DLA Piper announces South African promotions for 2021

DLA Piper is proud to announce that two senior associates have been promoted to director and one associate to senior associate in South Africa. The promotions are effective as of 1 May 2021.

Amy Eliason in Corporate and Benjamin Mbana in Tax have both been promoted to director while Kgomotso Mokaba has been promoted to senior associate in the Finance, Projects and Restructuring team.

Johannes Gouws, Country Managing Partner of DLA Piper South Africa, commented: “I would like to congratulate Amy, Ben and Kgomotso on their promotions. Their promotion is a true testament to the strength of the South African office and our ability to attract, retain and invest in leading individuals. Each of our newly promoted team members have demonstrated exceptional business and legal acumen. Additionally, they each have a highly successful track record of serving clients across industries, while working collaboratively with colleagues from across the global firm.”