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

Associate

Daniela Pisanti

Daniela Pisanti has been a Director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2016.

Danielle Magidson

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Danny Andropoulos

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

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

Hall of fame

David Hertz is the Chairman of Werksmans Attorneys.

David Walker

Director

David Gewer

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Deon Griessel

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

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 has been a Director at Werksmans, working in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice since 2012.

Doelie Lessing

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Dominique Arteiro

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Donvay Wegierski

Director

Dylan Cunard

Director

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

Director, Head of Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring Practice

Erich Bell

Director, Werksmans Tax (Pty) Ltd

Ernest Mazansky

Hall of fame

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

Director, Head of Property and Real Estate Practice

Frikkie van Tonder

Frikkie was appointed a director of Werksmans in 2008.

Gerhard Cloete

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Gerhard Johannes

Director Gerhard Johannes is Head of Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions

Godwin Bossr

Director

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

Director, Head of Pro Bono Practice at Werksmans Attorneys

Helen Michael

Director

Hendrik Kotze

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Herman van Niekerk

Director

Hilah Laskov

Hilah Laskov is a Senior Associate at Werksmans Attorneys.

Senior Associate

Director

Director

Director

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

Director

Janine Hollesen

Director, Head of the Intellectual Property Practice

Jarryd Mardon

Senior Associate

Jennifer Smit

Admitted in 2005 with well over fourteen years experience in general commercial dispute resolution and litigation.

Jeremy Gobetz

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Johan Lubbe

Director

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 has been a Director at Werksmans, working in the Dispute Resolution Practice since 2008.

Director

Director

Senior Associate

Associate

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

Senior Associate

Kevin Trudgeon

Kevin Trudgeon has been a director of Werksmans since 1999.

Khathu Neluheni

Senior Associate

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

Senior Associates

Laura Alexander

Senior Associate

Lauren Becker

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Lisa Silberman

Lisa Silberman is a Director in the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring practice areas.

Senior Associate

Director

Director

Director

Associate

Director

Director

Associate

Associate

Director, Head of International Tax

Michiel Heyns

Senior Associate

Mohammed Patel

Associate

Monique Pansegrouw

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

Naledi Motsiri

Nasheetah Smith

Senior Associate

Nastascha Harduth

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

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

Director Neil Kirby is Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences.

Nicholas Fairbarn

Associate

Nozipho Bhengu

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Paul Cleland

Director at Werksmans Attorneys since 2009.

Paul Coetser

Hall of fame

Director, Head of Competition Practice at Werksmans Attorneys

Paul Tindle

Director

Peter Mosebo

Peter Mosebo has been a Director at Werksmans, working in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice since 2015.

Petra Krusche

Director

Pierre Burger

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Pieter Steyn

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

Director

Senior Associate

Associate

Hall of fame

Richard was appointed a director of Werksmans in 2007 and heads the firm’s Banking & Finance practice group.

Director

Tax

Director

Director

Rudolph Raath has been a Director at Werksmans, working in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice since 2007.

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

Associate

Samantha Sinden

Director

Sandile July

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

Sandile Tom

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Sarah Moerane

Sarah Moerane is a Director at Werksmans.

Sarah Passmoor

Director

Seroshan Padayachy

Appointed as a Director of Werksmans Attorneys in 2015.

Shayne Krige

Director, Head of Investment Funds Practice

Simba Rodze

Associate

Simone Gast

Senior Associate

Stephan Lochner

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Tahera Bata

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Tania Volschenk

Senior Associate

Taryn Potter

Director

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

Senior Associate

Toka Moiloa

Senior Associate

Tracy Jansen van Rensburg

Director at Werksmans since 2010

Trevor Boswell

Director at Werksmans Attorneys

Tsakani Kona

Associate

Tsholofelo Inno

Director