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11 BUITENGRACHT STREET
CAPE TOWN 8001
South Africa
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Andrew van Niekerk
Work Department
Banking, Finance & Projects practice, and Head of our Projects & Energy sector.
Position
Andrew van Niekerk is a Director in our Banking, Finance & Projects practice, and Head of our Projects & Energy sector. Andrew provides specialist EPC / PPP / IPP related legal services in the infrastructure, energy, mining and resources, transport and real estate domains.
Andrew has advised clients on projects in multiple jurisdictions including Botswana, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Kuala Lumpur, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Career
Andrew has inter alia been the head of construction, infrastructure and/or projects at three of the five “big five” South African law firms as well as the largest non-affiliated law firm in the Middle East.
Andrew spent five years in Dubai where, inter alia¸ where he was was lead construction counsel in respect of mega realty and infrastructure projects comprising of:
- the Jumeira Gardens City Project with a project budget of $100 billion;
- the Waterfront & Palm Jebel Ali projects with an overall project value of approximately $60 billion; and
- World Islands, Palm Jumeirah and Jumeirah Golf Estate projects, with aggregate project values in excess of $150 billion.
Languages
English
Education
- BA (Private Law) and LLB degrees, University of Cape Town.
- Admitted attorney with the High Court of the Western Cape.
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Construction
(Leading partners)Led by Clive Rumsey, the construction group at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has an excellent track record in advising on high-profile construction disputes and non-contentious front-end work, and regularly acts as counsel to energy sector entities. Andrew van Niekerk is well known for his expertise in projects and infrastructure law, and is a key name for public procurement issues. Khaya Mantengu brings experience in arbitration, and Joe Whittle handles engineering litigation. Krevania Pillay left the firm in December 2023, and Sentebale Makara joined the group in February 2024.
South Africa > Projects and infrastructure
Oil and gas work forms the backbone of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr‘s energy practice, and the team has a solid track record in advising on IPP procurement and construction contracts, PPAs, project finance and M&A relating to large-scale and embedded power generation projects. The group is jointly led by Andrew van Niekerk, who specialises in infrastructure matters, and Megan Rodgers, who has extensive expertise in upstream oil and gas matters. Project finance work forms a key pillar of Johan De Lange‘s practice, and Tessa Brewis advises sponsors, developers and investors on project development and M&A matters pertaining to renewable energy projects. Tsele Moloi brings experience in handling offtake agreements and PPAs for public and private sector entities.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners South Africa > Construction
- Construction South Africa
- Projects and infrastructure South Africa