Construction
Global Guide 2024 : South Africa
Band 2
Contact number
+27 10 005 2040Chambers Review
Allen & Overy houses an experienced and accomplished group in South Africa with a strong track record in construction, benefiting from the firm's well-resourced global platform when advising on both domestic and cross-border disputes. The department continues to feature prominently in international arbitration cases, and is increasingly engaged in bankruptcy and business rescue proceedings in the sector. The team also assists with documents and contracts involved in the construction process. The firm's clients include significant construction groups, as well as financial institutions and mining firms.
Work Highlights
- Allen & Overy represented Group Five's liquidators and business rescue practitioners in a number of litigation matters against subcontractors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Allen & Overy's service is prompt. The team makes itself available at short notice. It grasps the matters well, and communication with the other party is really to the point and very professional."
"Allen & Overy's service is prompt. The team makes itself available at short notice. It grasps the matters well, and communication with the other party is really to the point and very professional."
Notable Practitioners
Gerhard Rudolph is a highly experienced litigator with notable proficiency in complex, cross-border disputes, including arbitration. Representing clients from a range of industries including construction and mining, he currently sits as the Johannesburg office's managing partner and heads its litigation and investigations group.
"Gerhard Rudolph is very commercially minded, intelligent and easy to get on with."
"He is a solid and very experienced lawyer."
Alessandra Pardini is renowned for her skill in contract negotiations, with extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of EPC contracts, particularly in relation to mining. She is well placed to advise on the construction of renewable energy projects.
"Alessandra Pardini is a very experienced partner."