Adams & Adams Attorneys

Adams & Adams Attorneys

recognised-firms.jpgAdams & Adams Attorneys
Pretoria Office (Head Office)

Lynnwood Bridge, 4 Daventry Street, Lynwood Manor
Pretoria, South Africa, 0081
Phone: +27 12 432 6000
Email: mail@adams.africa

Johannesburg Office
2nd Floor, 34 Fredman Drive,
Sandton, Sandhurst, South Africa, 2146
Phone: +27 11 895 1000
Email: jhb@adams.africa

Cape Town Office
22nd Floor, 2 Long Street (Cnr. Hans Strijdom Str),
Cape Town, South Africa, 8000
Phone: +27 21 402 5000
Email: cpt@adams.africa

Durban Office
Suite 2, Level 3, Ridgeside Park, 21 Richeford Circle
Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, 4320
Phone: +27 31 536 3740
Email: dbn@adams.africa

website address
www.adams.africa


Profile

Adams & Adams is an internationally recognised and leading African law firm that specialises in providing intellectual property and commercial services throughout Africa.

With primary office locations in South Africa, and associate offices in a number of African countries, our leadership position as one of the largest intellectual property law practice in the southern hemisphere, and as one of South Africa’s foremost corporate, property and commercial law firms, is reflected in the ground-breaking work we do and the valuable client relationships we have with many of the world’s largest corporations and organisations, as well as small to medium-sized companies.

Our 68 partners are established pathfinders and thought leaders in their respective practice areas.

Our Intellectual Property law practices work with clients around the globe and across many industries to protect, enforce and commercialise their intellectual property. The group offers clients a full range of legal services relating to the acquisition, enforcement, and commercialisation of intellectual property rights. These services include counsel and handling of transactions in cases involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs, licensing, and data security. The partners and associates in our Intellectual Property Group also litigate these issues in courts globally.

Areas of specialisation

  • Trade Marks
  • Patents
  • Registered Designs
  • Copyright
  • Domain Names
  • Litigation
  • Anti-Counterfeiting
  • Plant Breeders’ Rights
  • IP Commercialisation and Valuation
  • IP Portfolio Management
  • Media and Advertising Law
  • Commercial Law

Association memberships

  • INTA
  • AIPPI
  • FICPI
  • ABA
  • AIPLA
  • ECTA
  • GALA
  • LES
  • IBA

Jurisdictions

Africa

Associate Offices

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania (including Zanzibar)
  • Zimbabwe

Contacts

kelly_thompson-150x220.jpgKelly Thompson
Firm Chairperson: Trade Marks
Email: kelly.thompson@adams.africa
Tel: +27 12 432 6298

 

 

 

 

nishansingh.jpgNishan Singh
Partner: Trade Marks
Email : nishan.singh@adams.africa
Tel: +27 12 432 6151

 

 

 

janice-galvad_crop.jpgJanice Galvad
Partner: Patents
Email: janice.galvad@adams.africa
Tel: +27 12 432 6260

Leaders profiles

Gérard du Plessis

Gérard du Plessis

Gérard is a senior partner in the trade mark litigation department of Adams & Adams, he has served as Chairman of the firm from…

Mariëtte du Plessis

Mariëtte du Plessis

Mariëtte du Plessis specialises in trademark, copyright, advertising and domain name-related disputes, as well as regulatory…

Nishan Singh

Nishan Singh

Nishan Singh is a qualified attorney and trademark practitioner, who has been a partner of the firm since March 2012. He advises…

Nishi Chetty

Nishi Chetty

Nishi Chetty is a partner at Adams & Adams since the year 2005. She qualified as a trademark practitioner in 2002 and was the…

Nolo Khechane

Nolo Khechane

Nolo Khechane is a partner in the prosecution section of the trademarks department. He was admitted as an attorney in 2003. He…

Simon Brown

Simon Brown

Simon Brown is a senior partner of the firm and has served as co-chairperson of the trade mark prosecution section for a number…

Nthabisheng Phaswana

Nthabisheng Phaswana

Nthabisheng Phaswana is a partner in the Africa Patent Department. She holds LLB and LLM (Mercantile Law) from the University…

Danie Dohmen

Danie Dohmen

Danie Dohmen is a partner at Adams & Adams in the patent litigation section. He specialises in patent, design, plant breeder’s…

Samantha Copeling

Samantha Copeling

Samantha Copeling is a partner in Adams & Adams’ trademark department. She practises in the trademark prosecution department…

Nolwazi Gcaba

Nolwazi Gcaba

Nolwazi Gcaba has over 20 years’ post qualification experience in the field of trademark law. She has in the past focused in…

Alicia Kabini

Alicia Kabini

Alicia Kabini is a Partner and trademark attorney in the trademark enforcement department. She specialises in trademark litigation,…

Dale Healy

Dale Healy

Dale Healy is a partner and trademark attorney at Adams & Adams.

He advises clients on all aspects of trade mark and copyright…

Godfrey Budeli

Godfrey Budeli

Godfrey Budeli is a partner in the Trademark and Copyright Litigation Section, and head of the Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy…

Janice Galvad

Janice Galvad

Janice is the chairperson of the patent department at Adams & Adams, a partner and patent attorney, and holds a master’s…

Kareema Shaik

Kareema Shaik

Kareema is a Partner and trademark attorney in the Trademark Litigation department of Adams & Adams. 

Her practice areas…

Lita Miti-Qamata

Lita Miti-Qamata

Lita is a partner and trademark attorney; she was admitted as an attorney in 2010. She holds an LLB degree from the University…

Sajidha Gamieldien

Sajidha Gamieldien

Sajidha is a partner and trademark attorney in Adams & Adams’s Trademark Department. She graduated with a BA(Hons) and…

Werina Griffiths

Werina Griffiths

Ms. Griffiths is a partner and trademark attorney with more than 15 years’ experience in litigation practices. Her practice…

Steven Yeates

Steven Yeates

Steven Yeates is a partner, trademark attorney and co-chair of the firm’s Trademark Department.

He advises clients on all…

Kelly Thompson

Kelly Thompson

Kelly Thompson has just recently been appointed the Chairperson of Adams & Adams. Prior to this she also served as Chairperson…

Darren Olivier

Darren Olivier

Darren Olivier is an experienced IP advisor with over 20 years’ experience gained in local and international law firms as well…

Bilkis Daby

Bilkis Daby

Bilkis Daby is a partner in the trademarks department, holding an LLB degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. A qualified…

Jenny Pienaar

Jenny Pienaar

Jenny Pienaar is a partner in the Adams & Adams trademark department. Her areas of practice include trademark litigation, domain…

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