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Corlett Manaka

Werksmans Attorneys

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.

Darren Willans

Werksmans Attorneys

Darren Willans has been a director of Werksmans Attorneys since 2009 and is part of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice areas. 

Des Williams

Werksmans Attorneys

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.

Elliott Wood

Werksmans Attorneys

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.

Ernest Mazansky

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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).

Graeme Wickins

Werksmans Attorneys

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.

Jacqui Kallmeyer

Werksmans Attorneys

Jacqui Kallmeyer has been a director at Werksmans since 2008 and is a currently a director in the Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice areas.

Johan Theron

Werksmans Attorneys

Johan Theron has been a director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2009, working in the Dispute Resolution, General Litigation, Media & Communications and Environmental practice areas.

Kathleen Louw

Werksmans Attorneys

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.

Khosi Mabaso

Werksmans Attorneys

Khosi Mabaso has been a director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2009, working in the Arbitration; Construction & Engineering; Dispute Resolution; and Mining & Resources practice areas. 

Monique Pansegrouw

Werksmans Attorneys

Director Monique Pansegrouw advises across four practice areas: Arbitration; Construction & Engineering; Dispute Resolution and Healthcare & Life Sciences. 

Natalie Scott

Werksmans Attorneys

Natalie Scott joined Werksmans Attorneys as a director in 2013 and works in the Banking & Finance and Financial Services Regulation practice areas.

Pieter Steyn

Werksmans Attorneys

Director Pieter Steyn provides expert advice in the Competition; Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions; Financial Services Regulation; and B-BBEE practice areas. 

Ryan Killoran

Werksmans Attorneys

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.

Sandile July

Werksmans Attorneys

Director Sandile July is a deeply experienced lawyer, advising in the Labour & Employment; Business Crimes & Investigations; and Dispute Resolution practice areas.

Tebogo Sibidla

Werksmans Attorneys

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.