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Irma-Dalene Gouws
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Work Department
Competition and Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Director
Career
Irma-Dalene Gouws is a Director in the Competition and Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas, specialising in obtaining approval for mergers and takeovers from the competition authorities in South Africa and Namibia; competition law advice on prohibited anticompetitive conduct; laying and defending of complaints of alleged anticompetitive conduct; and defending firms against allegations of participation in cartels. Irma-Dalene also advises on several other matters including appearances before the Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal; applications for leniency and for exemption from the Competition Act; responding to summonses from the competition authorities; and negotiation of consent orders with the Competition Commission.
Education
1994: BA Comm (Rand Afrikaans University)2004: LLB (Stellenbosch University)2013-present: Chairperson of the Cape Law Society's Specialist Committee on Competition Law2005: Candidate Attorney, Jan S. de Villiers2007: Associate, Jan S. de Villiers2011: Director, Werksmans