Patrick Leyden heads Herbert Smith Freehills LLP’s mining team, which advises on a broad range of transactional and contentious work in the industry. The client base includes government departments, international and local companies and non-profit organisations. Leyden is sought after for his expertise in advising on cross-border M&A in the mining space. Ernst Muller brings experience in assisting multinational mining companies with ESG matters. Peter Leon is now based in the London office, and acts as the firm’s global chair of its Africa group.
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Key clients
- Natal Portland Cement Company (Proprietary) Limited
- Anglo American Plc
- Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
- China Molybdenum Company Limited (CMOC)
- CIMIC Group Limited
- POSCO
- Pala Investment Limited
- Green Hydrogen Organisation |International Lawyers Project (pro bono)
- Thiess (Proprietary) Limited
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Patrick Leyden