Bowmans
Heather Irvine is a highly experienced legal professional specializing in competition law, currently serving as a Partner at Bowmans since October 2019. Previously, as Director at Falcon & Hume Inc from June 2016 to November 2019, Heather focused on African antitrust matters, particularly in merger filings and compliance. At Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa from September 2004 to May 2016, Heather led the African competition law team and handled significant merger and behavioral cases, while also serving as Director and head of the competition law team. Heather's legal career began as an Associate at Brink Cohen Le Roux, where work included labor and corporate law, and as a Researcher at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa, assisting Justice Albie Sachs on landmark human rights cases. Heather holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Cape Town and completed Matric with distinctions at Marian College Linmeyer.
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We help our clients overcome legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa. Our track record of providing specialist legal services in the fields of corporate law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution, spans over a century. With seven offices in five African countries and over 400 specialist lawyers, we draw on our unique knowledge of the business and socio-political environment to advise clients on a wide range of legal issues. Everywhere we work, we offer clients a service that uniquely blends expertise in the law, knowledge of the local market and an understanding of their businesses. Our aim is to assist them to achieve their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks. Our clients include corporates, multinationals and state-owned enterprises across a range of industry sectors as well as financial institutions and governments. Our expertise is frequently recognised by independent research organisations. We received awards in three out of four categories at the Dealmakers East Africa Awards for 2019: top legal adviser in the M&A Category for both deal flow and deal value, and advised on the Deal of the Year. In the Dealmakers South Africa Awards for 2019, we were placed third for deal value in the M&A Category and advised on both the Deal of the Year and the BEE Deal of the Year.