KHADIJA SHARIFE: Lawyers for the mob
US law firm Jones Day played a key role in advising on the failed bid by Gupta aide Salim Essa to buy Habib Bank. It may soon rue its involvement
14 May 2020 - 05:00
The trail of destruction left by the Guptas has brought down several prestigious giants. Accounting firm KPMG and management consultancy McKinsey had their reputations badly tarnished when it was revealed that both held lucrative contracts with the notorious business family.
But as SA’s parastatals drown in debt partly thanks to the Guptas, little accountability has, so far, come the way of law firms that facilitated the family’s shenanigans...
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