STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH SPURS LAW FIRM'S COASTAL BRANCH

from Namib Times

The Koep & Partners law form opened its doors in Swakopmund on Friday, in order to further cement relationships with the business sector in the town.

According to Peter Koep, the firm established itself in the town because of the tremenedous economic delvelopment at the coast.
Willem Kotze, a partner at the firm, shares this sentiment and stated that the firm already has a strong client base at the coast.

"Koep & Partners already has a strong client base at the coast, especially in the property and mining sectors. These two sectors are experiencing substantial growth at the coast and we feel that we can better serve our clients by having a branch at the coast. Having investigated the prospect of opening a branch here for a few years, we feel that it is definitely viable to open the branch", he told the Namib Times.

The office will be run by Kotze, who is a practising lawyer, conveyancer and notary. The branch will intially employ two people only but is expected to increase in the near future.
The firm was established in 1982 by Peter Koep and currently has six partners and three associates. Koep & Partners primarily concentrate on mining, corporate and commercial work.

LOCAL LAWFIRM joins GLOBAL NETWORK

by The Economist Staff Reporter

Local legal firm Koep & Partners is proud and pleased to announce that it has been chosen from among all Namibian legal practices to join the prestigious US-based Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms, with access to more than 21,000 lawyers practicing in 160 elite law firms across the globe.  Represented by just one firm per country, these premier independent law firms provide legal representation and local market knowledge practically anywhere in the world. Lex Mundi prides itself on inviting the most prominent and successful law firms to its association, in order to comply with the profile of the Lex Mundi member and to uphold the high professional standards and the mark of excellence that Lex Mundi provides.

After undergoing a rigorous assessment and a thorough and comprehensive evaluation of all aspects of its services, structures, systems and professional capacity, in competition with other law firms in Namibia, Koep & Partners have been invited to join this top notch organization and to serve as the local link to this vast network of legal practitioners.
Koep & Partners was also selected in 2001 as the Namibian law firm to become a member of Lex Africa, a network for African lawyers.

Senior partner Peter F. Koep regards these developments as an honour and acknowledgement of the quality, range and depth of the legal services the company offers its clients and as further motivation to continue providing excellent professional legal advice and support of the highest order.