Werksmans

Werksmans Attorneys is a South African law firm^[3][4] with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Stellenbosch.^[5] It was established in 1917. In 1993, Werksmans was one of the founding members of LEX Africa, currently the oldest and largest African network.

Werksmans Attorneys

Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
No. of offices	3
No. of lawyers	Over 200
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
Company type	Legal Practice
Website	werksmans.com

The firm has recently been considered as the latest a member of the "Big Five law firms" of leading South African law firms.

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.

In the news

In November 2019, the firm was representing celebrity Boity Thulo in her legal attempt to terminate her contract with her management agency.^[6]

After an apparent issue with non-payment of fees, Werksmans severed ties with its client the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa in February 2020.^[7]

References

1. "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.
6. "Gatvol Boity wants out of management agency". Sunday World. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
7. Liezl Human (6 February 2020). "End of the line for Prasa as frustrated law firm resigns over unpaid millions". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 26 February 2020.