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South Africa
Banking and finance
Banking and finance - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright has an active and broad-based practice that continues to impress in cross-border financings, preference share fundings, restructurings, trade and commodity finance, project finance and regulatory issues. The team has worked on a series of headline restructurings. Jackie Midlane is a top banking and project finance lawyer and Steven Gamble is recommended for cross-border financings. Former department head Riza Moosa left to launch his own firm.
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright continues to impress in mining, financial services, telecoms and BEE transactions, and secondary M&A renewables deals. Kevin Cron  is 'a sublime corporate lawyer' and Ross Lomax is recommended for renewables deals. Georg Kahle is noted for mining transactions.
Leading individuals
Kevin Cron - Norton Rose Fulbright
Competition
Competition - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright has maintained an impressive market share of engagements in cartel and price-fixing cases, market inquiries and other enforcement matters. The team is noted for its industry knowledge and experience in regulatory investigations. Marianne Wagener leads the team, which includes Mark Griffiths and Rosalind Lake.
Construction
Construction - ranked: tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc has an exceptional record in front-end and disputes work; it is especially noted for renewable energy projects, including solar projects, and is now working on a range of front-end engagements around Africa. Gary Rademeyer has an outstanding reputation in front-end and disputes work, while Tony Chappel is experienced in construction disputes.
Leading individuals
Gary Rademeyer - Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc
Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution - ranked: tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright has led the insurance dispute market for many years and is further developing its standing in commercial litigation,  investigations and anti-corruption, mining disputes and class actions. Jeffrey Kron is a leader in mining disputes, including silicosis class actions, and Tony Chappel is a seasoned professional liability expert. Andre Vos now heads the commercial litigation department and leads the investigations and anti-corruption practice. Former banking litigation leader Aslam Moosajee has joined ENSafrica and Michael Hart has retired to become a consultant.
Leading individuals
Jeffrey Kron - Norton Rose Fulbright
Employment
Employment - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright has an impressive mix of parastatal and private sector work with a fine record in mainstream employment issues such as transfers and mergers, retrenchments, restructurings and executive dismissals. Murray Alexander leads the team, which includes Mohammed Chavoos and Karen Ainslie. Former department head Hermann Nieuwoudt has joined the bar.
Intellectual property
Intellectual property - ranked: tier 3
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright fields a small IP team that acts for a sizeable number of multinational clients with IP interests across the continent. The department handles a mix of commercial, portfolio management and contentious work. Likonelo Magagula leads the team.
Investment funds
Investment funds - ranked: tier 3
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright has a solid background in private equity, hedge funds and collective investment schemes. It is especially noted for South Africa-based hedge funds, along with infrastructure and energy funds, and black economic empowerment private equity funds. Shawn Barnett is the key name.
Mining
Mining - ranked: tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright has a strong mining practice with market-leading expertise in mining law, mining M&A, regulatory issues and disputes. It is at the forefront of procurement and black economic empowerment (BEE) issues, and community-related advisory matters and disputes. The group is active across the mineral range, most notably in coal, iron ore and platinum and is seeing growth in battery materials. Clients praise the team's industry knowledge with Michael Dale an expert of mining law and Kevin Cron a leader in mining M&A, who is commended for his 'knowledge and experience'. Georg Kahle provides further M&A expertise, while Andre Vos and Jeffrey Kron are prominent mining-sector litigators.
Leading individuals
Michael Dale - Norton Rose Fulbright
Projects and infrastructure
Projects and infrastructure - ranked: tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright is known for its lender-side roles and it is leveraging these relationships to advise on a growing number of projects outside of South Africa, including those in Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Uganda. Having been at the forefront of South Africa's renewable energy programme, it is now increasingly active in secondary market deals in this segment. Mining, rail and hospital projects are also growth areas. The team is praised for its 'dedication, availability and business-oriented approach'. Jackie Midlane is an outstanding project finance specialist, as is Gregory Nott, while Lizel Oberholzer is noted for her oil and gas expertise.
Leading individuals
Jackie Midlane - Norton Rose Fulbright
Real estate
Real estate - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright has a substantial real estate team across its Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban offices. The group has been at the forefront of land-issues relating to South Africa's renewable energy programme. It also has an established presence in corporate leases and major real estate developments. Pieter Niehaus heads the department.
Leading individuals
Pieter Niehaus - Norton Rose Fulbright
Shipping and transport
Shipping and transport - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright is feted for its insurance-driven practice and is further developing its status in commercial shipping, customs and liability work. It is also increasingly active in rail infrastructure, cargo terminals and toll road concessions across Africa. Andrew Robinson heads the transport practice, which includes Malcolm Hartwell, who leads the shipping and casualty response group. Heather Manson heads the aviation department.
Tax
Tax - ranked: tier 4
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright has notable strength in tax disputes, exchange control issues, international tax matters, and tax aspects linked to renewable energy projects. Dale Cridlan leads the team and has advised AIG Europe on a number of warranty and indemnity issues related to acquisitions and disposals.
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United Arab Emirates
Offices in Dubai
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
- Islamic finance
- Real estate
Australia
Offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, and Canberra
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and trade
- Construction
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Dispute resolution: class actions
- Energy (transactions and regulatory)
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- IT and telecoms
- Labour and employment
- Labour and employment: workplace health and safety (WHS)
- Media and entertainment
- Natural resources (transactions and regulatory)
- Project development
- Project finance
- Real estate
- Regulatory compliance and investigations
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Transport : Transport: aviation
- Transport : Transport: shipping
Belgium
Offices in Brussels
Bahrain
Offices in Manama
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Islamic finance
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
China
Offices in Beijing and Shanghai
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance: foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution: foreign firms
- Fintech : Fintech: foreign firms
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property: foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy: foreign firms
- Regulatory/compliance : Regulatory/compliance: foreign firms
- Shipping : Shipping: foreign firms
- TMT : TMT: foreign firms
Canada
Offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary
- Banking and finance
- Business immigration
- Cannabis
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources: oil and gas
- Energy and natural resources: power
- Environment
- Indigenous law
- Infrastructure and projects
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Public Procurement
- Real Estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Transport: aviation
- Transport: other transport
- Transport: Shipping
Germany
Offices in Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg
- Antitrust
- Banking and finance : Lending and borrowing
- Banking and finance : Project finance
- Capital markets : Equity capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate
- Corporate and M&A : M&A: mid-sized deals (sub-€500m)
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Industry focus : Energy
- Information technology : Data protection
- Insurance : Advice to insurers
- Public sector : PPP
- Real estate and construction : Real estate
- Tax
- Transport : Maritime and shipping
France
Offices in Paris
- Aviation finance
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Compliance
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution: commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus : Industry focus: energy
- Industry focus : Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus : Industry focus: IT, telecoms and the internet
- Insolvency
- Insurance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Project finance
- Shipping finance
- Tax
Ghana
Greece
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy
- Projects and privatisation
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Shipping finance
- Shipping litigation
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Antitrust and competition
- Asset finance (including aviation and shipping finance)
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets (equity)
- Construction
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution: international arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution: litigation
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Shipping
- TMT
Indonesia
Offices in Jakarta
Latin America: International firms
India
Italy
Offices in Milan
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Industry focus: Energy
- Real estate and construction
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance – International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A – International firms and joint ventures
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy – International firms and joint ventures
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions – mid-tier – up to £250m
- Corporate and commercial : VAT and indirect tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: white-collar crime
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : Commodities disputes
- Dispute resolution : Competition litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset based lending
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives (including commodities)
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : Islamic finance
- Finance : Structured products and securitisation
- Finance : Trade finance
- Finance : Transport finance & leasing
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment: employers
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Human resources : Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance : Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance : Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Insurance : Insurance: insolvency and restructuring
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Investment fund formation and management : Listed funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate : Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate : Commercial property: development
- Real estate : Commercial property: hotels and leisure
- Real estate : Commercial property: investment
- Real estate : Construction: contentious
- Real estate : Contruction: non-contentious
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- Risk advisory : Brexit
- Risk advisory : Corporate governance
- Risk advisory : Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Risk advisory : Regulatory investigations and corporate crime
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment (including media finance)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Sport
- Transport : Aviation
- Transport : Rail
- Transport : Shipping
Luxembourg
Offices in Luxembourg
Myanmar
Morocco
Offices in Casablanca
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Projects and public law
- Tourism and real estate
Mexico
Offices in Mexico City
Malaysia
Netherlands
Offices in Amsterdam
- Banking and finance: asset finance and structured finance
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&a
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Energy: regulatory
- Energy: transactional
- Environment and planning
- Industry focus: Food
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Project finance and PFI
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Transport
Papua New Guinea
Offices in Port Moresby
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources
- Private equity
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration
Russia
Offices in Moscow
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: Lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&a: Moscow
- Dispute resolution: arbitration and mediation
- Dispute resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources
- Real estate and construction
- Transport
South Africa
Offices in Cape Town, Sandton, Durban, and Johannesburg
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Construction
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Shipping and transport
- Tax
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Asset finance : Asset finance – Foreign firms
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance – Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Capital markets – Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A – Foreign firms
- Energy : Energy – Foreign firms
- Financial services regulatory : Financial services regulatory – Foreign firms
- International arbitration
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy – Foreign firms
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency – Foreign firms
- Shipping : Shipping – Foreign firms
- TMT : TMT – Foreign firms
South Korea
Thailand
Offices in Bangkok
Tunisia
Turkey
Offices in Istanbul
United States
Offices in Washington DC, San Antonio, New York, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Denver, St Louis, and San Francisco
- Antitrust : Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Antitrust : Merger control
- Dispute resolution : General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : International litigation
- Dispute resolution : Product liability, mass tort and class actions: automotive/transport - defense
- Dispute resolution : Product liability, mass tort and class actions: pharmaceuticals and medical devices - defense
- Dispute resolution : Product liability, mass tort and class actions: toxic tort - defense
- Dispute resolution : Securities litigation - defense
- Finance : Project finance
- Finance : Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance : Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Finance : Structured finance: securitization
- Industry focus : Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Industry focus : Energy regulation: conventional power
- Industry focus : Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus : Energy: transactions: conventional power
- Industry focus : Energy: transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus : Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus : Healthcare: service providers
- Industry focus : Transport: aviation and air travel - finance
- Industry focus : Transport: shipping - finance
- Intellectual property : Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property : Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property : Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- M&A/corporate and commercial : M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms : Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Real estate
- Tax : International tax
- Tax : US taxes: contentious
- Tax : US taxes: non-contentious