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Energy & Natural Resources: Mining - South Africa

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills is a renowned international law firm that provides high-level advice to mining majors on charter amendments and other regulatory matters across Africa. The department is equally well placed to assist with transactional mining work in South Africa and the wider continent, with a practice that encompasses advising on mining-related disputes and M&A work.

Work Highlights

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills advised POSCO on the initial acquisition of an interest in Black Rock Mining.

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Notable Practitioners

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Patrick Leyden
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Patrick Leyden
4
Band 4
Patrick Leyden operates a growing corporate practice encompassing a range of mandates in the mining space, including M&A and disposals. He provides further expertise in relation to the commercial and regulatory considerations of transactional and operational matters.

Patrick Leyden is a very strong technical lawyer who offers great advice. He is also great at helping us with negotiations, and at client service as well.

Peter Leon
Peter Leon
Expertise Based Abroad

Peter Leon is well reputed for his activities across a panoply of regulatory and transactional mining mandates in South Africa and across the African continent. His portfolio encompasses acquisitions and a suite of contentious matters, including land disputes and environmental litigation. He is currently based in London, where he also takes on the role of Africa chair for the firm.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

Patrick Leyden
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Patrick Leyden
4
Band 4
Peter Leon
Peter Leon
UK expertise based abroad