Werksmans Attorneys

Werksmans Attorneys

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Doelie Lessing

Doelie Lessing

Werksmans Attorneys, South Africa

Work Department

Investment Funds &Private Equity and Tax

Position

Director at Werksmans Attorneys 

Career

Director Doelie Lessing has over 20 years’ experience in tax law, advising in the Tax and Investment Funds & Private Equity practice areas. She is deeply experienced in tax considerations as relates to mergers; corporate reorganisations; funding and financial services; local and foreign investment fund and deal structuring; and multi-jurisdictional investments and structures. She is particularly skilled in matters relating to high-net-worth and multinational families and their businesses; private equity; international trust and estate planning; and cross-border and local executive share incentive arrangements. Doelie is frequently named in global publications as a top-ranked tax lawyer.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member of the International Tax Planning Association and the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners

Education

B Com: Stellenbosch University (1991)LLB: Stellenbosch University (1993)M Com (Tax) (cum laude): Stellenbosch University (1999)

Mentions

South Africa

Investment funds

South Africa

Tax

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