Summary Profile
Allan Reid is a member of the Corporate and Commercial practice and has extensive experience in mining and minerals law, intellectual property law, mergers and acquisitions, aviation law and private equity deals.
Career
Allan began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Solomon and Nicholson, where he was subsequently promoted to an Associate. He then joined Slomowitz Myburgh Cawood & Brits as an Associate and was later promoted to Director. He was one of the founding partners of Smuts and Reid before joining Savage Jooste and Adams in 1997 as Head of their Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property department. In February 2008 Allan joined Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Director.
Education/Qualifications
BProc LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
Year of admission: 1985
Experience
| • | Represented Hitachi in negotiations with a Canadian mining company and a consortium of nine international financiers |
| • | Acted in a private equity deal take-over and restructuring of a major Canadian food company |
| • | Represented numerous major clients in the structuring of mining and mineral transactions and mining law based litigation |
| • | Advised a major French industrial group with regard to its South African structures, mineral interests and BEE alliances |
| • | Advised numerous government departments and para-statals with regard to their contractual and commercial interests |
| • | Advised major clients with regard to compliance and mineral issues on mines in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Niger, Mozambique, Chad and the DRC |
| • | Represented Hitachi in successful negotiations with a major mining house for the supply and maintenance of mining equipment |
| • | Represented a local community in a multi-billion rand restructuring of its mineral and commercial interests |
| • | Represented a Canadian listed mining group with the unbundling and restructuring of its joint venture mining interests |
| • | Represented a major French mining group with regard to its acquisition of manganese and smelter interests in South Africa |
| • | Advised numerous financial institutions with regard to funding of mining projects and security interests |
| • | Advised and represented various South African platinum and gold majors on a diverse range of mining and mineral law interests, property, securities exchange and funding matters |
Accolades/Achievements
| • | IFLR1000 Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2010 - Allan Reid is recognised as a Leading Lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions and receives good recommendations from clients |
