Mr James McKinnell > Bowmans > Cape Town, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Bowmans Offices
22 BREE STREET
CAPE TOWN
South Africa
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Mr James McKinnell
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
James McKinnell has been a partner at Bowmans since 1998. He specialises in commercial litigation, financial services and tax litigation, restructuring, and has also litigated oil and gas disputes. He has litigated in a wide range of disputes in the High Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal, and in various arbitral tribunals. He also has considerable experience of complex legal and financial structures and transactions, and of disputes which have arisen in them and/ or in order to restructure them. He has BBusSci, LLB and LLM degrees from the University of Cape Town and a Certificate in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of South Africa.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Dispute resolution
Commended as a ‘very well oiled litigation machine‘, Bowmans is jointly led by Jonathan Sahli and Lyndal Anderson. Clement Mkiva, Jonathan Barnes and Adam Anderson are key contacts in this space, and they are adept at handling shareholder disputes and international arbitrations. Anderson is also singled out for his excellent track record in advising on contentious insurance, construction, and financial matters, while James McKinnell is ‘an excellent negotiator.’ Tim Gordon-Grant
is a highly regarded practitioner in the dispute resolution space and Kelly Calvert-Evers is knowledgeable of constitutional and administrative law disputes. In September 2024 Kelly Mzobe joined the team;, whle Gerhard Rudolph, Callum O’Connor and Wihan Meintjes arrived at the firm in January 2025.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Shipping and transport
- Tax