Deneys Reitz muscles into top 10 league

From June 1, 2011 South African law firm Deneys Reitz and Canadian firm Ogilvy Renault will join international legal practice Norton Rose Group. Together the enlarged Group will be a top 10 global legal practice by number of lawyers with more than 2500 lawyers in 38 offices worldwide. “Canada and South Africa are increasingly influential economies for our clients in the energy and natural resources, infrastructure, technology and financial institutions sectors. Ogilvy Renault and Deneys Reitz give the Group increased strength and depth of resource and expertise in these sectors,” Peter Martyr, group chief executive, Norton Rose Group said.