Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa is the South African part of the international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. The firm has over 200 lawyers and offices in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Norton Rose Fulbright is an international business law firm with more than 3700 lawyers and other legal staff working across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a particular focus on project related work, achieving top tier status in South Africa for energy, infrastructure and mining project development as well as for project finance. The firm is also very active in banking work.

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Absa Bank, Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas, Nedbank, Total, Development Bank of South Africa, PPC, Exxaro, Shell and RTI International.

Client Feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Banking and finance

"They understand commercials, drafting & negotiating agreements, and the transaction closing process."

"Excellent work ethic, deep bench of global experts, great attention to detail, adaptability to complex financing structures."

Project development : Energy

"Give practical & commercial advice and negotiate well."