Mr Samir Ellary > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Bowmans Offices

11 ALICE LANE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2146
South Africa
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Mr Samir Ellary

Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Samir Ellary is a partner in Bowmans’ Johannesburg office Tax Practice. He specialises in all aspects of corporate taxation. His expertise extends to advising on mergers and acquisitions, employee share schemes, corporate restructurings, charitable trusts and cross-border transactions. He particularly enjoys advising on the structuring and implementation of black economic empowerment (BEE) transactions and the establishment of ‘BEE trust’ vehicles, where he has been involved in several large BEE transactions. Samir is currently focusing on servicing small- to medium-sized funds in the private equity space.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Tax
At Bowmans, the ‘approachable‘ tax team is regularly instructed by clients in the mining, manufacturing, financial services and oil and gas sectors in a broad range of contentious and non-contentious work. Practice co-head Barry Garven specialises in tax litigation, and is equally adept at assisting blue-chip companies with international tax matters. Practice co-head Mike Benetello is a key contact for mining taxation, as well as the tax aspects of business rescue mandates, corporate restructurings and private equity transactions, to name a few areas. Roné la Grange and Samir Ellary are well known for their strength in corporate tax, and firm managing partner Alan Keep has an excellent track record in advising on the tax aspects of structuring prominent B-BBEE transactions. Kelly Wright brings experience in assisting domestic and international clients with the tax structuring of M&A deals.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Shipping and transport
- Tax