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Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce that Peter Leon, Partner and Africa Co-Chair, has been ranked as “one of the top mining lawyers in the world” by Who’s Who Legal (WWL), listing him as a 2021 Global Elite Thought Leader for Mining.

Over nearly two decades WWL has used the recommendations of clients and private practitioners to pick out the leading experts in a wide range of practice areas around the world. WWL says, “These individuals are worthy of special mention owing not only to their vast expertise and experience advising on some of the world’s most significant and cutting-edge legal matters, but also their ability to innovate, inspire, and go above and beyond to deliver for their clients.”

Leon is a specialist in mineral regulatory issues in Anglophone Africa with a particular focus on crisis management, resource nationalism, investment protection and international best practice. He is also international legal counsel to the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, advising on the Kingdom’s mineral law reform programme.

His details can be found here https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/peter-leon 

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Operating from 26 offices across Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice. The firm provides many of the world’s most important organisations with access to market-leading dispute resolution, projects and transactional legal advice, combined with expertise in a number of global industry sectors, including Banks, Consumer products, Energy, Financial buyers, Infrastructure & Transport, Mining, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Real estate, TMT and Manufacturing & Industrials.

About Herbert Smith Freehills Africa Practice

Herbert Smith Freehills has an unrivalled understanding of the African market, derived from a deep track record acting on matters on the continent for over 40 years, and across all practice groups and industry sectors. The Africa Practice is serviced by more than 180 partners from across the firm’s global network of offices, including over 40 lawyers form its Johannesburg office. The firm has Africa desks in each of its international hubs, comprising lawyers with specific experience in Africa. Herbert Smith Freehills has worked on matters in all 54 African countries (covering French, English, Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic-speaking jurisdictions), and over 880 matters in 2019.

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