012 in the ILO Client Choice Awards in London and is recognised as one of the fastest growing companies in New Europe Magazine's Fast 50 Awards for 2011 and 2012. ENS was also voted the Premier Multi-Disciplined Law Firm - Africa in the Intercontinental-Finance Magazine Awards 2012. The firm provides legal services at the top end of the market and prides itself on superior service delivery and its responsiveness to clients needs.
The key to the firm's success and its differentiator is its 'one-firm and teamwork' approach, which encourages practitioners to become specialists in their chosen area of expertise. Instead of practitioners working across business areas, the firm has specialised teams comprising a number of practitioners who are dedicated to their specific area of law. This enables them to come up with innovative solutions because they are focused on their respective area and over time build high levels of expertise. This value proposition affords clients the most cost effective solution, irrespective of what, and how many, different business areas a transaction may require.
Not only is ENS a full service firm offering Corporate Commercial and Litigation advice to clients but what sets it apart is the firm's specialist departments which include Africa, Banking and Finance, Environment, Mining, Tax, Competition, Employment, Media and Telecommunications, IT and Technology, Immigration, Insolvency, Business Rescue and Debt Recovery, IP, Oil and Gas, Sport, Private Equity, Projects, Real Estate / Property, Public Sector, Private Client and Forensics, amongst others.
ENS is geared to offer its services anywhere on the African continent. Whether working closely with a client's trusted advisor in cross-border matters, or assisting clients directly, ENS is ideally placed to ensure that all transactions involving African countries can be optimised and managed from a local and geographic perspective, to ensure maximum return for the client.