africa - werksmans
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Africa is a land of great opportunity, but it is also associated with diverse challenges and legal risks. With close to 200 lawyers we recognise the importance of a comprehensive understanding of applicable laws, business etiquette and cultural practices when doing business in Africa.
Our in-depth expertise and years of experience enable us to anticipate potential challenges and take preventive measures to mitigate risks. Werksmans has been a pioneering law firm in Africa since the early 1990s. The firm, a founding member of LEX Africa, has an enviable track record and experience in advising on multi-jurisdictional transactions, dispute resolution and other corporate/commercial and regulatory matters.
We see Africa as an integral part of all our work – not just a separate practice group. We therefore view all our lawyers as African lawyers.
Operating as a fully integrated seamless office on the continent of Africa, we provide innovative solutions and legal advice in Africa by mastering business and other issues across Africa.
We have an excellent track record in Africa and have advised major banks and corporates on a range of complex transactions, dispute resolution and other corporate/commercial and regulatory matters. These include mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, joint ventures, banking and project finance, competition, litigation and tax practices in various African countries. Our firm has unrivalled depth and breadth of experience in the disparate legal and commercial environments of many African countries, positioning us to tell the real African story through an undisputed track record.
AFRICA
MEET THE AFRICA TEAM
PIERRE BURGER
DAVIDHERTZ
DYLAN CUNARD
NOZIPHO BHENGU
AHMORE BURGER-SMIDT
Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8143Email: [email protected]
Title: Chairman Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8283Email: [email protected]
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8166Email: [email protected]
Title: Director Office: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5173Email: [email protected]
Title: Director, Werksmans Advisory Services (Pty) LtdOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8462Email: [email protected]
SHAYNE KRIGE
Title: Director and practice area headOffice: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5161Email: [email protected]
JEREMY GOBETZ
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8445Email: [email protected]
GERHARD JOHANNES
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8107Email: [email protected]
ERNEST MAZANSKY
HAPPY MASONDO
ERICLEVENSTEIN
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8448Email: [email protected]
Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8264Email: [email protected]
Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8237Email: [email protected]
SEROSHAN PADAYACHY
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8284Email: [email protected]
BERNARD HOTZ
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)21 535 8016Email: [email protected]
NASTASCHA HARDUTH
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8220Email: [email protected]
WENDY ROSENBRG
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8195Email: [email protected]
RICHARD ROOTHMAN
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8115Email: [email protected]
MEET THE AFRICA TEAM CONTINUED
HERMAN VAN NIEKERK
DONVAY WEGIERSKI
JUSTIN TRUTER
Title: DirectorOffice: TygervalleyDirect line: +27 (0)21 910 9030Email: [email protected]
Title: Director Office: StellenboschDirect line: +27 (0)21 809 6009Email: [email protected]
Title: DirectorOffice: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5232Email: [email protected]
ROGER WAKEFIELD
Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8209Email: [email protected]
CHRIS STEVENS
PIETER STEYN
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8467Email: [email protected]
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8296Email: [email protected]
TEBOGO SIBIDLA
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8278Email: [email protected]
GRAEME WICKINS
DES WILLIAMS
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8279Email: [email protected]
Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8234Email: [email protected]
KIRSTEN WHITWORTH
Title: Senior AssociateOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8229Email: [email protected]
BRONWYNPARKER
Title: Senior AssociateOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8273Email: [email protected]
HILAH LASKOV
Title: Senior AssociateOffice: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5174Email: [email protected]
JARRYD MARDON
Title: AssociateOffice: TygervalleyDirect line: +27 (0)21 910 9061Email: [email protected]
ARMAND SWART
Title: AssociateOffice: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0) 21 405 5162Email: [email protected]
Established in the early 1900s, Werksmans Attorneys is a leading South African corporate and commercial law firm, serving multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and government.
Operating in Gauteng and the Western Cape, the firm is connected to an extensive African legal alliance through LEX Africa.
LEX Africa was established in 1993 as the first and largest African legal alliance and offers huge potential for Werksmans’ clients seeking to do business on the continent by providing a gateway to Africa.
With a formidable track record in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, and commercial litigation and dispute resolution, Werksmans is distinguished by the people, clients and work that it attracts and retains.
Werksmans’ more than 200 lawyers are a powerful team of independent-minded individuals who share a common service ethos. The firm’s success is built on a solid foundation of insightful and innovative deal structuring and legal advice, a keen ability to understand business and economic imperatives and a strong focus on achieving the best legal outcome for clients.
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