According to a press release yesterday Hunton & Williams LLP announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with East African firm Mkono & Co. Advocates. This MOU follows a number of recent cross border link-ups between law firms including Bowman Gilfillan's link with Kenyan based Coulson Harney, Spoor & Fisher's establishment of an office in Gambia, Adams & Adams recent decision to establish a presence in Mozambique and Evershed's takeover of SA based Routledge Modise.