Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Aadil Patel

Aadil Patel is the Head of our Employment Law practice. A thought leader in his field, he is recognised for his in-depth expertise in employment law and has acted extensively for various employers in both the public and private sector. Aadil has worked across multiple jurisdictions in Africa and globally. He has presented on a wide array of legal topics to different audiences and is featured regularly in published articles. Recognised by both his peers and his clients for his proficiency in employment law, Aadil's track record includes having successfully advised and represented a number of state-owned enterprises as well as companies listed on the JSE and other employers.

Adnaan Kariem

Adnaan Kariem is a Director in our Finance and Banking practice. He specialises in corporate finance (debt and equity finance), project finance and projects, investment management related matters and financial services law. He structures and negotiates the transactions in his field, drafts the necessary agreements and attends to regulatory matters. 

Albert Aukema

Albert is a Competition Law specialist. His practice consists of obtaining merger approvals and representing clients in prohibited practice proceedings.

Allan Reid

Allan Reid is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. He previously served as Joint Head of the Mining & Minerals sector. Allan has extensive experience in mining and minerals law, intellectual property law, mergers and acquisitions, aviation law and private equity deals.

Allison Alexander

Allison Alexander is the Practice Head of our Trusts & Estates practice. She has practiced as an attorney and conveyancer since 1990. She is experienced in the drafting of wills, estate planning, administration of deceased estates as well as the registration of trusts, special trusts and the administration of trusts both created in terms of a will  and  in  terms  of  a  deed  of  trust  as well  as  a  Trustee  and Administrator of a large number of Trusts. Allison's area of specialisation in regards to real estate, includes the registration of residential and commercial bonds for financial institutions mainly in the Private Wealth sector for banks such as Investec, Nedbank and Standard Bank, as well as residential and commercial transfers, transfers from insolvent and deceased estates, drafting and commenting on commercial property documents and advising thereon. Allison has served as a Councillor for the Cape Law Society and member of the Disciplinary Committee as well as an Examiner for the Conveyancing exams.

Andre de Lange

Andre is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Head of the Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing sector. Andre specialises in corporate law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. He also provides general commercial law-related services  and  advice. For a number of years André served on the executive committee of the  Johannesburg Attorneys Association, (holding the office of Vice Chairman and Treasurer) and served as a Councillor of the Cape Law Society. André currently serves on the Audit and Risk Committee of the Law Society of South Africa. He and his family relocated from Johannesburg to Cape Town at the end of 2006.

Andrew van Niekerk

Andrew van Niekerk is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice, and Head of our Projects & Infrastructure sector. He provides specialist EPC / PPP / IPP related legal services in the infrastructure, energy, mining and resources, transport and real estate domains. Andrew has advised clients on projects in multiple jurisdictions including Botswana, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Kuala Lumpur, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Andrew Giliam

Andrew Giliam is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice.

Andries le Grange

Andries le Grange is a Director in our Competition practice. In addition to his competition law expertise, Andries has experience in the general commercial field, including the banking and finance arena.

Anita Moolman

Anita is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and has experience in consumer protection matters, public sector procurement, project finance and public private partnerships, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and commercial law advisory services. Anita has been extensively involved in due diligence work in respect of a range of investments and other transactions, for both domestic and international clients. She was a member of the legal team that undertook a large scale due diligence investigation of a local parastatal. Anita has been involved in all aspects of the legal due diligence process, from setting up of data rooms and the supervision of the due diligence process until the final closing of the transactions. More recently, she has also conducted due diligence investigations in the aviation, tourism and leisure sectors.

Anja Hofmeyr

Anja Hofmeyr is a Director of our Dispute Resolution practice. 

Anli Bezuidenhout

Anli Bezuidenhout is a Director in our Employment Law practice. Anli has advised both local and international clients on all aspects of South African employment law. Anli specialises in individual labour law and has vast experience in assisting clients with employment related due diligences for the purpose of potential mergers and acquisitions.

Belinda Scriba

Belinda Scriba is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. She is a member of our Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency sector. Her extensive experience includes litigation and arbitration (international and local) in the areas of insolvency and business rescue, corporate and commercial contractual disputes, Companies Act disputes, maritime, and international trade. She has more recently trained and qualified as a mediator.

Brent Williams

Brent Williams has been the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Partner of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr since April 2011. He has been responsible for leading Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s strategic direction, rebranding, repositioning in the corporate legal services market and the firm’s day to day management since he took office. At the time of his appointment he was the first black legal professional to be appointed the Managing Partner of a major national corporate law firm in the history of the legal profession in South Africa. Law Firm Management Experience Managing Partner: Y Ebrahim & Co Inc: 1997 to 2003 Management Committee Member: Cliffe Dekker: 2004 to 2008 Executive Committee Member: Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc: 2008 to present CEO/Managing Partner:Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc: 2011 to present

Bronwyn Brown

Bronwyn Brown is a Director in our Real Estate practice.

Burton Meyer

Burton is a Director of our Dispute Resolution practice specialising in commercial litigation, with a specific focus on property law, mining law and corporate recoveries. Burton is experienced in Superior Court litigation, arbitrations and mediation and has assisted large multinational corporations in corporate litigation and corporate recoveries.

Charl Williams

Charl is a Director of our Corporate & Commercial practice. He advises on all aspects of South African corporate and commercial law including listings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, establishment of new businesses, property-related transactions, and broad-based black economic empowerment transactions.

Chris Charter

Chris is a Director and Head of our Competition Law practice. Chris’ practice covers all aspects of the discipline from merger control to prohibited practices. On the prohibited practices side, bringing and defending complaints, writing opinions, corporate leniency and compliance work are all covered. Chris has advised in mergers involving major South African listed companies and has advised a number of global companies in obtaining South African and African regulatory clearance in respect of multinational transactions. He and his team have extensive experience in a number of African jurisdictions including COMESA.

Clem Daniel

Clem Daniel is a Director of our Corporate & Commercial practice, has an unusually broad range of experience as a lawyer and has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting a wide range of commercial transactions and arrangements. His experience includes litigation and major commercial transaction experience, the latter primarily in mergers, acquisitions, funding transactions, corporate affairs, private equity and outsourcing. He has been recognised internationally by Chambers as a leading lawyer with the ability to "pull together…knowledge and the ability to draft well with absolute willingness."

Clive Rumsey

Clive Rumsey is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. Clive is the Head of the Construction and Engineering sector.

Corne Lewis

Corne is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. He has particular experience in the following sector: Gambling Law, Administrative and Public Law; Mining Law, Evictions, Forensic Investigations, Business Rescue and Liquidations.

David Thompson

David Thompson is a Director and Deputy Regional Head in our Corporate & Commercial practice. He advises on all aspects of South African corporate and commercial law particularly mergers and acquisitions.

David Pinnock

David Pinnock is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Joint Sector Head for our Private Equity sector. David specialises in mergers and acquisitions and has experience in a wide range of transactional work (both public and private equity). David also has broad experience in corporate finance and other corporate and commercial work.

Deon Wilken

Deon Wilken is a Director in our Finance & Banking practice, He is a finance and banking law specialist with several years of banking and finance law experience, Deon has assisted numerous financiers and borrowers in debt raising transactions in the project, export and acquisition finance fields. Deon's other areas of expertise are Financial Markets & Securities Law and Banking Law and Credit Law.

Dries Hoek

Dries Hoek is a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice. He is an expert in all aspects of tax law with a particular interest in the tax issues that flow from mergers and acquisitions, with over ten years' experience advising South African and international companies on domestic and cross-border transactions. Dries has extensive experience in conducting due diligence reviews, the appraisal of acquisition and disposal transactions, financial modelling and providing clients with general corporate tax planning and advisory.

Emil Brincker

Professor Emil Brincker is a Director and Head of our Tax & Exchange Control practice. Emil’s experience includes the areas of corporate finance, corporate reorganisation and restructuring, exchange control, export finance, funding, general banking and commercial including derivative transactions, empowerment transactions, notional vendor funding, rulings, transfer pricing and tax law including income tax, tax controversy, VAT, securities transfer tax, PAYE, capital gains tax (CGT) and other fiscal statutes.

Emma Kingdon

Emma is a Consultant in our Corporate and Commercial practice. She has specialist expertise in media and technology law as well as extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions (mainly private equity) and general commercial transactions (such as distribution agreements and franchising arrangements).

Eugene Bester

Eugene is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice with experience in general commercial litigation. Eugene specialises in banking litigation and has extensive experience in High Court litigation, mediation and arbitration with an emphasis on banking, property finance related disputes, tender reviews and general contractual claims.

Fatima Gattoo

Fatima Gattoo is a Director in our Real Estate practice. She specialises in all areas of property law including but not limited to registration of complex securities, township developments and establishments, sectional title developments, and has extensive experience in renewable energy projects.

Fiona Leppan

Fiona Leppan is a Director in our Employment Law practice. She has extensive experience in the field of employee relations both from a litigation perspective and in terms of strategic planning. Training and development in this field has been a focal point. Fiona has actively trained clients on how to deal with internal disputes and to conduct enquiries and arbitrations. Fiona previously served as Joint Head of the Mining & Minerals sector. She has also established entire dispute resolution processes for a number of mining houses where disputes were dealt with by way of private conciliation and arbitration. Fiona works in various industries including mining, metals, engineering, retail, broadcasting, financial services and the commercial distributive trade. She has also been involved in occupational health and safety work. Fiona's sector specialities include Employment litigation, individual labour law, collective bargaining law and strategic planning and Occupational Health & Safety in Mining & Minerals.

Francis Newham

Francis is an Executive Consultant in our Corporate & Commercial practice and has been involved in corporate and commercial matters for more than 30 years. Francis’ clients comprise large listed and unlisted companies and financial institutions as well as a number of other commercial clients engaged in various sectors of the South African economy. He has advised in a number of stock exchange listings (IPOs) and de-listings. His main focus and areas of expertise are in respect of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and the formation, structuring and restructuring of business entities.

Gerhard Badenhorst

Gerhard Badenhorst is a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice. He is a chartered accountant and specialises in value-added tax (VAT) matters in various industries, including the financial services, mining and property industries. Gerhard acts for various private, public and multinational corporations and non-profit organisations. He is a guest lecturer on VAT at the University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand and serves as a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants VAT sub-committee, and was an ad hoc member of the VAT sub-committee of the Davis Tax Committee.

Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa

Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa is Director and Head of our Trusts & Estates practice. She specialises in the field of estate administration and trusts. Gretchen has extensive experience in the administration of South African and foreign deceased estates, drafting and reviewing of wills and the establishment, registration and administration of trusts.

Heinrich Louw

Heinrich is a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice. He has experience in various tax and exchange control matters relating to commercial transactions, as well as dispute resolution involving the South African Revenue Service.

Howmera Parak

Howmera Parak is a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice specialising in corporate and international tax, exchange control and tax controversy.

Hugo Pienaar

Professor Hugo Pienaar is a Director in our Employment Law practice and Head of the Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics sector. He has vast experience in employment law and litigation and dispute resolution matters and represents most of the major corporations in South Africa. Hugo publishes on a regular basis on various employment law topics and has done a number of television and radio interviews.

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Imraan Mahomed

Imraan Mahomed is a Director in our Employment Law practice. Imraan joined the practice in late 2020 having led a lateral team move. With almost 20 years’ experience, Imraan advises on all aspects of employment law ranging from transactions, litigation, regulatory to compliance matters impacting employment.  His input is also sought  regularly  by  the  media  on current labour law issues. He has acted as a judge of the Labour Court on various occassions. Imraan has vast experience in dealing with issues affecting employers in contentious and non-contentious matters and provides strategies at collective and individual level. He also advises across the continent and has been the lead attorney in various precedent setting cases.

Jackwell Feris

Jackwell Feris is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice providing dispute resolution, risk advisory and regulatory services in South Africa and various other African jurisdictions. He has particular experience in the following sectors: Arbitrations (both domestic and international); Regulatory and Public Law matters; Mining, Energy and Natural Resources matters and International Investment Law matters.

Jacqueline King

Jackie is a director in the Finance and Banking practice and is part of the Debt Capital Markets ("DCM") soft group. She has extensive experience in debt capital markets law and advises global and domestic corporate and investment banks on all aspects of the regulatory environment applicable to debt capital markets.  

Jacquie Cassette

Jacquie is a Director and Head of our Pro Bono & Human Rights practice. Jacquie is responsible for the management of the firm's pro bono and human rights practice, both with regard to its existing projects and individual matters, as well as the identification of future projects. She practiced as an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar for a number of years before she joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. At the bar she practiced mostly in the fields of constitutional and administrative law (public law), pension fund law as well as general commercial law. She also has experience in the advertising industry, having acted as the Chair of the Advertising Industry Tribunal for a few years.

Jean Ewang

Jean Ewang is Counsel in our Employment Law practice. She focuses on employment law. Jean has advised state entities, multinational companies, and employers on all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious.

Jerome Brink

Jerome Brink is a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice. He specialises in corporate  tax, international tax and tax dispute resolution. He provides tax advice (and fiscal statute interpretation and application) on a wide variety of commercial transactions and business activities, including financing, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, disposals and acquisitions, empowerment transactions, projects and energy, and share incentive schemes. With reference to international tax, Jerome advises various clients on inward/ outward investments, tax residency, controlled foreign company rules, double tax treaties, transfer pricing and other cross-border tax issues. Jerome's specialisation includes tax controversy / tax dispute resolution and he also advises clients on tax incentives, taxation of REITs / property, employees’ tax (PAYE), value-added tax (VAT) and the taxation of trusts.

Jess Reid

Jess Reid is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice.

Joe Whittle

Joe Whittle is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and a member of our Construction sector. Joe specialises in construction dispute resolution including mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation, and has experience in FIDIC, NEC 3, JBCC Series 2000, GCC and other forms of construction and engineering contracts, both in representing parties to disputes involving such contracts and in the negotiation of the terms thereof. Joe also has a wide range of experience in general commercial litigation, litigation pertaining to medical aid schemes and insolvencies.

Johan de Lange

Johan de Lange is the Deputy Practice Head of our Finance & Banking practice. He is also Director in Projects & Infrastructure and in the Corporate & Commercial practice. Johan is a banking and finance lawyer with years of experience in the domestic and international debt markets where he practiced as a leading transacting lawyer with preeminent commercial law firms in London and Johannesburg. His field of specialisation includes acquisition and leveraged finance, private equity fund financings, project and infrastructure finance, commercial real estate finance, asset and structured finance, general syndicated debt and capital restructure transactions where he has worked on several of market-leading transactions in these areas.

Johann Jacobs

Johann is an Consultant in our Trusts & Estates practice. Johann has practiced exclusively and specialises in work relating to the law of succession, and estate and trust administration. This entails estate planning, the drafting of wills, deceased estate administration, advising parties in contentious estates, curatorship administration, drafting and registration of trust deeds and trusteeship and trust administration.

John Webber

John Webber is a Director of our Real Estate practice. He specialises in transactions related to commercial property, development of land and land use conversion, specifically from mining/agricultural to residential or industrial use, and all commercial transactions related thereto.  Additionally, has a long and established commitment to the low cost and affordable housing sector.

John Gillmer

John is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Joint Sector Head for the Private Equity sector. He specialises in the formation of investment funds and structuring of financial products. John has advised and acted for local and international financial institutions, including banks, private equity and hedge fund managers, long term insurers and investors seeking to invest in various investment funds. His expertise in investment funds includes advising on fund and product structuring and related regulatory aspects including the Banks Act, the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, the Pension Funds Act, the Long-Term Insurance Act, the Financial Markets Act and exchange control regulations.

Jose Jorge

Jose Jorge is a Director in our Employment Law practice and Head of our Consumer Goods, Services & Retail sector. He specialises in employment litigation, individual employment law, collective labour law and general employment law. Jose has specialised in this field for nearly 20 years.

Lara Granville

Lara Granville is a Director in our Competition Law practice.  She has extensive experience in both the transactional and litigious aspects of competition law.  She has advised on all aspects of competition law, including complex merger notifications; compliance training; negotiating consent orders; defending clients against prohibited practice allegations; and merger notifications to, and engagement with, various African competition law authorities.  She has also advised clients in relation to other economic regulatory processes before the South African telecommunications and energy regulators.

Lucinde Rhoodie

Lucinde Rhoodie has been a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice since 2005 and has vast experience in complex commercial litigation matters, Business Rescue, Restructuring and Insolvency, Companies Act litigation matters and disputes, Financial Markets and Market Abuse litigation, and Corporate Investigations.

Ludwig Smith

Ludwig is a Director in our Corporate and Commercial practice. He advises clients on typical banking and finance transactions in which banks make funding available to their clients. Ludwig also advises clients on the formation of investment vehicles and advises banks and mining companies on tax issues.

Martha Mbugua

Martha Mbugua is a Partner in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Martha has more than 13 years, in three globally ranked law firms in Nairobi and her combination of wide-ranging experience in both corporate law firms and as in-house counsel, has provided Martha with a wealth of experience in Private Equity and Venture Capital structuring and investments, M&A, corporate and debt restructuring, and general corporate and commercial law.

Mashudu Mphafudi

Mashudu Mphafudi is Director and Head of our Finance & Banking practice. He provides business legal services in most areas of finance (debt and equity), projects finance, corporate finance, private equity transactions, corporate and commercial law. He has extensive experience with various financial institutions, which he represents in a variety of transactions in banking and finance related mandates.

Megan Rodgers

Megan Rodgers is a director in the Corporate & Commercial Practice and the Sector Head of Oil & Gas sector. She holds a LLB degree and LLM degree (cum laude) from the University of the Western Cape. She is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) and Women in Oil and Energy South Africa. In 2008 Megan joined one of the leading commercial law firm and oil and gas practices in South Africa. By 2012, Megan joined a niche oil and gas practice in Cape Town and in April 2015 Megan joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr to start the oil and gas practice.

Michael Collins

Mike is a Director in our Real Estate practice. Mike has specialised in commercial property with over 30 years of property law experience and has assisted numerous major corporations  in nationwide property acquisition or disposition transactions. He also assists the leading commercial banks with the registration of mortgage bonds to secure large commercial loans.

Mohsina Chenia

Mohsina is an Executive Consultant in our Employment Law practice. She has vast experience in employment law and related fields (including litigation and dispute resolution) and acts for various employers both in the public and private spheres, within diverse industries including corporate, local government, education and SOE's. She also acts for many clients within the Road Freight Industry. Mohsina has lead teams in many ground-breaking matters which have been heard before the Constitutional Court. She is also the Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee of the North West University Council.

Mongezi Mpahlwa

Mongezi Mpahlwa is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. Mongezi has experience in the fields of inter alia corporate and commercial dispute resolution, insolvency law, credit law (foreclosures, corporate recoveries, business rescue, liquidations etc.), insurance law (life assurance, pension fund and disability fund claims), regulatory work of accounting and international auditing standards, general litigation and arbitrations etc.

Muhammad Gattoo

Muhammad Ziyaad Gattoo is a Director and Head of our Real Estate practice. He focuses on all aspects of property law with a specialist focus on commercial property finance and commercial property transactions.

Muriel Serfontein

Muriel is a Director in our Real Estate practice. 

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Peter Hesseling

Peter is a Director of our Corporate & Commercial practice and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Peter has extensive experience in capital markets transactions, local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity transactions, company law, REITs, corporate restructuring, transaction structuring, black economic empowerment, the investment industry (including the design and implementation of fund structures for various asset classes), various types of financing, selected areas of tax law, and insolvency law.

Petr Erasmus

Petr Erasmus is a Director in our Tax and Exchange Control practice. 

Phetheni Nkuna

Phetheni Nkuna is a Director in our Employment Law practice. She focuses on employment law and has represented clients (both employers and employees) across different industries in various disputes ranging from dismissal related to misconduct, incapacity and operational requirements; restraints of trade; unfair labour practice; and employment equity. Phetheni also provides advisory and strategic support to clients and has conducted training on different aspects of conflict management and dispute resolution. She represents clients in the CCMA, bargaining councils, and the Labour Court. In addition to the practice of law, Phetheni has given commentary on topical issues across radio and television platforms.

Quintin Honey

Quintin Honey is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Quintin is skilled in Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Group Restructures and the drafting and negotiation of a wide range of commercial contracts.

Rachel Kelly

Rachel Kelly is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Rachel focuses on corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, the negotiation and preparation of a wide range of commercial agreements, due diligence investigations and reports, providing legal opinions, advising on and assisting clients with B-BBEE compliance and transactions, and corporate structures (including trusts).

Richard Marcus

Richard Marcus is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice as well as in the Business Rescue, Restructuring and Insolvency sector. Richard has extensive experience in various aspects of corporate and commercial litigation, including urgent applications and arbitrations, including company and contract law disputes, insolvency and business rescue, and intellectual property.

Rishaban Moodley

Rishaban Moodley is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice focusing on various areas of law, including commercial litigation, mining, media, administrative law, and forensic investigations.

Roux van der Merwe

Roux is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. His areas of expertise include structuring, negotiating and implementing mergers and acquisitions, including related financing, black economic empowerment transactions, including related financing, joint ventures, company formations, listings, delistings and restructures, share incentive schemes, capital markets, vendor financing and advising on public and private enterprise  transactions  in general. Roux has extensive experience in cross-border private equity transactions in the financial services industry, as well as the information technology and property industries.

Roxanna Valayathum

Roxanna is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Roxanna specialises in mergers and acquisitions across various sectors and jurisdictions, the structuring and restructuring of businesses, general corporate and commercial law advice and agreements as well as due diligence investigations across multiple jurisdictions.

Roy Barendse

Roy Barendse is an Executive Consultant in our Dispute Resolution practice specialising in insurance related civil litigation and commercial litigation.

Samantha Kelly

Samantha Kelly is Councel in our Real Estate Law practice.

Simone Franks

Simóne Franks is a Director in our Real Estate practice. Her key specialisations are property related transfers, bonds and notarial agreements. Her property spectrum experience includes residential and commercial development agreements and ensuing transfers, commercial bonds, residential bonds, notarial contracts (servitudes, notarial bonds and antenuptial contracts), town planning and land use matters.

Simone Immelman

Simone is a Director in our Real Estate practice. She focuses on commercial property mortgage finance including the finance of commercial and sectional title property developments and the acquisition of commercial property.

Stephan Spamer

Stephan Spamer in a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice.

Susan Meyer

Susan is a Director in our Competition Law practice and Head of the Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals sector. Susan has specialised experience in advising clients on all issues of competition law including: prohibited practice litigation, general compliance (for example, opinions, training workshops, dawn raid advice, and general advice on business strategy in light of competition legislation), corporate leniency, exemption applications and merger notifications.

Tamarin Tosen

Tamarin Tosen is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Tamarin has experience in mergers and acquisitions, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, due diligence investigations and general corporate and commercial work.

Tessa Brewis

Tessa is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Tessa has extensive experience in local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and the formation, structuring and restructuring of business entities, commercial of aspects renewable energy projects, large due diligence investigations and she advised on all aspects of South African corporate and commercial law.

Thabang Rapuleng

Thabang Rapuleng is a Director in our Employment Law practice. He has experience in the field of employment law both as a practicing attorney and in house legal counsel. He also has experience in industrial relations in South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.   

Thabile Fuhrmann

Thabile Fuhrmann is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and Joint Head of our Government and State-Owned Entities sector. Before joining CDH, Thabile founded her own independent law firm called Thabile Fuhrmann & Associates Inc. Prior to that she practiced in partnership under the name and style of Knight Thabile Fuhrmann  Attorneys. Upon dissolution of the partnership  in August 2004, Thabile continued to practice for her own account until December 2011. She subsequently joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in January 2012. In 2018, Thabile was appointed as Chairperson. She held this position until 2022.

Tim Fletcher

Tim Fletcher is the Chairperson of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr,  and a Director in the Dispute Resolution practice. He has been involved in commercial dispute resolution for many years including High Court litigation and private arbitration - both domestic and international. He has successfully resolved disputes concerning general commercial and contractual issues, administrative law issues including tender reviews as well as education, insurance, gambling, information technology, product liability and real estate issues. Tim is also an expert on education regulatory matters.

Timothy Baker

Timothy is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and in the International Arbitration sector. He has experience in construction, infrastructure, energy disputes, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution (mediation/arbitration), insurance, insolvency proceedings (including business rescue) and Africa/English law disputes.

Timothy Smit

Timothy (Tim) Smit is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and has practiced exclusively in commercial dispute resolution since his admission as an attorney. Tim specialises in High Court litigation, private mediations and arbitrations and forensic investigations. Tim has successfully resolved disputes concerning administrative law reviews, complex shareholder agreements, professional indemnity claims, D&O claims, construction and engineering claims, product liability claims, subrogated recovery claims, public liability, medical malpractice and contractual issues. Tim has also investigated performance complaints and claims of fraud against directors and designated officers of companies.

Vivien Chaplin

Vivien Chaplin is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Head of the Mining & Minerals sector. Vivien has over 20 years' experience in advising on local and cross border mergers and acquisitions, company law and corporate governance issues and drafting specialised commercial contracts.

Wayne Murray

Wayne Murray is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Wayne has worked across a wide range of commercial transactions in merger and acquisitions and in financial services.

Willem Jacobs

Willem Jacobs is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Willem led the Corporate & Commercial team for 11 years before stepping down to focus on the day to day running of his practice. He also serves on the firm's Executive, Fincom and Africom Committees. As evidenced through market recognition, Willem is regarded as one of South Africa's foremost M&A specialists. Willem’s areas of expertise are corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, black economic empowerment transactions, and structuring and restructuring of businesses.

Yaniv Kleitman

Yaniv is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and operates as a professional support lawyer (PSL). He specialises in company and securities law.