Ross Richards

Cavanagh & Richards Attorneys (Centurion)

Administrative Law, African Customary Law, Antenuptial Contracts, Anti-discrimination, Arbitration, Association Agreements, Bail, Banking, Bankruptcy Law, Black Empowerment, Blacklistings, Business Law, Business Rescue, Capital Gains Tax, Civil, Civil Unions, Collections, Commercial, Commercial Drafting, Communications and Media, Company Law, Company Registrations, Competition Law, Constitutional, Construction, Consumer Law, Contracts, Corporate, Credit Law, Cryptocurrency Law, Curatorship / Curator Bonis, Cyber - Bullying / Defamation / Stalking, Cyber Law, Debt Collections, Deceased Estates, Defamation, Divorce, Dog Bite Law / Claims, Due Diligence Audits, Employee Benefits, Employee Share Incentive Schemes, Employment Law, Estates, Evictions, Family Law, Finance (Corporate), Financial Services Law, Foreclosures, Forensic Investigations, Franchising, Fraud, Fraud Recovery, General Practice, Government Tenders, High Court Practice, Human Rights, Industrial Relations, Information Technology, Insolvency, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Internet Law / E-Commerce, Investment Funds, IP Valuations, Joint Ventures and Acquisitions , Labour Law, Leases, Liquidation, Litigation (Civil), Litigation (Commercial), Litigation (Corporate), Litigation (General), Litigation (High Court), Litigation (Insurance), Litigation (Magistrates Court), Litigation (Tax), Local Government Law, Matrimonial, Media , Mergers and Acquisitions, Mine Health and Safety, Mineral Law/Rights, Mining, Municipal Law, Partnership Agreements, Pharmaceutical, POPI Act (POPIA) / Data Protection / Privacy Law, Professional Ethics, Professional negligence, Property Law, Provident Fund disputes, Rehabilitation Orders, Rehabilitations, Sale of Business, Sequestrations, Sexual Harassment, Shareholders Agreements, Social Media, Taxation, Trusts, Unlawful Arrest, White Collar Crime, Wills

+27 (0)12 940 1947

079 250 9810

info@crlawchambers.co.za

Director

17

28716

Lytteltown Office Park, Building H, Shelanti Avenue, Die Hoewes, Centurion

Gauteng / Pretoria

Centurion

P.O.Box 17351, Lyttelton, 0157

LLB, LLM (Commercial Law) Cert Advanced Labour Law

Mr. Richards is a Director and Co-Founder of Cavanagh & Richards Attorneys. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Pretoria and is admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

He further obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) in Commercial Law, as well as a Certificate in Advanced Labour Law with distinction, from the University of South Africa. Following his admission as an attorney, Mr Richards joined KPMG as a Legal Advisor, where he gained extensive experience in financial legal matters, commercial law, and corporate law. He later served as Group Legal Advisor at Primedia Unlimited, specialising in commercial, corporate, competition, labour, marketing, and media law.

Mr Richards has extensive expertise in corporate and commercial law, with particular focus on commercial transactions, information technology law, intellectual property, corporate finance, B-BBEE, mergers and acquisitions, and the structuring and restructuring of businesses.

Mr Richards regularly advises prominent listed and private companies across a broad range of industries, including finance, manufacturing, mining, construction, technology, and other private sector enterprises.

With experience spanning multiple jurisdictions, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini, Mr Richards brings a practical, commercially focused approach to legal advisory services. He is recognised for strong leadership, strategic management skills, and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with clients and fellow legal professionals. 

 

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