DLA Piper bolsters Africa practice with the joining of Titus Edjua as partner
DLA Piper bolsters Africa practice with the joining of Titus Edjua as partner
Africa group director, ex-Clifford Chance leaves Watson Farley after three-and-a-half years
DLA Piper has appointed Titus Edjua – an international projects partner in London thereby expanding its Africa offering.
Eduja joins DLA Piper after three and a half years as a partner at Watson Farley, where he advised on Africa-related transactions in both civil and common law jurisdictions. He led a cross-border team at Watson Farley that advised the African Export-Import Bank and the BGFIBank Group as lenders on the project financing for the development of a special economic zone in the West African Republic of Benin.
His practice encompasses all aspects of project development and finance. It includes conventional and renewable energy, mining, gas, infrastructure, brownfield and greenfield projects, general financing, and commercial transactions. He also has experience in providing policy, regulatory, and governance advice.
Before joining Watson Farley, Edjua was a director of Clifford Chance's Africa group for more than a decade. He worked on matters like advising Fox Networks Group on a landmark media rights deal in African football.
Edjua's appointment comes just a few weeks after the firm hired Africa-focused projects partner Karim Maalioun in London from Canadian firm Fasken. In April, Shearman & Sterling partner Iain Elder joined the firm.
Three of them, according to the firm, significantly expanded its Africa and emerging markets energy, natural resources and infrastructure project offering.
"As part of a strategy, Titus' appointment is to provide our clients with diverse teams capable of addressing our clients' increasingly global needs, both in Africa and globally," said Colin Wilson, partner and head of international projects at DLA Piper. "His experience in the Anglophone, Arabophone, and Francophone markets strengthens our international team's African capability. With the inclusions of Karim Maalioun and Iain Elder to our current specialist team assure that we are well placed to help our clients navigate this incredibly exciting time in the region."
DLA Piper has two offices in Johannesburg and Casablanca in Africa and presence in 18 additional countries as well through the Swiss verein DLA Piper Africa which constitutes independent law firms.
