• A team of over 400 specialising in over 22 practice areas of law.
• Representation in over 20 African countries through the Werksmans LEX Africa legal alliance.
• Languages: English, Afrikaans, Mandarin, French

Established in the early 1900s, Werksmans Attorneys is a leading corporate and commercial law firm, serving multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and government.

Werksmans’ more than 200 lawyers, over 22 practice areas of law and a strong African alliance are a powerful team of independent-minded individuals who share a common service ethos. 

With a formidable track record in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, and commercial litigation and dispute resolution, Werksmans is distinguished by the people, clients and work that it attracts and retains.

Ever aware of changing dynamics in corporate and commercial spheres, we remain at the cutting edge of legal developments across a broad range of industries, through insightful, pragmatic, solution-driven thinking. 

Our commitment is an unchanging one; to provide elegant, simple solutions to even the most complex of legal matters, and to do it with the client’s interests at heart.

• Asset finance
• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• CLO/CDO
• Competition
• Covered bonds
• Financial restructuring
• Financial services regulatory
• Hedge funds
• Investment funds
• Islamic finance
• M&A
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Project bonds
• Project development
• Project finance
• Real estate finance
• Real estate funds
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securitisation
• Structured finance/securitisation
• Trade finance

• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Mining
• Oil and gas

Competition/Antitrust

Paul Coetser

Corporate and M&A

Gerhard Johannes / Kevin Trudgeon

Banking & Finance

Richard Roothman

Investment funds & Private Equity

Shayne Krige

Infrastructure, Energy and Projects

Chris Moraitis

Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring

Dr. Eric Levenstein

• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Aviation
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Investment management
• Media
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharm and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport

CAPE TOWN:

Level 1, No. 5 Silo Square

V&A Waterfront

Cape Town, 8001

South Africa

T: +27 21 405 5100

STELLENBOSCH:

2nd Floor, Block B

De Wagenweg Office Park

Stellentia Street

Stellenbosch, 7600

South Africa

T: +27 21 809 6000