Bowmans appoints Mark Linington as tax executive in Johannesburg
Submitted by: Denise Mabusela
Leading African law firm Bowmans continues to enhance the breadth and depth of its offering in tax, this time with the appointment of Mark Linington as tax executive in its Johannesburg office.
Linington is a chartered accountant with 28 years’ experience as a tax adviser.
‘Mark is a well-known and respected practitioner and will enhance the capacity of our Tax Practice in Johannesburg,’ says Ezra Davids, Bowmans chairman and senior partner.
Linington specialises in the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including private equity buyouts, disposals and restructurings, fund formation, distressed debt restructuring and recapitalisation, and broad-based black economic empowerment structures. His expertise is recognised by both Chambers Global and the Legal 500.
He has a BAccSc in Financial Accounting from the University of South Africa, as well as higher diplomas in taxation and accounting from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Davids concludes, ‘Mark is an outstanding professional with a well-established track record as a leading tax practitioner. We are delighted to welcome a person of his calibre to Bowmans with our unique platform as a world class Pan African law firm.’
We have an enviable track record of providing legal services to the highest professional standards in Africa. We work for clients across numerous African jurisdictions on corporate, finance, competition, taxation, employment, technology and dispute resolution matters. With seven offices in five African countries and over 500 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 clients to achieve their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks. Our clients include domestic and foreign corporates, multinationals, funds and financial institutions, across almost all sectors of the economy, as well as state-owned enterprises and governments. Our expertise is frequently recognised by independent research organisations. Most recently, Bowmans won the 2023 Africa Legal Awards M&A Team of the Year Award and our South African Practice was named South African Law Firm of the Year for 2023 by Chambers and Partners.
