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South Africa > Banking and finance Tier 2

Project finance expert Jackie Midlane leads Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc’s banking and finance team, which has been kept busy advising financial institutions and large corporations on green loans, asset financings, refinancing and cross-border financial mandates. Midlane combines her project finance experience with strength in handling development, asset and structured finance work for clients in the energy, mining and telecoms sectors. Michelle David is sought after for her track record in advising on financial services regulatory matters; Raghemah Hendricks specialises in real estate finance; Malibuye Cossie focuses on syndicated lending and project finance; and Shawn Barnett handles derivatives transactions.

South Africa > Construction Tier 2

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc offers clients a broad range of contentious and non-contentious construction law services, and is particularly strong in advising on the construction aspects of infrastructure, energy, property and natural resources projects. Gary Rademeyer specialises in handling construction contracts and project agreements, and regularly represents contractors, employers and sub-contractors in contractual litigation in the space. Rademeyer jointly heads the practice with Matt Ash, who leads the firm’s energy department, and Sentebale Makara, who has expertise in contentious construction work.

South Africa > Dispute resolution Tier 2

With experience in corporate and commercial disputes, Brent Botha heads Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc’s dispute resolution team, which has been kept especially busy advising clients in the mining, financial services and construction sectors on a wide spectrum of contentious matters. Andre Vos leads the commercial litigation group, and is very experienced in handling corporate investigations, compliance matters and mining disputes. John Bell handles business rescue and insolvency litigation, and Jeffrey Kron acts for banks, financial institutions, and government organisations in contentious matters. Sentebale Makara and Abongile Vuso are singled out for their contributions to the practice group.

South Africa > Employment Tier 2

The employment and labour team at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc has an established track record in advising on a range of contentious and non-contentious work. The group continues to handle a high volume of mandates involving industrial action issues, unfair dismissals and business transfers. Mohammed Chavoos has noted expertise in handling cases involving executive dismissals, and department head Murray Alexander brings experience in collective bargaining, restructurings and retrenchments, and outsourcing issues. Other key practitioners to note are Jason Whyte , Karen Ainslie and Laura Macfarlane.

South Africa > Projects and infrastructure Tier 2

Project finance is a core pillar of strength in Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc‘s practice, which is equally strong in handling project development mandates for a client base predominantly made up of development finance institutions and international and domestic banks. Department head Jackie Midlane ‘tailors her advice to ensure that one is properly guided‘; she regularly acts for energy, mining and telecoms sector entities. Matt Ash advises lenders, developers, sponsors, equity financiers and contractors on infrastructure and energy projects. Raghemah Hendricks and Devan Falconer are also singled out for their expertise in project finance.

South Africa > Shipping and transport Tier 2

The shipping department at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc has an excellent reputation for advising on marine insurance and maritime casualties, both key areas of instruction for practice head Malcolm Hartwell. Firm CEO Andrew Robinson is sought after for his expertise in port regulatory matters and admiralty litigation, and Peter Lamb has been kept busy advising on contentious mandates concerning shipping collisions. Carol Holness is active on matters in relation to charterparties, bills of lading, maritime casualty response and international trade cases.

South Africa > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

At Norton Rose Fulbright, the corporate M&A and securities team acts for mining, life sciences, energy, infrastructure, healthcare, technology, and financial services clients in a broad spectrum of corporate matters, and is also noted for its strength in capital markets work. Practice head Stephen Kennedy-Good focuses on cross-border M&A, and derivatives expert Shawn Barnett is well known for advising on domestic and international private equity transactions. Tamara Gerwel acts on restructurings and joint ventures, while Christina Pretorius assists with commercial matters, with a key focus in the mining sector. Willem de Villiers advises financial institutions and listed and unlisted corporate clients.

South Africa > Competition Tier 3

Competition law expert Marianne Wagener leads Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc’s practice in this space, which has been kept particularly busy advising financial services, energy, insurance and commodities sector clients on cross-border merger transactions and clearances, cartel investigations and abuse of dominance claims. The ‘very knowledgeable‘ Rosalind Lake  has expertise in handling regulatory work and is well versed in advising on mandates involving consumer law aspects. Mark Griffiths fields experience in assisting with contentious merger notifications. Candice Upfold and James Donald also play significant roles in the group.

South Africa > Mining Tier 3

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s mining group garners praise for its ‘availability and competency‘. The team’s workload includes project finance matters, corporate finance, acquisitions and regulatory issues. Michael Dale regularly acts for prominent international and local mining houses in mandates, and is equally adept at assisting clients from the construction and upstream petroleum industries with mining-related work. Dale co-leads the practice with M&A expert Christina Pretorius. Andre Vos is a key name for mining litigation, and Andrea Cabanac brings experience in compliance matters in the sector.