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P.O. Box 927 Lex Mundi
Johannesburg 2000
Republic of South Africa Address:
2100 West Loop South, Ste. 1000
Contact: Celeste Oates Houston, Texas 77027
Email: coates@werksmans.com U.S.
Telephone: +27 11 488 0000
Fax: +27 11 484 3100/3200 Contact: Carl Anduri
Website: www.lexafrica.com Email: canduri@lexmundi.com
Telephone: 713 626 9393
Number of Firms: 22 Fax: 713 626 9933
Number of Lawyers: 350 Website: www.lexmundi.com
Regions: Africa
Number of Firms: 160
Description: Lex Africa, Africa’s first true Number of Lawyers: 21,000
network of leading law firms, grew from the Regions: Global
need for law firms in member countries to
be in a position to provide their clients, both Description: Lex Mundi, the world’s
local and international, with legal and leading network of premier independent law
business advice in whichever jurisdiction firms, provides you access to more than
they may find themselves, and particularly 21,000 top-tier lawyers from 160 member
in relation to expanding Africa-to-Africa firms in 100+ countries. Each is a leader in
business. its local jurisdiction, delivering the on-the-
ground market expertise and indigenous
LexLink insight you need to meet, manage, and
overcome business challenges around the
Address: globe.
39 The Avenue
Worcester Park Our World Ready network provides you
Surrey, KT4 &HD, England access to: premier member firms that have
U.K. been vetted for their leadership, expertise,
and capabilities for handling complex
Contact: Nils Pettersen-Hagh matters and disputes; global reach of
Email: post@b7advokatene.no unmatched breadth and depth; market- and
Telephone: +44 20 8330 0205 industry-specific knowledge and strong
Fax: connections to decision-makers and
Website: www.lexlink.org influencers at the local, national and global
levels; seamless client service for cross-
Number of Firms: 14 border matters; and legal resources to
Number of Lawyers: 200 effectively and confidently deal with legal
Regions: Global issues virtually anywhere in the world.

Description: Lexlink is an international LexUniversal
network of lawyers engaged in general
practice. Each member of Lexlink is Address:
authorized to practice law within its own Azevedo Sette Advogados
country and can provide legal services there Rua Paraíba, 1000 - Térreo, CEP 30130-141
for clients of other Lexlink members using Belo Horizonte, MG
at least English as a language to conduct
matters of corporate and business law, Contact: Ordélio Azevedo Sette
international transactions, commercial Email: osette@azevedosette.com.br
litigation, arbitration, taxation, and private Telephone: +55 31 3261 6656
client matters. Fax: +55 31 3261 6797
Website: www.lexuniversal.com
The key factor in the Lexlink network is the
close contact and cooperation among Number of Firms: 59
members and this includes the facility of an Number of Lawyers: 6,500
office abroad if required. Lexlink members Regions: International
meet each other at least annually and
otherwise at other times in the year,
including instructing one another on behalf
of clients

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