Andrew van Niekerk > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Offices
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Andrew van Niekerk
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial. Projects, Infrastructure and Energy.
Position
Andrew van Niekerk is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice, and Head of our Projects & Infrastructure sector. He 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, 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 individuals)–
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s team has ‘very specialized knowledge of construction‘. Clive Rumsey leads the practice, which stands out for its expertise in handling complex, high-profile disputes in the space. The group has been kept busy advising energy and natural resources companies on cross-border litigation. The department leverages the expertise of the firm’s projects and infrastructure group to assist with related public procurement matters; Andrew van Niekerk is the key practitioner to note for this line of work. Joe Whittle, Timothy Baker and Krevania Pillay are also singled out for their contributions to the team.
South Africa > Projects and infrastructure
At Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, oil and gas work remains a key area of instruction for the energy team, which continues to handle M&A, project finance, PPAs, IPP procurement and construction contracts pertaining to embedded and large-scale power generation projects. Infrastructure expert Andrew van Niekerk jointly leads the practice with Megan Rodgers, who specialises in upstream oil and gas matters. Tessa Brewis brings experience in handling M&A and project development matters in relation to renewable energy projects. Anita Moolman advises on public-private partnerships and public sector procurement matters. Amore Carstens also stands out for her contributions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals South Africa > Construction
- Construction South Africa
- Projects and infrastructure South Africa