18478 dispute resolution practice area - werksmans

The resolution of a disagreement before it flares into a fully-fledged conflict is rare in the highly-competitive global marketplace – which makes effective litigation or alternative dispute resolution critical. Werksmans is acknowledged for having globally-recognised dispute resolution lawyers; a top commercial litigation team focused on resolving matters in clients’ best interests as quickly and efficiently as possible. Our well-known services include all aspects of commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution (mediation and arbitration), insolvency practice, tax-related litigation, and intellectual property related litigation.

SUCCESS HAS DIMENSION: BREADTH AND DEPTH

Our dispute resolution lawyers are amongst the country’s most experienced, with vast exposure to an array of matters. Focusing on disputes that either reach the High Court or are resolved by arbitration, the team is involved in many high-profile commercial litigation and arbitration matters in South Africa and internationally. Geared for rapid response, members of our Dispute Resolution Practice can be called upon at short notice to resolve large-scale and complex litigation matters. This includes urgent applications and discovery-driven trial and arbitration matters, with directors also acting for clients in a number of international jurisdictions.

The team is well-represented at the International Bar Association. Director Des Williams, is a former co-chair of the Litigation Committee and currently a member of Council of the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association. He is also a director of the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa and the sole South African member of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce.

DISPUTE RESOLUTIONPRACTICE AREA

MEET THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TEAM

CORLETTMANAKA

Title: Director and practice area head Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8145Email: cmanaka@werksmans.com

DAVIDHERTZ

Title: Chairman Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8283Email: dhertz@werksmans.com

LLOYD ABRAHAM

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8140Email: labraham@werksmans.com

BOSSAU BOSHOFF

Title: Director Office: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 910 9022Email: bboshoff@werksmans.com

JONES ANTUNES

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8138Email: jantunes@werksmans.com

TREVOR BOSWELL

Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8247Email: aramdhin@werksmans.com

GODWIN BOSSR

Title: Director Office: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5111Email: gbossr@werksmans.com

MARNE BRONN

Title: Director Office: StellenboschDirect line: +27 (0)21 809 6162Email: mbronn@werksmans.com

WALID BROWN

Title: Director Office: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5245Email: wbrown@werksmans.com

PIERRE BURGER

Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8143Email: pburger@werksmans.com

GERHARD CLOETE

Title: Director Office: StellenboschDirect line: +27 (0)21 809 6168Email: gcloete@werksmans.com

JEREMY GOBETZ

Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8445Email: jgobetz@werksmans.com

RAELGOOTKIN

Title: Director Office: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5236Email: rgootkin@werksmans.com

BERNARDHOTZ

Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8016Email: bhotz@werksmans.com

HAROLDJACOBS

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8182Email: hjacobs@werksmans.com

SANDILE JULY

Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8163Email: sjuly@werksmans.com

MEET THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TEAM CONTINUED

NEIL KIRBY

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8198Email: nkirby@werksmans.com

ERICLEVENSTEIN

Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8237Email: elevenstein@werksmans.com

KATHLEENLOUW

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8321Email: klouw@werksmans.com

BULELWA MABASA

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8309Email: bmabasa@werksmans.com

KHOSIMABASO

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8475Email: pmabaso@werksmans.com

SARAHMOERANE

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8128Email: smoerane@werksmans.com

KARABO MOTSHWANE

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8254Email: kmotshwane@werksmans.com

NALEDI MOTSIRI

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8326Email: nmotsiri@werksmans.com

JACO NIEMAND

Title: Director Office: Tyger ValleyDirect line: +27 (0)21 910 9038Email: jniemand@werksmans.com

BRENDAN OLIVIER

Title: Director Office: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5181Email: bolivier@werksmans.com

ZANIA OOSTHUIZEN

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8176Email: zoosthuizen@werksmans.com

MONIQUE PANSEGROUW

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8466Email: mpansegrouw@werksmans.com

SARAHPASSMOOR

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8119Email: spassmoor@werksmans.com

DANIELA PISANTI

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 5157Email: dpisanti@werksmans.com

JACQUI KALLMEYER

Title: Director Office: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8308Email: jkallmeyer@werksmans.com

LISA SILBERMAN

Title: DirectorOffice: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8134Email: lsilberman@werksmans.com

MEET THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TEAM CONTINUED

JENNIFERSMIT

Title: DirectorOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8447Email: jasmit@werksmans.com

JONATHAN STOCKWELL

Title: Director Offi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8439Email: jstockwell@werksmans.com

JOHAN THERON

Title: Director Offi ce: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5260Email: jtheron@werksmans.com

JUSTIN TRUTERTitle: DirectorOffi ce: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5232Email: jtruter@werksmans.com

DEWALDVAN DEN BERG

Title: DirectorOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8443Email: dvandenberg@werksmans.com

ANINE VAN DER MERWE

Title: DirectorOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8160Email: avandermerwe@werksmans.com

FRIKKIE VAN TONDER

Title: Director Offi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8120Email: fvtonder@werksmans.com

ANASTASIAVATALIDIS

Title: Director Offi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8472Email: avatalidis@werksmans.com

ROGER WAKEFIELD

Title: Director Offi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8209Email: rwakefi eld@werksmans.com

MARLAINE WIEHAHN

Title: Director Offi ce: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5165Email: miehahn@werksmans.com

DARREN WILLANS

Title: Director Offi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8324Email: dwillans@werksmans.com

DESWILLIAMS

Title: DirectorOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8234Email: dwilliams@werksmans.com

YUSRI ADAMS

Title: Senior AssociateOffi ce: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5124Email: yadams@werksmans.com

SIMONE GAST

Title: Senior AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8131Email: sgast@werksmans.com

JASONSMIT

Title: DirectorOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8359Email: jasonsmit@werksmans.com

TSHOLOFELOINNO

Title: Senior AssociateOffi ce: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5160Email: tinno@werksmans.com

MEET THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TEAM CONTINUED

JARRYD MARDON

Title: Senior AssociateOffi ce: StellenboschDirect line: +27 (0)21 809 6019Email: jmardon@werksmans.com

JYOTINARSHI

Title: Senior AssociateOffi ce: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5197Email: jnarshi@werksmans.com

FAITH SIKHAVHAKHAVHA

Title: Senior AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8463Email: fsikhavhakhavha@werksmans.com

INNOCENTIA MOELE

Title: Senior AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8461Email: imoele@werksmans.com

NASHEETAHSMITH

Title: Senior AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 5122Email: nsmith@werksmans.com

MARIAMMARQUARD

Title: AssociateOffi ce: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 405 5169Email: mmarquard@werksmans.com

REFILWE MOITSE

Title: AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8449Email: rmoitse@werksmans.com

BOITUMELO MOTI

Title: AssociateOffi ce: Cape TownDirect line: +27 (0)21 910 9029Email: bmoti@werksmans.com

KAMIELRAJAH

Title: AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8223Email: krajah@werksmans.com

BOITUMELO RAMMALA

Title: Associate Offi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8347Email: brammala@werksmans.com

THANDI TSHABALALA

Title: AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8319Email: ttshabalala@werksmans.com

ALLIANCE NDHLOVU

Title: AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8161Email: andhlovu@werksmans.com

AKHONA BILATYI

Title: AssociateOffi ce: JohannesburgDirect line: +27 (0)11 535 8153Email: abilatyi@werksmans.com

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

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