Werksmans

Werksmans Attorneys

Headquarters	Johannesburg
No. of offices	4
No. of attorneys	Approximately 188
No. of employees	Almost 500
Major practice areas	Corporate and commercial law
Key people	Des Williams, Chairman; Jeremy Botha, CEO
Date founded	1917
Founder	Nathan Werksman
Website	www.werksmans.co.za

Werksmans Attorneys is a medium sized law firm based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, with offices in Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Tygervalley. It was established in the early 1900s.

History

Werksmans and Jan S. de Villiers merged in 2009. It is connected to an extensive African network through Lex Africa which comprises of a number of leading law firms in Africa’s major economies.

Practice areas

Its focus is on corporate and commercial law and its clients include multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and government. Areas of practice are structured into two main business streams:

• Corporate and commercial legal services, which provide transactional and regulatory services.
• Dispute resolution, focusing on litigation and alternative dispute resolution in the form of mediation and arbitration.

Key practice areas include:

• Africa
• Banking & Finance
• Business Crime & Forensics
• Competition & Anti-Trust
• Corporate/M&A
• Dispute Resolution
• Energy
• Environmental
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring
• Intellectual Property
• Investment Funds & Private Equity
• Labour & Employment
• Media & Communications
• Mining & Resources
• Pro Bono
• Property & Real Estate
• Sports & Entertainment
• Tax
• Technology

External links

• Werksmans