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Top 25 International business law firms based in South Africa

Name: International business law firms based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 4, 2026 978 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 978 international business law firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 10,419 professional contacts across them, including 4,151 with verified work emails and 316 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers international business law firms headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 4, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 4, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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10,419Contacts tracked

4,151Verified emails

316Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest international business law firms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 978 international business law firms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 4, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names international business law firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Webber WentzelPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	501-1,000	1,067
	“Webber Wentzel is a leading South African law firm that aims to work alongside its clients as a trusted adviser, delivering world-class legal expertise and innovative thinking.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
2	Adams & AdamsIndirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	501-1,000	841
	“Realise African Enterprise.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
3	Werksmans AttorneysPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	201-500	531
	“Established in the early 1900s, Werksmans Attorneys is a leading South African corporate and commercial law firm serving multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
4	STBBPartial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	501-1,000	523
	“STBB is one of the largest law firms in South Africa and offers a wide range of legal services from its 13 offices.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
5	Shepstone & Wylie AttorneysPartial evidence	Umhlanga Rocks, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	173
	“Shepstone & Wylie is a highly respected corporate law firm, with a hallmark of excellence and renowned standards of integrity and confidentiality.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
6	Fasken Incorporated In South Africa AS Bell Dewar INCStrong evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	1,001-5,000	147
	“Fasken is a leading international law firm with more than 950 lawyers and ten offices on three continents.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
7	Gildenhuys Malatji INCIndirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	143
	“Gildenhuys Malatji Incorporated ("GMI") is a firm of attorneys based in Groenkloof, Pretoria.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
8	VZLRIndirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	125
	“Whether you’re an individual, a small business or a multinational corporation, at some point or another you’re going to have to navigate the often complicated legal system.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
9	PH AttorneysPartial evidence	Bloemfontein, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	103
	“PH Attorneys is a New Breed law firm and founder member of the PH Group of Associated Law Firms.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
10	Schindlers AttorneysPartial evidence	Melrose Arch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	94
	“Schindlers Attorneys is a dynamic commercial law firm offering a full range of legal services to both corporate and individual clients in South Africa and around the world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
11	COX YeatsPartial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	90
	“Cox Yeats is a top-rated South African law-firm offering a range of commercial and personal legal solutions to clients around the country and across the globe.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
12	Dkvg AttorneysIndirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	89
	“De Klerk & Van Gend was founded in 1921 by the late DP de Klerk.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
13	Venns AttorneysIndirect evidence	Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	85
	“Venns Attorneys is an established legal practice, in operation since 1952.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
14	Fluxmans AttorneysPartial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	201-500	83
	“Fluxmans Attorneys is one of South Africa’s top law firms.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
15	Lawtons AfricaIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	82
	“We have the knowledge and experience to meet and exceed our client’s expectations and offer a variety of legal services customised to fit every client’s specific needs.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
16	Garlicke & Bousfield INCPartial evidence	Kwazulunatal, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	81
	“Garlicke & Bousfield Incorporated is one of South Africa’s leading law firms offering a full range of specialised legal and related services.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
17	Pather & PatherIndirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	74
	“At Pather & Pather Attorneys, we don’t just offer legal services - we offer security, strategy, and results.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
18	Poswa IncorporatedPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	72
	“Established in 2010, Poswa Incorporated (Poswa Inc) is a progressive law firm providing services across all aspects of commercial law; including the structuring of transactions…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
19	Eversheds Sutherland SAPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	72
	“Eversheds Sutherland SA is one of the leading full-service law firms in South Africa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
20	TIM DU Toit & CO IncorporatedPartial evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	71
	“One of South Africa’s oldest and most respected law firms, Tim du Toit & Co Incorporated has provided over 90 years of expert legal service to corporate and individual clients.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
21	Hbgschindlers AttorneysPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	69
	“HBGSchindlers at Melrose Arch is a dynamic multi-disciplinary law firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
22	Weavind And Weavind AttorneysIndirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	67
	“Weavind & Weavind is a niche firm of attorneys whose directors are all specialists in their different fields of practice.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
23	VAN Velden-Duffey Attorneys INCIndirect evidence	Rustenburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	66
	“The firm Van Velden-Duffey evolved from a firm that was established in 1887 in Rustenburg by HKJ van Noorden.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
24	Marais Muller Hendricks INCIndirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	60
	“First established in 1945, Marais Muller Hendricks Inc.(“MMH”), started as Marais Müller Attorneys and has since developed a national reputation for providing superior…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
25	InlexsoIndirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	56
	“Inlexso consists of a group of attorneys and advocates, specialising in the delivery of corporate legal service including but not limited to commercial, company secretarial…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026

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International business law firms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 4, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

JohannesburgLargest hub · 196 HQs

316Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 4, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

620

11-50

304

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Verified emails by last verification

0–30

31–60

379

61–90

2,190

90–180

1,565

180+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among international business law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “international business law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among international business law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,151 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 4, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Frequently asked

How many international business law firms are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 978 international business law firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Webber Wentzel, headquartered in Sandton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most international business law firms?

Johannesburg leads with 196 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (143) and Pretoria (98).

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.