If you're doing business in Africa, you need access to highly experienced and locally knowledgeable legal support. The continent provides a wealth of opportunity, but can be a minefield for the ill-prepared and the unwary: leaving aside the obvious hurdles of language and culture, African legal systems and approaches to commerce can be radically different to those which businesses in Western Europe, North America and elsewhere are accustomed.

What is the best way to enter the African market for the first time? If you are already operating there, how can you expand your activities? Where should you locate your business if you wish to conduct transactions across a range of different territories? Who can you turn to if you become embroiled in litigation?

These are just some of the questions Mayer Brown's Africa specialists help answer for clients on a regular basis. From Mali to Mozambique, the lawyers in our Africa Practice Group have the practical experience, technical skills and commercial know-how needed to realize your objectives in one of the world's most challenging regions.

Africa Practice Group brochure

Global Mining Practice brochure

For Africa-related resources, visit the Corporate Council on Africa.