Jonathan RIPLEY-EVANS

Jonathan is a Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills and heads up the South African Disputes practice. He has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution and general commercial litigation. He regularly acts as mediator and as advisor/representative in both mediations and arbitrations, domestic and international. His practice is geared towards alternative dispute resolution, and he specialises in the resolution of commercial disputes in a wide range of sectors including energy, mining, tourism, hospitality, property, construction and engineering. He is an accredited Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Jonathan currently sits as a Vice President of the AFSA International Court. He was a core member of the drafting committee responsible for the revision of the AFSA International Commercial Arbitration Rules which were launched in 2021. He is an AFSA accredited mediator and arbitrator and also sits on the AFSA Management Committee. He is also a member of the court of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC).