Charles Young > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Bowmans
11 ALICE LANE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2146
South Africa

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner; Head of Mining

Career

Charles Young heads Bowmans’ Mining Sector.

He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and corporate and commercial law.

His experience covers domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, governed by both English and South African law, across the African continent.

He has BCom and LLB (Hons) degrees from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and an LLM from Yale Law School, USA.

He is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, an attorney at law in the State of New York and a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Mining

(Leading individuals)

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At Bowmans, the team fields particular expertise in handling mining-related corporate and M&A mandates for large mining companies, financial services entities and technology clients. The practice is also highly regarded for its capabilities in handling employment disputes, financial matters and environmental work, and the group reports an uptick in instructions focusing on regulatory issues. M&A expert Charles Young leads the department, and Wandisile Mandlana is a key name for assisting mining houses and suppliers in the industry with mining titles, disputes concerning mineral rights, and environment impact matters. Claire Tucker handles a wide spectrum of mining law matters, and is noted for her strength in regulatory work.