LAWYER PROFILE

Vivien Chaplin

Global 2026

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

South Africa

2 years ranked

Corporate/M&A

South Africa

3 years ranked

About

Provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Practice Areas

Vivien is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Head of the Mining & Minerals sector. Vivien has over 20 years' experience in advising on local and cross border mergers and acquisitions, company law and corporate governance issues and drafting specialised commercial contracts.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining - South Africa

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Vivien Chaplin is a respected lawyer in the mining space in South Africa. She assists clients with all their transactional and commercial matters, as well as handling mining rights advisory work.

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Corporate/M&A - South Africa

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Vivien Chaplin regularly handles transactional mandates such as M&A and asset purchases. She also acts on BEE matters. Her clients operate in a range of sectors including logistics, aviation and technology.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Vivien Chaplin is always easy to work with and comes with a great depth of knowledge and understanding of the overall mining industry.
Energy & Natural Resources: MiningChambers Global Guide
I find her very accessible, as well as very supportive in negotiations. She's well prepared and makes sure we are aligned.
Energy & Natural Resources: MiningChambers Global Guide
Vivien Chaplin provides great client service and solutions to complex problems. She is a pleasure to work with.
Energy & Natural Resources: MiningChambers Global Guide
Vivian is very responsive, communicates well, has knowledge of the industry and business, and is fair in her advice.
Energy & Natural Resources: MiningChambers Global Guide
I find Vivien Chaplin to be very accessible as well as very supportive in negotiations. She is well prepared and makes sure we are aligned before we go in.
Corporate/M&AChambers Global Guide