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General Business Law - Namibia

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What the Team is Known For

Ellis Shilengudwa impresses with its frequent engagement in a range of commercial mandates, acting for financial institutions and clients active in the energy and mining industries. The group's expertise extends to both transactional and regulatory work, in addition to competition investigations, financings and procurement mandates. Based in Windhoek, the firm is well placed to advise on cross-border work due to it being the Namibian member of the DLA Piper Africa alliance.

Work Highlights

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  • Ellis Shilengudwa acted for the Namibian government regarding the negotiation and implementation of its first green hydrogen bid, as part of its Southern Corridor Development initiative. 

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jurie Badenhorst
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Jurie Badenhorst is a deeply experienced lawyer with a strong track record in major corporate transactions and financing mandates. Based in Windhoek, he provides counsel to clients active in the energy, mining and transportation industries.

Jurie Badenhorst has great experience all round, and an extensive knowledge of Namibian law.

Jurie Badenhorst is a very good lawyer.

What stands out to me about Jurie Badenhorst is his level of insight into Namibian commercial law. He is very good at drafting agreements.

I always have good experiences working with Jurie.

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Peter Johns
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Peter Johns is a respected lawyer who typically acts for a client list composed of financial institutions and energy companies. He operates a broad practice covering competition investigations, financings and corporate transactions.

Peter is very good on commercial matters.

Peter Johns is pleasant to work with, and his work is always of a good quality.

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Hugo Meyer van den Berg
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Hugo Meyer van den Berg is a respected lawyer in Windhoek who is noted for the depth of his experience in the mining and energy sectors. His expertise covers M&A, financings and regulatory mandates. In addition to his work in private practice, he is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Cape Town.

Hugo Meyer van den Berg has a good understanding and knowledge of Namibian law and the specifics of the matter we work with him on.

I enjoy working with Hugo Meyer van den Berg. He is a very academic and meticulous lawyer.

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Mia Kellerman
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Mia Kellerman is developing a notable profile for her finance-related practice in Namibia. She advises on project finance, debt capital markets, restructuring and regulatory compliance, with further expertise in the energy industry.

Mia Kellerman is an excellent lawyer. She is very thorough, detailed and solution-oriented.

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Jurie Badenhorst
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Peter Johns
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Hugo Meyer van den Berg
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Mia Kellerman
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