Deneys Reitz Inc
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Deneys Reitz was a large South African
law firm
based in Sandton, Johannesburg
with offices in Cape Town
and Durban
. It was one of the "Big Five
" law firms in South Africa.
On 1 June 2011 Deneys Reitz Inc joined the Norton Rose
Group, simultaneously rebranding as Norton Rose South Africa. At the time of the merger the enlarged Norton Rose Group had 2600 lawyers in 39 offices offices and was a top 10 global legal practice by number of lawyers
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
based in Sandton, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
with offices in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
. It was one of the "Big Five
Big Five law firms (South Africa)
The Big Five law firms is a term informally used in South Africa to refer to those law firms which, collectively, are perceived to be the largest firms based in South Africa....
" law firms in South Africa.
On 1 June 2011 Deneys Reitz Inc joined the Norton Rose
Norton Rose
Norton Rose is an international legal practice offering a business law service from 39 offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Africa and the Middle East...
Group, simultaneously rebranding as Norton Rose South Africa. At the time of the merger the enlarged Norton Rose Group had 2600 lawyers in 39 offices offices and was a top 10 global legal practice by number of lawyers