SOUTH AFRICA Law and Practice Contributed by: Jonathan Ripley-Evans, Fiorella Noriega Del Valle, Kyle Melville and SooBin Park, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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Authors
Jonathan Ripley-Evans is a partner based in Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s Johannesburg office. He has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and general commercial litigation. He is a
Kyle Melville is an associate based in Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s Johannesburg office. His experience relates to advising on and resolving large-scale infrastructure, energy and construction disputes in High Court
fellow of the CIArb, is an AFSA accredited mediator and arbitrator, and has acted as mediator, adviser and counsel in mediations and arbitrations, both domestic and international. He specialises in the resolution of commercial disputes in a wide range of sectors including energy, mining, tourism, hospitality, property and engineering.
proceedings, as well as in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. Kyle holds a Master’s in Law (with Distinction) from Queen Mary University of London, with a focus on International Commercial Arbitration and Investor State Arbitration. He is part of the global steering committee for the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations.
Fiorella Noriega Del Valle is a director based in Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s Johannesburg office. She has extensive experience in commercial litigation, cross-border dispute resolution and alternative
SooBin Park is an associate in Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s Johannesburg office. Prior to joining the Disputes and CCI team, she worked in other departments including Corporate and Commercial,
dispute resolution. In 2025, she was ranked by Chambers as a “Next Generation Partner”. Ms Noriega Del Valle is fluent in English and Spanish, holds an advanced certificate in International Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and is a co-chair of the Young Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA).
and Projects, Energy and Infrastructure. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Cape Town, she completed her postgraduate LLB at Stellenbosch University. She also gained experience in an international arbitration team at a Korean law firm as a legal intern, and at Herbert Smith Freehills’ Seoul office in Korea as a paralegal. She has professional proficiency in both English and Korean.
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