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THE LEGAL PARTNER FOR YOUR BUSINESS

WITH 163 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WE’RE

ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S LEADING LAW FIRMS

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AN OVERVIEW OF OUR LAW FIRM

At Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) we believe the right partnership can lead to great things. The partnerships we cherish and value most are those we have forged through time and experience with our clients and, of course, our people.

We are a full service law firm - one of the largest business law firms in South Africa, with more

than 350 lawyers and a track record spanning 163 years.

OFFERING ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT

We are able to provide experienced legal support and an authentic knowledge-based and

cost-effective legal service for clients looking to do business in key markets across Africa.

Our Africa practice brings together the resources and expertise of leading business law firms across

the continent that have direct experience acting for governments, state agencies and multinational

organisations. This combined experience across the continent produces an extensive African

capability. We also partner with other professional disciplines such as audit, business consulting or

corporate finance disciplines to provide a seamless and integrated solution for projects that have

a multi-disciplinary dimension.

We focus on a number of key sectors which are active and thriving in Africa, including mining

and minerals, telecommunications, energy, oil and gas, banking and finance, projects and

infrastructure, hospitality and leisure and arbitration.

WE ARE A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM

AND ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE

EXPERIENCED LEGAL SUPPORT AND

AUTHENTIC KNOWLEDGE-BASED AND

COST-EFFECTIVE LEGAL SERVICES

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Reputation

Quality practitioners and service

Specialisation/practice groups/sectors

Calibre of our client base

Diversity and empowerment credentials

Experience working on the continent

Knowledge management and training

Internal support structures and systems

Sustainability

Pro-active thinking and planning

LEADING FIRM OUR EXPERIENCE

With first hand, in-depth experience,

CDH is able to offer sector-specific

expertise and knowledge of regulatory

nuances to provide an exceptional

integrated service across Africa.

This includes:

A proven track record and deal

experience across multiple

jurisdictions in Africa

A practical and commercial

approach

A multi-disciplinary team of lawyers

managed from a single point

Extensive sector experience

Substantial and established alliances

with African firms

A dedicated, partner-led team and a

cost-effective service at competitive

billing rates

Algeria

Nigeria

GhanaCôted’Ivore

Guinea

Morocco

Egypt

Sudan

Uganda

Ethiopia

Kenya

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

Angola

NamibiaBotswana

South Africa

Swaziland

Lesotho

Zambia

BurundiDemocraticRepublicof the Congo

South Sudan

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Rwanda

Djibouti

Zanzibar

Algeria

Nigeria

GhanaCôted’Ivore

Guinea

Morocco

Egypt

Sudan

Uganda

Ethiopia

Kenya

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

Angola

NamibiaBotswana

South Africa

Swaziland

Lesotho

Zambia

BurundiDemocraticRepublicof the Congo

South Sudan

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Rwanda

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MaliMauritania

Senegal

Gambia

Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau

Sierra Leone

Liberia

Tunisia

Western Sahara

Libya

Eritrea

Somalia

Malawi

Madagascar

Gabon

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Chad

Comoros

Seychelles

AFRICAN MARKETS WHERE WE HAVE EXPERIENCE

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Competition Law

BotswanaCameroonKenyaLesothoMalawiNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZambiaUgandaZambia

Corporate and Commercial

AngolaBotswanaComorosDemocratic Republic of CongoDjiboutiGhanaKenyaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSenegalSudanSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZanzibarZimbabwe

Dispute Resolution

BotswanaNamibiaNigeria

Employment

AngolaBotswanaCote d’IvoireLesothoMoroccoNamibiaNigeriaSwazilandZambiaZimbabwe

Environmental

KenyaMauritiusNamibiaTanzania

Finance and Banking

BotswanaLesothoMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Mining and Minerals

ChadDemocratic Republic of CongoEthiopiaMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaZambiaZimbabwe

Projects and Infrastructure

BotswanaBurkina FasoDemocratic Republic of CongoEgyptEthiopiaKenyaMalawiMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaSenegalSeychellesSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Technology and Sourcing

AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoCameroonCape VerdeCote d’IvoireDemocratic Republic of CongoGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSwazilandTanzaniaTogo UgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Telecommunications

BotswanaKenyaLesothoMalawiMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaSwazilandTanzania


THE LARGE SCALE

of the firm allows our lawyers to

specialise in their particular fields of law


SERVICE CAPABILITY

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Commercial and Listed Real Easte

Construction and Engineering

Cross Border M&A

Energy

Hospitality and Leisure

Mining and Minerals

Oil and Gas

Private Equity

Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment

PRACTICE AREAS

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GASANT ORRIECape Managing Partner

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JAY GOVENDER National Practice Head

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Tax and Exchange Control


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WE OFFER

A partner-led approach, ensuring

a high-level experience

Pragmatic and commercially-focused

solutions for each matter

Efficient and quality delivery

Seminars, newsletters and

regular email alerts

WE EMPHASISE

Sharing, applying and

managing knowledge assets

Empowering our clients through

continuous skills training

Keeping clients informed about proposed legislation

and regulation developments

VALUE ADDED SERVICES


what our clients want

WE HAVE WE HAVEWhat clients want: savvy integrated service/product

The people to deliver: service value chains

Dedicated systems: specialising in client areas

understanding

understanding the main PSF solutions

what their drivers are

WHAT WE OFFER:


7 YEARSin a row

CDH has been named South Africa’s number one large law fi rm in the PMR Africa Excellence Awards for

the seventh year in a row.

FINANCIAL AND CORPORATE

TOP TIER FIRM

2017

Expertise

Advising in cartel enforcement proceedings, abuse of dominance matters (including

excessive pricing, exclusionary abuses and price discrimination) and vertical arrangements

Designing and executing tailored competition law compliance audits

Initiating and advising on complaint proceedings before the competition authorities

Opinions on all aspects of the Competition Act including merger related prohibited

practice or exemption questions

Opposing mergers

Preparing merger notification documents, guiding clients through merger investigation

proceedings and representing clients at merger hearings

Reviewing proposed and executed agreements and other business arrangements as

a pre-emptive measure to ensure compliance with the Competition Act

COMPETITION

CHRIS CHARTER National Practice Head

Director

Competition

T +27 (0)11 562 1053

E [email protected]

BAND 2 Competition/Antitrust

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

2014-2016

Ranked Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

TIER 2 FOR COMPETITION

13NUMBER OF LAWYERS


CONVERGENCE AND NEW MEDIA

JANET MACKENZIESector Head

Director

Convergence and New Media

T +27 (0)11 562 1614

E [email protected]

Expertise

Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment

Advice on industry related agreements:

Advice on piracy, cybercrime, platform/social media liability, data protection, consumer

privacy and protection

Broadcasting license applications and authorisations

Regulatory compliance advice

Strategic advice, representation and advocacy on policy, legislative and regulatory

initiatives

Telecommunications

Access to rights of way, underground conduits, antennae towers, utility poles and other

facilities service agreements

Advice on procurement, deployment and supply of infrastructure and telecommunications

services

Interconnection, facilities leasing and access arrangements, peering and transit

arrangements, co-location, roaming, number porting, type approval, carrier selection and

wholesale service offerings

Licensing and compliance advice and assistance with regulatory processes

Network infrastructure building and rollout

Radio Frequency Spectrum licensing and policy and satellite transponder leasing and

service-level agreements



TOP TIER FIRM

2017

Expertise

Acquisitions

Black Economic Empowerment

Business Process Outsourcing

Commercial Contracts

Commercial Outsourcing

Corporate Formation

Corporate Governance

Corporate Restructuring

Corporate Tax

Disposals

Distribution

Due Diligence Investigations

Employee Arrangements

Foreign Direct Investment

Franchise

Joint Ventures

JSE and International Bourses

Licensing Agreements

Management Arrangements

Mergers

Partnerships

Private Equity

Purchase and Supply Agreements

Registration

Security Issues

Stock Exchange Listing

Strategic Alliances

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

WILLEM JACOBSNational Practice Head

Director


T +27 (0)11 562 1555

E [email protected]

BAND 1Corporate/M&A


2014-2016


TIER 1 FOR CORPORATE/M&A

85NUMBER OF LAWYERS


Expertise

Banking Litigation

Class and Group Actions

Commercial Litigation


Education

Forensics

Insolvency, Business Rescue and Restructuring

Insurance

International Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation

Mining Health and Safety

Product Liability

Professional Negligence

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

TIM FLETCHER National Practice Head

Director

Dispute Resolution

T +27 (0)11 562 1061

E tim.fl [email protected]

2015-2016


TIER 2 FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION

BAND 2 Dispute Resolution


72NUMBER OF LAWYERS

7 YEARSin a row




TOP TIER FIRM

2017



TOP TIER FIRM

2017

7 YEARSin a row



Expertise

Alternative Dispute Resolution and Collective Bargaining

Auditing

Consulting

Corporate Immigration

Dispute Resolution

Drafting

Due Diligence

Employee Benefits

Occupational Health and Safety

Public Law

Training

EMPLOYMENT

AADIL PATELNational Practice Head

Director

Employment

T +27 (0)11 562 1107

E [email protected]

BAND 2 Employment


2009-2016


TIER 2 FOR LABOUR AND

EMPLOYMENT

27NUMBER OF LAWYERS



TOP TIER FIRM

2017

7 YEARSin a row



Expertise

Compliance Advice

Contractual Drafting

Due Diligence Investigations

Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)

Environmental Legal Training

Environmental Litigation

ISO 14001

Legal Registers and Compliance Tools

Legislative Drafting

ENVIRONMENTAL

TERRY WINSTANLEYNational Practice Head

Director

Environmental

T +27 (0)21 481 6332

E [email protected]

BAND 1 Environment


2016


6NUMBER OF LAWYERS


Expertise

Debt Capital Markets

Bonds, Domestic Medium Term Notes and Commercial Paper Programmes

Preference Shares and Debenture Issues

Securitisation

Finance and Banking Law

Asset, Corporate, Project, Public and Real Estate Finance

Bank Lending

Bank Products and Services

Bank Regulation and Compliance

Commodities Trading

Debt Restructuring and Workouts

Financial Services Law

FINANCE AND BANKING

DEON WILKENNational Practice Head

Director

Finance and Banking

T +27 (0)11 562 1096

E [email protected]

BAND 2Capital Markets: Debt


BAND 3Banking & Finance


BAND 1Capital Markets: Equity


2009-2016


TIER 2 FOR BANKINGAND FINANCE

30NUMBER OF LAWYERS



TOP TIER FIRM

2017

7 YEARSin a row



Expertise

Energy


Oil and Gas

Infrastructure and PPP Projects

Health

Pipelines

Ports and Roads

Schools

Telecommunications and Information Technology

Transport

Water and Tourism

Project Finance

Procurement

PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

JAY GOVENDERNational Practice Head

Director


T +27 (0)11 562 1387

E [email protected]

BAND 2 Projects & Energy


2016


15NUMBER OF LAWYERS


TOP TIER FIRM

2017

7 YEARSin a row




Expertise

Development

Investment

Planning and Environmental

Property Management and Leasing

Real Estate Finance

Real Estate Investment Funds

Real Estate, Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Tax, Trusts and Estates

REAL ESTATE

ATTIE PRETORIUSNational Practice Head

Director

Real Estate

T +27 (0)11 562 1101

E [email protected]

2014-2016


TIER 1 FOR REAL ESTATE

PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION

TEAM OF THE YEAR

THE AFRICAN LEGAL AWARDS

2014

30NUMBER OF LAWYERS



TOP TIER FIRM

2017

7 YEARSin a row



Expertise

Chairing and serving on Tax Committees

Exchange Control

Independent Tax Reviews and Tax Due Diligence

Indirect Tax Consulting

International Tax Advisory

Outsourced Tax Management Functions

Tax Dispute Resolution

Tax Governance Reviews and Assessments

Tax Risk and Control Identification Workshops

Tax Strategy and Tax Policy Formulation

Tax Training

TAX AND EXCHANGE CONTROL

EMIL BRINCKERNational Practice Head

Director

Tax and Exchange Control

T +27 (0)11 562 1063

E [email protected]

2009-2016


TIER 2 FOR TAX

BAND 2Tax


11NUMBER OF LAWYERS



TOP TIER FIRM

2017

Expertise

Business Continuity Services

Business Processing

Data Protection and Privacy

E-Commerce

Help Desk and Desktop Support

ICT Infrastructure

Information Security

Services Integration and Aggregation

Software and Technology Related Intellectual Property Issues

Software Licensing, Distribution, Integration, Development

Technology Turnkey Solutions

TECHNOLOGY AND SOURCING

PREETA BHAGATTJEE National Practice Head

Director

Technology and Sourcing

T +27 (0)11 562 1038

E [email protected]

NUMBER OF LAWYERS

7 YEARSin a row



BAND 1 IT and Telecommunications


2016



We offer an authenticKNOWLEDGE-BASED

cost-effective service for clients looking to do

BUSINESS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN CONTINENT

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Janet MackenzieSector Head DirectorConvergence and New MediaT +27 (0)11 562 1614E [email protected]

Thabile FuhrmannDirectorDispute ResolutionT +27 (0)11 562 1331E [email protected]

Jay Govender National Practice Head DirectorProjects and InfrastructureT +27 (0)11 562 1387E [email protected]

Deepa Vallabh Head: Cross-border M&A, Africa and Asia DirectorCorporate and CommercialT +27 (0)11 562 1188E [email protected]

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Chris CharterNational Practice Head DirectorCompetitionT +27 (0)11 562 1053E [email protected]

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