Tony Canny | Lawtons Africa

During his many years at the firm, Tony Canny has built a substantial commercial litigation practice with emphasis on forensics and insurance.

The forensics component involves forensic investigations and actions related to “white collar crime” and fraud, as well as dealing with all aspects of bribery and corruption.

Tony started the firm’s forensics practice in 1991, then the only South African law firm with a dedicated forensics practice, and he is still in charge of that practice.

He has handled some of the highest profile financial, commercial and “white collar crime” matters in South Africa on behalf of entities in the insurance/ reinsurance field, pension funds, Business Against Crime, the Banking Council, banks, the South African Reserve Bank, the (then) Financial Services Board, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and others.

Tony has been rated in the "Chambers Global Guide" as one of the top forensics lawyers in South Africa. Expert Guides has listed him as one of the top two lawyers in South Africa advising on “white collar crime”.

In addition, he has been endorsed by Practical Law Company for Insurance and Dispute Resolution. He has repeatedly been recognized in the international publication, “The Best Lawyers in South Africa” as one of the “Best Lawyers” in South Africa for Litigation and Insurance law. He is recommended in Legal 500 as an “excellent insurance specialist”.

Chambers Global

Tony Canny of Lawtons Africa is a highly experienced litigator with a long-standing reputation in the field of forensic investigations. He is particularly well regarded for his expertise relating to “white collar crimes” in the insurance and financial services sectors. Sources note him as a ‘great litigator’ who is ‘very well respected’.

Tony Canny is widely respected for his depth of expertise across corporate investigations, with especially noteworthy abilities in “white collar crime” as it relates to the insurance and financial services sectors. Interviewees recognize him to be a ‘very strong litigator’ who ‘has always been a strong name in this space’.

Tony Canny is held in high esteem for his depth of experience in corporate investigations, with recognized strength in the financial services and insurance fields. Interviewees acknowledge that he is ‘very experienced’ and ‘highly regarded’ in this field.

Practices

Commercial Litigation

Forensics

Investigations

Industries

Insurance

Financial Institutions

Pharmaceuticals

Mining

Education

BCom - University of the Witwatersrand

LLB - University of the Witwatersrand