Law firms Linklaters and South African firm Webber Wentzel call time on 13-year alliance Kate Peacock · 28 July 2026 · 2 min read Africa United Kingdom Linklaters Linklaters and South African firm Webber Wentzel have ended their alliance after more than 13 years of collaboration.The two firms will end the alliance by November 2026, after coming to what the firms described as a mutual decision.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryLinklaters and Winston Taylor bag lead roles on Harvey Nichols rescue dealLaw firmsEliza Winter14 Aug 2026Infantino’s own goal: how a dispute between UEFA and Fifa could play outLaw firmsKate Peacock10 Aug 2026Trading Places: A&O Shearman energy and infra co-head moves to DLA as Linklaters builds in New York with Paul Weiss hireLaw firmsKate Peacock7 Aug 2026LB100 results so far – which firms are setting the pace for revenue and PEP?Law firm dataAlex Ryan17 Aug 2026Latham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium buys stake in Liverpool FCLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026Weil and Jones Day say cheese on £1bn acquisition of dairy brandsLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026Russell-Cooke opts against £77m merger with fellow London firmLaw firmsNews Editor14 Aug 2026Sports is the new private capital frontier – why top firms are upping their gameLaw firmsMatthias Bergg14 Aug 2026Orrick hires Kirkland partner as global capital markets headLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Aug 2026