Announcements, Press Release
With over 20 years of experience leading legal marketing teams in emerging markets, Laura Pyke-Jean joins ALN from A&O Shearman, where she served as Head of BD, Marketing & Communication for six offices across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. During her tenure, she played a key role in driving the firm’s sustained profitable growth across the region.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Gbenga Oyebode, MFR, as ALN Chairman. With over three decades of experience in corporate transactional work, governance, and business leadership across Africa and internationally, Gbenga brings a wealth of expertise to the role. His leadership will be instrumental in shaping ALN’s strategic direction and impact. Gbenga’s global connections will also help raise the profile of the Alliance, drive its expansion, and enhance its ability to act for international corporations investing in Africa.
ALN, Africa’s leading alliance of integrated law firms, significantly impacted the highly anticipated 2025 Investing in African Mining Indaba, which will took place in CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa. As a key participant and sponsor of this prestigious event, ALN showcased its mining and minerals expertise and contributed to shaping Africa’s sustainable mining future.
ALN Tanzania, the country’s leading corporate and commercial law firm, is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Green as a Director. With extensive experience advising local, regional, and multinational clients on complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions across Sub-Saharan Africa, Chris brings invaluable expertise and insight to the firm. His deep knowledge of global and African markets reinforces ALN Tanzania’s commitment to unlocking value for clients and supporting their investments across the continent.
We are excited to announce that ALN firms and lawyers have continued to be highly ranked in the 2024 IFLR1000 edition. This year, 61 ALN lawyers feature in the latest rankings, alongside 29 practices recognised for their excellence in financial and corporate transactional work.
We are proud to announce that ALN Kenya’s Co-Managing Partner, Daniel Ngumy and Principal Associate, Ikoha Muhindi have been recognised at this year’s prestigious Nairobi Legal Awards organised by the Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi Branch.
ALN Kenya is set to make a significant impact at the highly anticipated Inspire and Connect East Africa event organised by Bpifrance in Nairobi, Kenya. As part of the French Week, the event aims to connect the driving forces of the new generation of entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, and support structures in East Africa and France. ALN Kenya is proud to play a key role in shaping the future of trade and investment between France and East Africa.
Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H) (ach-legal.com) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Layden as a Partner in its disputes practice in Dubai, UAE. Alex specialises in complex commercial disputes and has extensive experience handling cross-border disputes for clients in the Middle East and internationally. Alex’s appointment reinforces our commitment to strengthening AC&H’s international dispute offering.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Sonal Tejpar, Partner, ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna, to the Board of INSOL International.
We are delighted to announce that ALN Kenya’s Dispute Resolution team has been recognised as the Leading Case Counsel Team at the 2024 Africa Arbitration Awards. This accolade reflects their depth of expertise and highlights their unwavering commitment to excellence in arbitration practice.
