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OIL AND GAS

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BOWMANS

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Contents

04 OurFirm

05 OurFootprintinAfrica

06 OilandGas

07 OurExperienceHighlights

12 OurOilandGasTeam

14 Accolades

Oil and Gas

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Our Firm

WithsevenofficesinfiveAfricancountries

andover400specialisedlawyers,we

drawonouruniqueknowledgeofthebusiness

andsocio-politicalenvironmenttoadvise

clientsonawiderangeoflegalissues.

Everywherewework,weofferclientsa

servicethatuniquelyblendsexpertiseinthe

law,knowledgeofthelocalmarketandan

understandingoftheirbusinesses.Ouraim

istoassistthemtoachievetheirobjectives

assmoothlyandefficientlyaspossiblewhile

minimisingthelegalandregulatoryrisks.

Ourclientsincludecorporates,multinationals

andstate-ownedenterprisesacross

arangeofindustrysectorsaswellas

financialinstitutionsandgovernments.

Ourexpertiseisfrequentlyrecognisedby

independentresearchorganisations.Wewere

rankedfirstbydealvalueandsecondbydeal

countinMergermarket’s2018Africaleague

tablesforlegaladvisors.Wereceivedawards

infiveoutofsixcategoriesattheDealmakers

EastAfricaAwardsfor2018:toplegaladviser

inM&Aforbothdealflowandvalue,toplegal

adviserinGeneralCorporateFinanceforboth

transactionflowandvalue,andadvisedonthe

DealoftheYear.IntheDealmakers SouthAfrica

Awardsfor2018,wewereplacedfirstfordeal

flowintheGeneralCorporateFinancecategory.

WewerenamedSouthAfricanLawFirmofthe

Yearfor2018intheChambersAfricaAwardsfor

Excellence.Wealsoreceivedthe2019awardsfor

TransportationandInfrastructureTeamofthe

YearandTMTTeamoftheYearattheAfrican

LegalAwardshostedbyLegal Week andthe

CorporateCounselAssociationofSouthAfrica.

Bowmans exists to help our clients overcome legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa. Our track record of providing specialist legal services, both domestic and cross-border, in the fields of corporate law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution, spans over a century.

BOWMANS

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Our Footprint in Africa

Weprovideintegratedlegalservices

throughoutAfricafromsevenoffices

(CapeTown,DaresSalaam,Durban,

Johannesburg,Kampala,MokaandNairobi)

infivecountries(Kenya,Mauritius,SouthAfrica,

TanzaniaandUganda).

Weworkcloselywithouralliancefirm,

AmanAssefa&AssociatesLawOffice,in

Ethiopia,andourbestfriendsinNigeriaand

Mozambique(UdoUdoma&Belo-Osagieand

TacianaPeãoLopes&AdvogadosAssociados,

respectively).Wealsohavestrongrelationships

withotherleadinglawfirmsacrossthe

restofAfrica.

WearerepresentativesofLexMundi,aglobal

associationwithmorethan160independentlaw

firmsinallthemajorcentresacrosstheglobe.

Thisassociationgivesusaccesstothebest

firmsineachjurisdictionrepresented.

Mozambique

Kenya

Tanzania

South Africa

Nigeria

Uganda

Mauritius

Best friends

Bowmans offices

Significant transaction or advisory experience

Alliance firms

Ethiopia

Oil and Gas

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ThroughourofficesinAfrica,webringtogether

lawyerswithawealthofexperiencefromacross

emergingandmaturehydrocarbonprovincesin

Anglophone,FrancophoneandLusophoneAfrica.

Oil and Gas

We provide commercially

focussed legal advice that

compares favourably at all

levels with legal services

available in London,

Paris and New York: in

execution, delivery, technical

excellence and on price.

Werecognisethattherearemanyinter-

connectedchallengesforinvestorsinthe

hydrocarbonsindustryinAfrica,notleastthe

variouslicensingandregulatoryframeworks,

butalsothechallengesoflocalcontent,

environmentalregulationandfiscaland

financialregimes.

WhatdifferentiatesusisthatweareanAfrican

lawfirmwithcredibleandexperiencedoiland

gaslawyerson-the-groundinAfrica.

Weoperateasinglekeypointofcontact

model,whichnotonlyensuresaseamless

serviceforourclientsandassistsindeveloping

long-termrelationships,butalsoallowscosts

tobecontrolledandoutputtobedeliveredinthe

mostcommerciallysensibleway.

Promptresponseandcommunicationwithclients

iscriticaltoourapproach.DavidForfar,ourhead

ofoilandgas,isoursinglepointofcontact.

Ouradvisoryexperiencecoversupstream,

midstreamanddownstream.Wealsohave

significantexperiencedealingwiththeoil

andgaslegislativeenvironmentacrossAfrica,

includingexplorationandproductionrights

andallaspectsoflocalregulatoryframeworks.

Wecanworkinkeyjurisdictionallanguages,

includingFrench,PortugueseandSpanish,

addingtoourabilitytofacilitatecross-border

andinter-governmentalnegotiations.

Ouroilandgasspecialistsaresupportedby

awidergroupcomprisedofinternationally

recognisedlawyersintheareasoftax,forensics,

corporate,M&A,projectfinance,infrastructure,

projects,andportsandshippinglaw.Wecan

thereforeadviseoncomplexmajoroilandgas

relatedprojects,aswellasenvironmentaland

otherdisciplinesassociatedwithoilandgas

explorationandproduction.

OurclientsincludeNOCsandIOCsoperating

throughouttheoilandgasvaluechainaswell

asgovernmentagenciesandregulators.

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Ourlawyerswereinvolvedinthefollowingmatters

inAfrica:

LEGAL AND TAX REGIMES AND REGULATORY ADVICE

• AfricanPetroleumProducersAssociationin

relationtothereviewandthecomparative

studyoftheoilandgaslegislation,regulations

andmodelcontractsinforceintheAPPA

membercountries(comprisingthe18

producingcountriesinAfrica),includingthe

determinationofthemainprinciples,best

practicesandlatesttrendsapplicableto

theinternationalhydrocarbonsindustry,in

particularinAfrica,andtheirincorporation

intoamodelproductionsharingcontract.

• AnadarkoPetroleumCorporationinrelation

toitsinterestsinKenya,includingadviceon

theregulatoryregime,complianceissues,

corporatematters,taxation,employment,

property,communityandlandissues

andprovidingassistancewith

governmentrelations.

• DemocraticRepublicofCongotoaddress

themainprinciples,bestpracticesandlatest

trendsapplicabletohydrocarbonsexploration

andexploitationactivitiesinconnectionwith

thereviewofitspetroleumlaw.

• MinistryofEnergyandMineralDevelopment

inconjunctionwithWorleyParsons,toprepare

thenationalmidstreamstrategyforthe

transportationandstorageofpetroleum

inUganda.

• PetroSA,thenationaloilcompanyofSouth

Africa,onitsfinancialprovisioningobligations

vis-à-visthedecommissioningofitsoffshore

operations,aswellasonproposedguidelines

forwellabandonmentanddecommissioning

relativeto,amongstotherthings,South

Africa’sobligationsunderinternational

Our Experience Highlights*

lawandrecentdevelopmentsinbest

internationalpractice.

• RepublicofGabontoaddressthemain

principles,bestpracticesandlatesttrends

applicabletohydrocarbonsexplorationand

exploitationactivitiesinconnectionwith

thereviewofitspetroleumlaw,andthe

subsequentdraftingofanewpetroleumlaw.

• RepublicofEquatorialGuineatopresent

themainprinciples,bestpracticesand

latesttrendsapplicabletohydrocarbons

explorationandexploitationactivities.

• Chevroninrelationtotheregulatory

frameworkgoverningtheacquisitionofan

explorationrightinSouthAfrica.

• SimbaEnergyinrelationtoitsblocksin

Kenya,includingadviceontheregulatory

regime,complianceissues,taxation,

employment,communityandlandissues,as

wellasgovernmentrelations.

• TullowOilandTotalE&PUgandaBVin

thecontextofareviewoftheregulatory

environmentgoverningtheconstructionand

operationofapipelineinTanzania

andUganda.

• ChicagoBridge&Iron,amultinational

EPCcontractor,onvariouslegislative

developmentsaffectingaproposed

LNGprojectinMozambique.

• DLToll,anAustraliansupportservices

provider,inrelationtotheregulatoryregime

governingtheoilandgasindustry

ofUganda.

• Halliburtoninrelationtotheadventofa

shalegasindustryinSouthAfrica,including:

analysesofexistingandproposedregulatory

frameworks;formalsubmissionsonthe

Oil and Gas

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proposedlawstotheDepartmentofMineral

Resources(DMR)andthePetroleumAgency

ofSouthAfrica(PASA);and,appearing

beforePASA,aswellastheParliament

ofSouthAfrica’sPortfolioCommittee

onEnergy,regardingtheproposed

regulatorydevelopments.

HOST GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND AWARDS

• BunduGasandOilExplorationinrelation

toitsapplicationforanexplorationrightfor

shalegasintheKarooBasinofSouthAfrica.

• CompañíaEspañoladePetróleosinthe

contextofthedraftingandnegotiationof

aproductionsharingagreementinKenya.

• EquatorExplorationinthecontextofthe

draftingandnegotiationofaproduction

sharingagreementintheRepublicofCongo.

• FalconOilandGasinrelationtoits

applicationforanexplorationrightforshale

gasintheKarooBasinofSouthAfrica.

• LundinPetroleuminthecontextofthe

draftingandnegotiationofaproduction

sharingagreementinrelationtoBlock10A

inKenya.

• MolopoSouthAfricaExplorationand

Productioninthecontextofapplicationsfor

therenewalofonshoreexplorationrights

andanapplicationforanonshoreproduction

right,aswellasnegotiationswithblack

economicempowermentpartnersin

SouthAfrica.

• SasolPetroleumInternationalanditsjoint

venturepartners,ChesapeakeandStatoil,

inrelationtoanapplicationforatechnical

co-operationpermittostudyshalegasinthe

KarooBasinofSouthAfrica.

• TullowOilinthecontextofthedrafting

andnegotiationofaproductionsharing

agreementinGabon.

• Aconsortium,includinganIvanhoeEnergy

companyandCITICResources,inthecourse

oftheUSD5billiondevelopmentofthe

350mbarrelsAgademoilfieldinNiger,

includingdraftingandnegotiatingthe

productionsharingagreement,andrelated

refineryandtransportationagreements.

• OphirEnergyinthecontextofthe

negotiationoftheproductionsharing

agreementsforblocks1,2and4

offshoreTanzania.

• JapanOil,GasandMetalsNational

Corporationinrelationtothedraftingand

negotiationofanexplorationandproduction

sharingagreementandaprospecting

agreementinGabononbehalfofINPEX

CorporationandItochuCorporation.

• TullowOilinthecontextofthedrafting

andnegotiationoftwoproductionsharing

agreementsinIvoryCoast.

• HOilinrelationtothedraftingand

negotiationofaproductionsharing

agreementintheDemocraticRepublic

ofCongo.

• NewAfricanGlobalEnergyinrelationtoits

applicationforanoffshoreexplorationright

inSouthAfrica.

• TotalE&PSouthAfricainrelationtoits

applicationsfortechnicalco-operation

permitsandexplorationrightsin

SouthAfrica.

• OphirEnergyinthecontextofthe

negotiationoffourproductionsharing

agreementsinGabon.

• PetronasCarigaliinthecontextofthe

draftingandnegotiationofaproduction

sharingagreementinEquatorialGuinea.

• EquatorExplorationinthecontextofthe

draftingandnegotiationofaproduction

sharingagreementinSãoTomé

andPríncipe.

• KinetikoEnergy(Australia)inrelationto

itsapplicationsfortechnicalco-operation

permitsrelatingtoSouthAfricancoal-bed

methanereserves.

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• RepublicofSomalilandinrelationtothe

draftingandnegotiationofaproduction

sharingagreementwithDNOASA

inSomaliland.

• MartResourcesinrelationtothedrafting

andnegotiationofaproductionsharing

agreementintheDemocraticRepublic

ofCongo.

M&A

• ExxonMobilinthecontextoftheacquisition

ofa75%participatinginterestintheTugela

SouthExplorationRightinSouthAfrica.

• SignetPetroleuminrelationtothe

acquisitionandofparticipatinginterestsin

productionsharingagreementsinNamibia

andtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.

• AfricaEnergyinthecontextofitsacquisition

ofaparticipatinginterestinrelationtoBlock

2BinSouthAfrica.

• RepublicofChadinrelationtothe

acquisitionofaparticipatinginterestin

theUS$1.5billionDobahydrocarbons

production,transportationandexportation

assetsinChadandinCameroon,including

theperformanceofaduediligence

reviewandthedraftingofsaleand

purchaseagreements.

• CNOOCinthecontextoftheacquisitionof

aparticipatinginterestinthreeproduction

sharingagreementsinUganda.

• CompañíaEspañoladePetróleosinrelation

totheacquisitionofa55%participating

interestinaproductionsharingagreement

pertainingtoBlock11AinKenya.

• OphirEnergyinthecontextofthecorporate

takeoverofDominionPetroleum,anE&P

companywithparticipatinginterestsin

productionsharingagreementsin, inter alia,

KenyaandTanzania.

• CNOOCinrelationtothenegotiationoffiscal

termsforassociatedgasinthecontextof

anapplicationforaproductionlicencefor

Block3AinUganda.

• CompañíaEspañoladePetróleosinthe

contextoftheacquisitionofaparticipating

interestinproductionsharingagreements

relatingtotwoonshoreblocksinKenya.

• AlargeSouth-EastAsiaoilandgas

companyinrelationtotheacquisitionofa

participatinginterestintwelveproduction

sharingagreementsinEquatorialGuinea,

Gabon,KenyaandTanzania.

• FARLtdinrelationtoitsacquisitionof

FlowEnergy,acompanywithparticipating

interestsinproductionsharingagreements

inKenya.

• HoskenConsolidatedInvestments,ablack

empowermentinvestmentcompany,

inrelationtotheacquisitionofa20%

shareholdinginterestinImpactOilandGas,

includingananalysisofvarioustransactional

documentsrelatingtotheacquisitionof

acreageinGabon,Namibia,SouthAfrica

andtheSenegal/GuineaBissauJoint

DevelopmentZone.

• LibyaOilKenyaLtdandTamoilAfrica

HoldingsLtdinthecontextofthe

Oil and Gas

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restructuringofthecompaniesbywayofthe

acquisitionofashareholdinginterestbyLibya

OilKenyaLtdinLibyaOilUgandaLtd.

• MarathonOilinthecontextoftheacquisition

ofaparticipatinginterestinseveralproduction

sharingagreementsinKenya.

• NationalOilCorporationofLibyainrelationto

theacquisitionofashareholdinginterestinan

E&Pcompanyholdingaparticipatinginterest

inseveralproductionsharingagreements

inLibya.

• OilIndiainthecontextoftheacquisitionof

participatinginterestsinseveralproduction

sharingagreementsinAlgeria.

• SasolPetroleuminthecontextofthedrafting

andnegotiationofafarm-outagreementwith

ENIinSouthAfrica.

• SwalaEnergyanditssubsidiarySwalaKenya

inrelationtotheacquisitionofaparticipating

interestinBlock12inKenya.

• Totalinthecontextoftheacquisitionofa50%

participatinginterestinBlock11B/12Bin

SouthAfrica.

• RegalisPetroleuminrelationtothe

structuring,negotiation,andimplementation

ofanacquisitionofashareholdinginterestin

acompanyholdingaparticipatinginterest

inaproductionsharingagreementin

Chad,includingasyntheticjoint

operatingagreement.

LEGAL, CONTRACTUAL AND REGULATORY MATTERS

• ENISpAinthecontextoftheacquisitionof

oilandgasrightsintheDemocraticRepublic

ofCongo,includingtheperformanceofadue

diligencereview.

• BPinrelationtoaSouthAfricanblack

economicempowermenttransactioninterms

ofwhichKapelaInvestmentsandBPSA

EducationFoundationacquiredshareholdings

inBPSouthAfrica.

• EffiageSAinrelationtothelegalrequirements,

documentationandprocurementprocessesfor

theKenya-Ugandarefinedpetroleumpipeline.

• Halliburtoninrelationtocompetition

approvalsinvariousAfricanjurisdictions,

includingtheDRC,Egypt,Ethiopia,Kenya,

Libya,Uganda,Nigeria,Tanzaniaand

Cameroon,whereapprovalswererequiredto

implementtheUSD34.6billionacquisitionby

HalliburtonofsharesinBakerHughes.

• KosmosEnergyinrelationtothereview

andrenegotiationofoilandgasrightsin

CameroonandinMorocco.

• StatoilASAinthecontextofthedevelopment

ofanLNGplanttoexportnaturalgas

producedonBlock2offshoreTanzania.

• LundinBVanditsassociatedcompanyAfrica

OilTurkanaLtd(formerlyTurkanaDrilling

Consortium(K)Ltd),asubsidiaryofAfricaOil

Corp.,inthecontextofthereorganisationof

theAfricaOilCorp.Group.

• JXNipponinrelationtovariousnewventures

inAfrica.

• NationalOilwellVarcoinrelationtolocal

contentinUganda.

• Schlumbergerinthecontextofgenerallegal,

contractualandregulatoryqueriesrelatingto

operationsinKenyaandinUganda.

• TotalE&PUgandaBVinrelationtoan

environmentaldisputeinUganda.

• TullowOilinthecontextofimpending

legislativechangesintheUgandanoiland

gassector,relationswithcommunitiesand

communitygovernments,andthepreparation

ofancillaryagreements.

• VictoriaOil&Gasinrelationtothestructuring,

negotiation,andimplementationofanatural

gasproduction,transportationandmarketing

projectinCameroon,includingaddressingall

upstreamanddownstreamregulatoryissues,

draftingamodelgassaleagreement,drafting

andnegotiatingaparticipationagreement

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withthenationaloilandgascompany,and

reviewingrelatedregulatoryissuespertaining

tocontractualstructure,gaspricing,

transportationandmarketingofnaturalgas

inCameroon.

• RepublicofGuineainrelationtoadue

diligencereviewofcertainoilandgasrights

inGuinea.

• SasolPetroleuminthecontextofthe

restructuringofitsassetsinGabon,including

theperformanceofaduediligencereview

ofallexistinghydrocarbonsproductionand

serviceagreements,thedraftingofabusiness

contributionagreementandthenovation

oftheexistinghydrocarbonsproduction

agreements,aswellasthemanagementall

legalandtaxissuesinGabon.

• OphirEnergyinrelationtovariouscontractual

mattersinGabon,includingthereviewof

aproductionsharingcontractandjoint

operatingagreement,aswellasnegotiating

withpartnersandtheStateinrelationtoan

extensionoftheproductionsharingcontract

andanassignmentofinterest.

• SasolPetroleuminthecontextofadue

diligencereviewofoilandgasassetsinGabon,

NigeriaandtheNigeria/SaoToméJoint

DevelopmentZone.

• TrafiguraandPumaEnergyinrelationtothe

constructionofoilstorageterminals

inMozambique.

Oil and Gas

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Our Oil and Gas Team

DAVID FORFAR

Consultant

CapeTown,SouthAfrica

T:+27214807810

E:[email protected]

DavidForfarconsultsforourOilandGasTeam.

DavidForfarspecialisesinupstreamoilandgas

matterswithaparticularfocusonproductionsharing

agreements,concessionsandhostgovernment

instruments,aswellasregulatoryandcompliance-

relatedissuesinAfrica.

PriortojoiningBowmans,Davidwasbasedin

Aberdeen,Scotland,wherehisexperienceincluded

timeasaseniorlegalcounselforCanadianNatural

ResourcesInternational.Hehasprovidedextensive

adviceinrelationtoavarietyofAfricanjurisdictions,

including:Coted’Ivoire,Gabon,Mozambiqueand

SouthAfrica.

Davidtrainedandpractisedasalawyerwiththe

Energy,TransportandInfrastructureGroupat

AshurstinLondon.

DavidhasBAandPhDdegreesfromtheUniversityof

Essex,UK,andanMAfromtheUniversityofOxford,

UK.HewasalsoaFellowinModernJapaneseStudies

attheUniversityofOxford’sWadhamCollege.

PENUELL MADUNA

ChairmanofOilandGas

Johannesburg,SouthAfrica

T: +27116699358

E:[email protected]

PenuellMadunaisthechairmanofourOilandGas

Teamanddeputychairmanofthefirm.Heisalsothe

formerSouthAfricanMinisterofMineralandEnergy

Affairs,aswellastheformerMinisterofJusticeand

ConstitutionalDevelopmentandtheDeputyMinisterof

HomeAffairs.Currently,Penuellalsoholdstheposition

ofdeputychairmanofSasolOil(Pty)Ltd.

Penuellhasmanyyearsofexperienceactingasan

advisertotheSouthAfricanoilandgasteam,including

hishavingactedaschairmanforTshwarisanoLFB

Investment(Pty)whenitacquireda25%shareholding

inSasol’sliquidfuelbusinessforZAR1.45billion,

whichwasoneofthefirstmajorblackeconomic

empowermenttransactionsinthesector.

PenuellhasanLLBfromtheUniversityofZimbabwe,

aB.lurisfromtheUniversityofSouthAfrica,anLLM

fromtheUniversityoftheWitwatersrand,anLLDfrom

theUniversityofSouthAfricaandaHigherDiploma

inTaxLaw.

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LUKE HAVEMANN

SeniorAssociate

CapeTown,SouthAfrica

T:+27214807953

E:[email protected]

LukeHavemannisaseniorassociateinourCape

Townoffice.

Luke’sinterestliesintheprovisionofsolution-focused

adviceforupstreamoperationsinSub-Saharan

Africajurisdictions.HehasadvisedIOCs,ministries

andagenciesandregulators,anNOC,oilfieldservice

companiesandotherindustry-specificentitiesin

avarietyofAfricanjurisdictions,including,Chad,

Kenya,Mozambique,SouthAfricaandUganda.

HehasBA,LLBandLLMdegreesfromtheUniversity

ofCapeTownandaPhDinOilandGasLawfromthe

UniversityofAberdeen.

HespeaksAfrikaans,EnglishandPortuguese.

To view profiles of our lawyers,

please visit www.bowmanslaw.com

Oil and Gas

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Accolades

AFRICAN LEGAL AWARDS 2019

Wewontwopracticeawards-forTransportationand

InfrastructureTeamoftheYearandTMTTeamoftheYear.

CHAMBERS AFRICA AWARDS 2018

WewerenamedSouthAfricanLawFirmoftheYear.

DEALMAKERS SOUTH AFRICA AWARDS 2018

Wewereplacedfirstfordealflowandthirdfordealvaluein

theGeneralCorporateFinancecategory,andthirdfordeal

valueandfourthfordealflowintheM&Acategory.

DEALMAKERS EAST AFRICA AWARDS 2018

Wereceivedawardsinfiveoutofsixcategories:top

legaladviserinM&Aforbothdealflowandvalue,top

legaladviserinGeneralCorporateFinanceforboth

transactionflowandvalue,andadvisedontheDealof

theYear(theRubisEnergietakeoverofKenolKobil).

MERGERMARKET LEAGUE TABLES 2018

Wewererankedfirstbydealvalueandsecondbydealcount

intheAfricaleaguetablesforlegaladvisors,andthirdbydeal

countintheMiddleEast&Africaleaguetableforlegaladvisors.

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75 40 66Recognised Lawyers

Recognised Lawyers

Recognised Lawyers

BAND 1

KENYA

Banking&Finance

Corporate/M&A

Employment

IntellectualProperty

RealEstate

SOUTH AFRICA

CapitalMarkets:Debt

CapitalMarkets:Equity

Competition/Antitrust

CorporateInvestigations

Corporate/M&A

Employment

Environment

IT&Telecommunications

Projects&Energy

PublicLaw

Shipping

Tax

TANZANIA

GeneralBusinessLaw

UGANDA

GeneralBusinessLaw

BAND 2

SOUTH AFRICA

Banking&Finance

DisputeResolution

Fintech

Media&Broadcasting

Restructuring/Insolvency

KENYA

Fintech

Projects&Energy

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS 2019 RANKED US IN

THE FOLLOWING AREAS

TIER 1

KENYA

Financial&Corporate

Mining

SOUTH AFRICA

CapitalMarkets

Power

M&A

UGANDA

Financial&Corporate

ProjectDevelopment

TIER 2

KENYA

Power

Infrastructure

SOUTH AFRICA

Banking

Infrastructure

Mining

Oil&Gas

ProjectFinance

TIER 3

TANZANIA

Financial&Corporate

ProjectDevelopment

IFLR1000 2019 RANKED US IN THE

FOLLOWING AREAS

TIER 1

KENYA

Banking&Finance

Commercial,Corporate&M&A

Employment

RealEstate&Construction

SOUTH AFRICA

Commercial,Corporate&M&A

Competition

Employment

Projects&Infrastructure

Shipping

TANZANIA

LeadingFirm

UGANDA

LeadingFirm

TIER 2

KENYA

DisputeResolution

Privitisation&Projects

SOUTH AFRICA

Banking&Finance

Construction

DisputeResolution

InvestmentFunds

Tax

THE LEGAL 500 EMEA 2019 RANKED US IN

THE FOLLOWING AREAS

Oil and Gas

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