At Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc, André Vos heads up the dispute resolution team, and has an excellent reputation for handling corporate investigations, mining disputes, as well as domestic and international arbitration. Riccardo Petersen leads the commercial litigation group and regularly acts for financial institutions, domestic and international banks, corporates and micro-lenders, while Donald Dinnie and David Kapelus are instructed by insurers and reinsurers in a wide range of contentious matters. Jeffrey Kron is well versed in mining, banking, and corporate disputes; John Bell is ‘an exceptional lawyer who always goes the extra mile’; and Widaad Ebrahim-Fakier‘s workload includes cybersecurity disputes. Sentebale Makara left the firm in January 2024.
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‘Brent Botha has been exceptionally great.'
‘Responsive, knowledgeable people.'
'Transparent billing and a diverse team. ’
‘With regards to the dispute resolution team, what makes their practice unique is their responsiveness and efficiency in dealing with matters.'
‘In terms of the individuals, they are very experienced and well versed with dispute resolution matters which means that they are able to provide us with tailor-made solutions. ’
'Experienced, well resourced, and friendly.'
Key clients
- Glencore Coal South African Operations
- Glencore Energy UK (Oil & gas)
- Sibanye-Stillwater Ltd
- TotalEnergies
- Harmony Gold
- Goldfields Limited
- Anglogold Ashanti
- FirstRand Bank Limited
- Astron Energy
- Shell South Africa Holdings
- The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
- BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd
Work highlights
Defending the FNB in ongoing litigation arising from an equality court application launched by the Sekunjalo Group of Companies and the founder, Dr Iqbal Survé, involving alleged unfair and racial discrimination, arising from the unilateral termination of banking contracts by commercial banks, towards its customers.
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Practice head
André Vos; Riccardo Petersen
Other key lawyers
John Bell; Jeffrey Kron; Abongile Vuso; Widaad Ebrahim-Fakier; Brent Botha; Donald Dinnie; David Kapelus