Werksmans

Werksmans Attorneys
Headquarters Johannesburg, South Africa
No. of offices 4
No. of lawyers 160
No. of employees 410
Major practice areas Corporate law
Commercial law[1]
Key people David Hertz (Chairman)[2]
Jeremy Botha (CEO)
Date founded 1917
Founder Nathan Werksman
Website http://www.werksmans.com/

Werksmans Attorneys is a South African law firm[3][4] with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Bellville.[5] It was established in the early 1900s. In 1993, Werksmans was one of the founding members of LEX Africa, currently the oldest and largest African network.

Practice areas

With a focus on corporate and commercial law[1], the firm's practice areas include banking and finance; business recovery, insolvency, and restructuring; competition law; labour law; environmental law; health, pharmaceutical, and life sciences; and mining, energy, and natural resources. It also provides legal advisory services for intellectual property, litigation and dispute resolution (and alternative dispute resolution in the form of mediation and arbitration), media and communications, mergers and acquisitions, property transactions, sports and entertainment, tax, and information technology.

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Werksmans. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  2. ↑ "People Profiles: Africa". Werksmans. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  3. ↑ "Werksmans Attorneys". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Company Overview of Werksmans Attorneys Incorporating Jan S. de Villiers". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  5. ↑ "General Enquiries". Werksmans. Retrieved 2018-06-22.


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