Adams and Adams promotes Mtho Maphumulo to partner, strengthening its Insurance and Financial Sector Practice
7 March 2025 – Leading African law firm Adams & Adams is pleased to announce the appointment of Mtho Maphumulo to partner in its Insurance and Financial Sector Practice. Maphumulo’s appointment reflects the firm’s strategic focus on bolstering its dispute resolution capacity, specifically in the insurance and financial sectors.
“Mtho’s commitment to learning and service excellence is an important boost for our insurance and financial sector laws offering,” says Jac Marais, partner and head of Dispute Resolution at Adams & Adams. “His inclusion in the partnership is a reward for outstanding contributions to the Insurance and Financial Sector Laws practice and reflects the opportunities that are available at the firm for excellent professionals who are willing to work exceptionally hard to service their clients’ needs”.
Upon completion of his LLB degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Maphumulo joined Adams & Adams as a candidate attorney in 2016. Since then, Maphumulo has advanced his career at Adams & Adams and has represented and advised internationally renowned insurance companies, insurance underwriters, intermediary firms, corporate institutions, and individual clients in insurance, regulatory and other financial services-related matters. This year, Maphumulo received an LLM degree from the University of Pretoria. His dissertation focused on the role and effect of the Treating Customers Fairly principle in the insurance industry. He is a thought leader and a frequent speaker on legal issues pertaining to insurance and financial sector laws.
“I am extremely honoured to have become a partner at Adams & Adams. I have worked hard to achieve this goal and take great pride in the growth of the Insurance and Financial Sector Practice, which is spearheaded by my partner Jean-Paul Rudd. We consistently stay informed of sector developments and its evolving legal landscape, enhancing our expertise through upskilling and further education. As a new partner, I am delighted about the expansion of our practice both in capacity and in the range of services we offer. I look forward to exploring new areas of development, particularly in financial sector laws,” says Maphumulo.
Adams & Adams is locally and internationally recognised for its work in South Africa and across the African continent and prides itself on its valuable client relationships and service excellence. In the Chambers Global rankings for 2025, the Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Competition, and Construction teams were all recognised for their expertise in their respective fields of specialisation.
The Insurance and Financial Sector Practice offers dispute resolution and advisory services in the dynamic and intricate landscape of insurance and financial sector regulations, risk management, and compliance mandates.
For more information, contact Jean-Paul Rudd (JP.Rudd@adams.africa) or Mtho Maphumulo (Mtho.Maphumulo@adams.africa).
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