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Aarthi Ramdhin
Aarthi Ramdhin
Aarthi is a Director in the Banking & Finance and Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas. 
Adam Pyzikowski
Adam Pyzikowski
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Ahmore Burger-Smidt
Ahmore Burger-Smidt
Director, Head of Data Privacy Practice, Werksmans Advisory Services
Aidan Kenny
Aidan Kenny
Director
Akhona Bilatyi
Akhona Bilatyi
Associate
Alliance Ndhlovu
Alliance Ndhlovu
Associate
Anastasia Vatalidis
Anastasia Vatalidis
Appointed Director of Werksmans in 2004 and is currently Head of the Labour & Employment practice area.
Andre Van Heerden
Andre Van Heerden
Senior Associate
Anele Ngidi
Anele Ngidi
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Anine van der Merwe
Anine van der Merwe
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Anuschka Wischnewski
Anuschka Wischnewski
Associate
Asanda Ngxongo
Asanda Ngxongo
Associate
Astrid Berman
Astrid Berman
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Bankey Sono
Bankey Sono
Director Bankey Sono is a lawyer in the Labour & Employment practice area.
Bernard Hotz
Bernard Hotz
Director Bernard Hotz is Head of the Business Crimes & Investigations practice area.
Boitumelo Rammala
Senior Associate
Boitumelo Moti
Boitumelo Moti
Associate
Bossau Boshoff
Bossau Boshoff
Director
Bradley Workman-Davies
Bradley Workman-Davies
Director at Werksmans
Brendan Olivier
Brendan Olivier
Director
Brian Price
Director at Werksmans
Bronwyn Parker
Bronwyn Parker
Senior Associate
Bulelwa Mabasa
Bulelwa Mabasa
Bulelwa Mabasa has been a Director at Werksmans since 2008 and is currently the Head of Land Reform Restitution & Tenure practice.
Cara Gow
Cara Gow
Associate
Cari Cole-Morgan
Cari Cole-Morgan
Director, Head of the Knowledge Management at Werksmans Attorneys 
Chris Stevens
Chris Stevens
Chris Stevens is a Director at Werksmans Attorneys and is Head of the Mining practice area. 
Chris Moraitis
Chris Moraitis
Director, Head of Infrastructure, Energy & Projects Practice 
Clarisa Laltha
Clarisa Laltha
Associate
Corlett Manaka
Corlett Manaka
Corlett Manaka is a director at Werksmans and a member of the Werksmans Inc. Executive Committee. He is Head of the Litigation Department and also heads up the Dispute Resolution practice group.
Damian de Klerk
Damian de Klerk
Associate
Daniela Pisanti
Daniela Pisanti
Daniela Pisanti has been a Director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2016.
Danielle Magidson
Danielle Magidson
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Danny Andropoulos
Danny Andropoulos
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Darren Willans
Darren Willans
Darren Willans has been a director of Werksmans Attorneys since 2009 and is part of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice areas. 
David Hertz
David Hertz
David Hertz is the Chairman of Werksmans Attorneys.
David Walker
David Walker
Director 
David Gewer
David Gewer
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Deon Griessel
Deon Griessel
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Des Williams
Des Williams
Des Williams is a director of Werksmans. He is experienced in all fields of commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including international litigation, arbitration and mediation. Des has extensive experience in major review proceedings, including reviews of decisions of regulatory boards and awards in arbitration proceedings. Other fields of expertise include constitutional law, telecommunications law and gambling and gaming law. Des has been involved in many of the largest and most complex litigation and arbitration matters in South Africa.
Dewald Van Den Berg
Dewald Van Den Berg
Dewald Van Den Berg has been a Director at Werksmans, working in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice since 2012.
Doelie Lessing
Doelie Lessing
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Dominique Arteiro
Dominique Arteiro
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Donvay Wegierski
Donvay Wegierski
Director
Dylan Cunard
Dylan Cunard
Director
Elliott Wood
Elliott Wood
Elliott Wood is a Director and Head of Private Equity and Sports & Entertainment Practice. He advises across the Banking & Finance and Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas and specialises in banking and finance matters (including acquisition and leveraged finance; aviation finance; and corporate finance); mergers & acquisitions; private equity; structured finance; syndicated and bilateral financing structures; international transactions; acquisitions and management/leveraged buy-outs; and restructuring of corporate entities.
Eric Levenstein
Eric Levenstein
Director, Head of Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring Practice
Erich Bell
Erich Bell
Director, Werksmans Tax (Pty) Ltd
Ernest Mazansky
Ernest Mazansky
Ernest Mazansky is a director of Werksmans (Pty) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Werksmans Inc, and heads the firm’s Tax practice group. He specialises in corporate tax planning; restructuring of corporate entities; share incentive schemes;dispute resolution/tax controversy; offshore structures & financing; exchange control; VAT; estate planning; and wills & trusts (local and international).
Fatima Rodrigues
Fatima Rodrigues
Director, Head of Property and Real Estate Practice 
Frikkie van Tonder
Frikkie van Tonder
Frikkie was appointed a director of Werksmans in 2008.
Gerhard Cloete
Gerhard Cloete
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Gerhard Johannes
Gerhard Johannes
Director Gerhard Johannes is Head of Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Godwin Bossr
Godwin Bossr
Director
Graeme Wickins
Graeme Wickins
Graeme Wickins has been a Director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2016 in the Competition and  Media, Communications & Technology practice areas. He specialises in obtaining of approval for mergers and takeovers from the competition authorities in South Africa and throughout Africa including Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and with supranational African competition authorities including CEMAC and COMESA, providing competition law advice in regard to alleged anti-competitive conduct such as cartels, minimum resale price maintenance and abuses of dominance, conducting specialised competition compliance audits and providing focused competition law training including workshops and face to face training and developing compliance programmes, including search and seizure (dawn raid) guidelines and "mock" dawn raid simulations.
Harold Jacobs
Harold Jacobs
Director, Head of Pro Bono Practice at Werksmans Attorneys 
Helen Michael
Helen Michael
Director
Hendrik Kotze
Hendrik Kotze
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Herman van Niekerk
Herman van Niekerk
Director
Hilah Laskov
Hilah Laskov
Hilah Laskov is a Senior Associate at Werksmans Attorneys. 
Innocentia Moele
Innocentia Moele
Senior Associate
Irma-Dalene Gouws
Irma-Dalene Gouws
Director
Jaco Niemand
Jaco Niemand
Director
Jacques van Wyk
Jacques van Wyk
Director
Jacqui Kallmeyer
Jacqui Kallmeyer
Jacqui Kallmeyer has been a director at Werksmans since 2008 and is a currently a director in the Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice areas.
Janene Meiring
Janene Meiring
Director
Janine Hollesen
Janine Hollesen
Director, Head of the Intellectual Property Practice
Jarryd Mardon
Jarryd Mardon
Senior Associate
Jennifer Smit
Jennifer Smit
Admitted in 2005 with well over fourteen years experience in general commercial dispute resolution and litigation.
Jeremy Gobetz
Jeremy Gobetz
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Johan Lubbe
Johan Lubbe
Director
Johan Theron
Johan Theron
Johan Theron has been a director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2009, working in the Dispute Resolution, General Litigation, Media & Communications and Environmental practice areas.
Jonathan Behr
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Jonathan Stockwell
Jonathan Stockwell
Jonathan Stockwell has been a Director at Werksmans, working in the Dispute Resolution Practice since 2008. 
Jones Antunes
Jones Antunes
Director
Justin Truter
Justin Truter
Director 
Jyoti Narshi
Senior Associate
Kamiel Rajah
Kamiel Rajah
Associate
Kathleen Louw
Kathleen Louw
Kathleen Louw has been a Director at Werksmans Attorneys in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution department since 2016. Director Kathleen Louw advises in the Arbitration; Construction & Engineering; Dispute Resolution; and Mining & Resources practice areas.
Kerry Fredericks
Kerry Fredericks
Senior Associate
Kevin Trudgeon
Kevin Trudgeon
Kevin Trudgeon has been a director of Werksmans since 1999. 
Khathu Neluheni
Khathu Neluheni
Senior Associate
Khosi Mabaso
Khosi Mabaso
Khosi Mabaso has been a director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2009, working in the Arbitration; Construction & Engineering; Dispute Resolution; and Mining & Resources practice areas. 
Kyle Fyfe
Kyle Fyfe
Senior Associates
Laura Alexander
Laura Alexander
Senior Associate
Lauren Becker
Lauren Becker
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Lisa Appelgryn
Lisa Appelgryn
Senior Associate
Lisa Silberman
Lisa Silberman
Lisa Silberman is a Director in the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring practice areas.
Lloyd Abraham
Lloyd Abraham
Director
Lucinda Hinxman
Lucinda Hinxman
Director
Lynsey Watson
Lynsey Watson
Director
Mariam Marquard
Mariam Marquard
Associate
Marlaine Wiehahn
Marlaine Wiehahn
Director
Marné Brönn
Marné Brönn
Director
Mbongiseni Hlongwana
Mbongiseni Hlongwana
Associate
Megan Livingstone
Megan Livingstone
Associate
Michael Honiball
Michael Honiball
Director, Head of International Tax 
Michiel Heyns
Michiel Heyns
Senior Associate
Mohammed Patel
Mohammed Patel
Associate
Monique Pansegrouw
Monique Pansegrouw
Director Monique Pansegrouw advises across four practice areas: Arbitration; Construction & Engineering; Dispute Resolution and Healthcare & Life Sciences. 
Naledi Motsiri
Naledi Motsiri
Dispute Resolution, Pro Bono and Land Reform Restitution & Tenure
Nasheetah Smith
Nasheetah Smith
Senior Associate
Nastascha Harduth
Nastascha Harduth
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Natalie Scott
Natalie Scott
Natalie Scott joined Werksmans Attorneys as a director in 2013 and works in the Banking & Finance and Financial Services Regulation practice areas.
Neil Kirby
Neil Kirby
Director Neil Kirby is Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences.
Nicholas Fairbarn
Nicholas Fairbarn
Associate
Nozipho Bhengu
Nozipho Bhengu
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Paul Cleland
Paul Cleland
Director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2009.
Paul Coetser
Paul Coetser
Director, Head of Competition Practice at Werksmans Attorneys 
Paul Tindle
Paul Tindle
Director
Peter Mosebo
Peter Mosebo
Peter Mosebo has been a Director at Werksmans, working in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice since 2015.
Petra Krusche
Petra Krusche
Director
Pierre Burger
Pierre Burger
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Pieter Steyn
Pieter Steyn
Director Pieter Steyn provides expert advice in the Competition; Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions; Financial Services Regulation; and B-BBEE practice areas. 
Rael Gootkin
Rael Gootkin
Director
Refilwe Moitse
Refilwe Moitse
Senior Associate
Reneilwe Maleka
Associate
Richard Roothman
Richard Roothman
Richard was appointed a director of Werksmans in 2007 and heads the firm’s Banking & Finance practice group. 
Robert Driman
Robert Driman
Director
Robyn Armstrong
Robyn Armstrong
Tax
Roger Wakefield
Roger Wakefield
Director
Ross Forgan
Ross Forgan
Director
Rudolph Raath
Rudolph Raath
Rudolph Raath has been a Director at Werksmans, working in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice since 2007. 
Ryan Killoran
Ryan Killoran
Ryan Killoran is a Director in the Tax practice area. He specialises in taxation of domestic and cross-border financial instruments and investment products; private equity fund formation and tax structuring for international investment funds; private equity deal structuring; and mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations of corporate entities. He also is deeply experienced in international tax planning for corporates (including controlled foreign companies; double tax agreements; financial services taxation; offshore acquisition financing structuring; foreign trusts; transfer pricing and thin capitalisation; taxation of local and offshore trusts); tax litigation; alternative dispute resolution; and settlements.
Sakhile Khumalo
Sakhile Khumalo
Associate
Samantha Sinden
Samantha Sinden
Director
Sandile Tom
Sandile Tom
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Sandile July
Sandile July
Director Sandile July is a deeply experienced lawyer, advising in the Labour & Employment; Business Crimes & Investigations; and Dispute Resolution practice areas.
Sarah Passmoor
Sarah Passmoor
Director
Sarah Moerane
Sarah Moerane
Sarah Moerane is a Director at Werksmans. 
Seroshan Padayachy
Seroshan Padayachy
Appointed as a Director of Werksmans Attorneys in 2015.
Shayne Krige
Shayne Krige
Director, Head of Investment Funds Practice
Simba Rodze
Simba Rodze
Associate
Simone Gast
Simone Gast
Senior Associate
Stephan Lochner
Stephan Lochner
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Tahera Bata
Tahera Bata
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Tania Volschenk
Tania Volschenk
Senior Associate
Taryn Potter
Taryn Potter
Director 
Tebogo Sibidla
Tebogo Sibidla
Tebogo Sibidla has been a director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2011 and works in the Media, Communications & Technology as well as Data Privacy practice areas. 
Thandi Tshabalala
Thandi Tshabalala
Senior Associate
Toka Moiloa
Toka Moiloa
Senior Associate
Tracy Jansen van Rensburg
Tracy Jansen van Rensburg
Director at Werksmans since 2010
Trevor Boswell
Trevor Boswell
Director at Werksmans Attorneys 
Tsakani Kona
Tsakani Kona
Associate
Tsholofelo Inno
Tsholofelo Inno
Director
Vivienne Hosiosky
Vivienne Hosiosky is a Director in the Property & Real Estate practice area.
Walid Brown
Walid Brown
Director
Wendy Rosenberg
Wendy Rosenberg
Director of Werksmans Attorneys since 2007 
Willie Oosthuizen
Willie Oosthuizen
Director
Yatheen Ramnath
Associate
Yusri Adams
Yusri Adams
Senior Associate
Zania Oosthuizen
Director
Ze'ev Blieden
Ze'ev Blieden
Director at Werksmans Attorneys