Attorneys that are currently listed as practicing at Lawtons Africa

Dave Adams

Years of Practice: 46 Position: Consultant

Dave Adams focuses on construction and engineering, commercial litigation, arbitration and insurance law. He has a wide range of experience in the various forms of construction dispute resolution, including High Court and Appeal Court litigation, arbitration and mediation, and has acted for and aga... click for more information
Jeff Buckland

Years of Practice: 29 Position: Director

Jeff Buckland adds diverse expertise to our Johannesburg corporate and commercial department. He focuses on all aspects of corporate law, including public and private mergers, acquisitions and disposals, outsourcings, crafting constitutional documents for different types of companies, partnerships,... click for more information
Tony Canny

Years of Practice: 45 Position: Counsel

During his 45 years at the firm, Tony Canny has built a substantial litigation practice with emphasis on forensics and insurance. The forensics component involves forensic investigations and actions related to white collar crime and fraud, as well as dealing with all aspects of bribery and corrupti... click for more information
Penny Chenery

Years of Practice: 18 Position: Director

Penny Chenery has practiced as a real estate professional for over 10 years and focuses on providing advice to property developers, corporate clients and individuals on all aspects relating to real estate matters and developments, including implementation strategies relating to the acquisition and d... click for more information
Nkonzo Hlatshwayo

Years of Practice: 32 Position: Director

Having been involved in the development and evolution of competition law in South Africa and southern Africa, Nkonzo is particularly qualified to advise clients on competition law issues on the continent. Nkonzo focuses on general competition work (including transactional/M&A), he represents partie... click for more information
Dimitra Kouvelakis

Years of Practice: 19 Position: Director

Dimitra Kouvelakis focuses on general and commercial litigation, as well as franchising and aviation law. She is regularly involved in various High Court applications, ranging from interdicts, curatorship, liquidation proceedings, appeals and review applications in respect of taxed bill of costs an... click for more information
Melissa Leibowitz

Years of Practice: 15 Position: Director

Melissa Leibowitz focuses on the drafting and registration of complex mortgage bonds for commercial and development finance purposes. She advises on and prepares debt security documentation, acting for the large corporate banks in South Africa. Dealing with all aspects of conveyancing work, such a... click for more information
Phuti Mashalane

Years of Practice: 5 Position: Director

Phuti Mashalane focuses on all aspects of competition law, including merger notifications and proceedings, leniency applications, managing dawn raids and compliance. His experience includes merger filings, including multi-jurisdictional mergers in Africa, as well as cartel and prohibited practice i... click for more information
Bernard McLeod

Years of Practice: 52 Position: Consultant

Bernard McLeod is involved in training clients in exchange control regulations and also provides exchange control consulting services. His expertise covers all aspects of global payments and settlements, foreign exchange markets, trade and project finance and sovereign and counterparty risk assessm... click for more information
Lavery Modise

Years of Practice: 31 Position: Consultant

Lavery Modise focuses on all aspects of employment and labour law and represents clients in all courts up to the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court. He has been called upon to act as a judge of the Labour Court from time to time. In addition, he acts as arbitrator and mediator in ... click for more information
SJ Thema

Years of Practice: 23 Position: Director

SJ Thema focuses on general and commercial litigation, administrative and constitutional law, medical aid, insurance law, and sports and entertainment law. He is a member of the Black Lawyers Association and the Black Management Forum. SJ has served two terms on the Audit Committee of Statistics So... click for more information
Veronica Vurgarellis

Years of Practice: 22 Position: Director

Veronica Vurgarellis has more than 21 years' litigation experience in the courts and in alternative dispute resolution forums and has right of appearance in the High Court of South Africa. She provides specialist advice to state entities and private entities in respect of administrative law dispute... click for more information
Tshavhungwe Tshivhase

Position: Senior Associate

Tshavhungwe has broad corporate experience assisting clients in various industries including banking, construction, telecoms, mining and property. She has deep knowledge of High Court and Magistrate's Court procedure. She is proficient in legal research, drafting court applications and opinions and... click for more information
Zaakira Haffejee

Position: Senior Associate

Zaakira focuses on all aspects of corporate law, including acquisitions and disposals, crafting constitutional documents for different types of entities, B-BBEE empowerment transactions incorporating minority protections, commercial arrangements, due diligence reviews and corporate governance. Repr... click for more information
Simphiwe Magudulela

Position: Associate

Simphiwe Magudulela focuses on commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on litigation for oil and petroleum companies. He has acted for a diverse range of corporate clients, including individuals, listed companies and banks. He draws on knowledge about Magistrates' and High Court procedur... click for more information
Natasha Jansen

Position: Consultant

Natasha Jansen focuses on commercial law and data privacy law, with hands-on specialist experience in POPIA compliance and implementation. A key strength is her balance of experience in both professional law firms and in the corporate sector as a legal consultant and in-house counsel. She is one of... click for more information
Sally-Anne Wickins

Position: Consultant

Sally-Anne Wickins is a specialist in commercial and company law, experienced in litigation and dispute resolution and particularly focused on mitigation of clients' risks in liquidation, insolvency and business rescue processes. With over a decade of commercial litigation experience and in-depth k... click for more information
Riëtte Engels-van Zyl

Position: Director

Riëtte focuses on corporate commercial and tax law, with an emphasis on private equity, mergers & acquisitions, and BEE transactions. She often advises multinationals on corporate structuring and multi-jurisdictional tax implications. She assists corporates in complex tax dispute resolution in... click for more information
Nombulelo Myeni

Position: Associate

Nombulelo Myeni works across all areas of employment law, bringing a practical solution-seeking and collaborative approach to facilitating of conducive employee relations and efficient dispute resolution. Nombulelo is experienced in representing employers in bargaining councils, the CCMA and intern... click for more information
Gugulethu Mthalane

Position: Director

Gugulethu Mthalane is a labour and employment law specialist with in-depth knowledge and experience in guiding employers through the complex procedures of correctly applying employment laws and due process fairly and responsibly, staying on the right side of the law and minimising risks of disputes ... click for more information
Palesa Maseko

Position: Director

Palesa Maseko specializes in commercial litigation, entertainment and sports law. She regularly provides specialist advice to clients across diverse sectors in commercial litigation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Palesa has represented individual athletes, major football clubs and s... click for more information
Sibongiseni Masina

Position: Associate

Sibongiseni Masina focuses on general, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution based on breaches of contracts, including civil litigation, arbitrations, and court procedures in the lower and higher courts. She has a broad corporate experience assisting clients in various industries... click for more information
Yagashen Pillay

Position: Director

Yagashen Pillay provides legal advice and representation on a wide variety of commercial and administrative law matters, specialising in all aspects of constitutional, administrative law, contractual, pension fund and medical schemes law. He has a particular interest, and expertise, in public procu... click for more information
Kobus De Bee

Position: Director

Kobus de Beer specialises in general and commercial litigation. A substantial part of his practice focuses on real estate disputes, acting for property developers, property management companies and other role players in the construction and real estate sector. ? With his practical construction re... click for more information
Disebo Leokaoke

Position: Associate

Disebo focuses on all aspects of competition law, including local merger filings, COMESA merger filings, multi-jurisdictional merger filings, cartel conduct matters, abuse of dominance matters, other restrictive practices, and exemption applications. click for more information
Sibongiseni Masina

Position: Associate

Sibongiseni Masina focuses on general, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution based on breaches of contracts, including civil litigation, arbitrations, and court procedures in the lower and higher courts. She has a broad corporate experience assisting clients in various industries... click for more information