Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that Keller Snyman Schelhase, Cape Town, will join Norton Rose Fulbright, effective 1 February 2017.

Established in 2012 Keller Snyman Schelhase is a full service law firm with a strong reputation in the infrastructure, transport, retail, real estate, energy and financial services sectors. Andrea Keller, Anton Schelhase and Lauren Fine will join as directors of Norton Rose Fulbright.

Donald Dinnie, managing director of Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa, commented: “The addition of Keller Snyman Schelhause to our Cape Town practice enhances our market leading capabilities, building on our work in many ground-breaking projects - particularly in the areas of energy and infrastructure.

“South Africa is an important jurisdiction for Norton Rose Fulbright and we have partnered with Keller Snyman Schelhase in the past on significant transactions.  This addition will enable us to progress our long-term strategy across South Africa and the African continent, and will further support our ambition of becoming one of the world’s leading providers of legal services.”

Anton Schelhase, director of Keller Snyman Schelhase, comments: “Our strong market position in the Cape, together with Norton Rose Fulbright’s established global position means that we can provide clients with unrivalled legal services in the region. We are delighted to join Norton Rose Fulbright, which will extend the breadth and depth of the services we offer to our clients and their businesses in the Cape and beyond.”

The addition of Keller Snyman Schelhase will see Norton Rose Fulbright strengthen its team in the Cape to 33 lawyers, and extend its current African coverage, which comprises on the ground presence with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Casablanca and Dar es Salaam and strategic alliances with Shonubi Musoke & Co Advocates in Uganda, Shonubi, Musoke, Gilbert & Partners in Burundi, Gill, Godlonton & Gerrans in Zimbabwe and most recently with Walker Kontos in Kenya.

Norton Rose Fulbright has recently expanded in the US (San Francisco), Canada (Vancouver), Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby), and Monaco (early 2017).