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Our premium Africa practice has been built over 30 years and is serviced by partners from across our global network of offices, including Johannesburg.

Our Africa practice group comprises a multidisciplinary team with one of the largest teams of common and civil law lawyers dedicated almost exclusively to Africa work.

With experience advising in all of Africa's 54 jurisdictions and across all key industry sectors, we have a thorough understanding of the continent's local and regional legal systems, business practices, local cultures and socio-political considerations, and of the issues and realities of doing business in Africa. We have also built strong relationships with local counsel and other local players and authorities.

Our dispute resolution experience in Africa includes advising and representing parties to large, complex and high-value arbitrations across a range of industry sectors, including energy, natural resources, infrastructure and telecommunications. We also spend a significant amount of time behind the scenes advising clients on how to minimize their exposure to contentious risk.

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Dispute Resolution - Africa-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a leading international disputes practice with extensive experience and activity throughout anglophone and francophone Africa. It is a well-established name for litigation and arbitration, with a long list of mining and oil and gas clients. The team has significant expertise in investment treaty arbitration and public international law, with its highly respected bench of specialists operating primarily from Paris, London and Johannesburg.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew Cannon
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Andrew Cannon
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Band 3

Andrew Cannon is based in London, from where he co-leads the international arbitration and public international law groups. He regularly acts for African governments and is also well versed in assisting international investors operating in sectors such as oil and gas and financial services.

Andrew is an excellent advocate and very internationally-minded. He has deep experience across many African countries.

Andrew works very effectively as counsel. He is very collegial; I respect him and his litigation skills.

Craig Tevendale
5
Craig Tevendale
5
Band 5

London-based Craig Tevendale leads the UK-based energy practice. In this role he regularly acts for some of the world's leading oil companies on disputes relating to their investments and projects in Africa.

Craig is dedicated to client satisfaction and is a no-nonsense advocate.

Laurence Franc-Menget
5
Laurence Franc-Menget
5
Band 5

Paris-based Laurence Franc-Menget co-heads the Africa disputes team. She is well versed in arbitrations conducted under a variety of institutional rules, and is a frequent counsel to natural resources companies.

Laurence is a very talented practitioner with excellent experience in francophone countries across Africa.

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Africa-wide

Dispute Resolution

Andrew Cannon
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Andrew Cannon
3
Band 3
Craig Tevendale
5
Craig Tevendale
5
Band 5
Laurence Franc-Menget
5
Laurence Franc-Menget
5
Band 5

Members

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Andrew Cannon

Chris Parker

Clément Dupoirier

Craig Tevendale

Emmanuelle Cabrol

Jonathan Mattout

Stéphane Brabant

Industries

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Consumer Goods

Infrastructure

Mining

Oil and Gas

Power

Telecoms