Corporate & Commercial

  • We can assist clients with a variety of commercial matters including, but not limited to, reviewing commercial agreements, advising on transactions,  and drafting commercial agreements (such as, memoranda of incorporation, shareholder agreements, subscription agreements, sale of share agreements, sale of business agreements, credit arrangements, security arrangements, joint venture agreements, consortium and teaming agreements, service level agreements, commercial and residential lease agreements, non-disclosure agreements, independent contractor agreements, employment agreements, terms of engagement, manufacturing agreements, and licensing agreements).

  • We can assist clients with the legal niceties and complexities related to corporate financing transactions including, but not limited to, debt and equity financing, fundamental transactions, raising funds, venture capital, and the associated tax consequences with corporate financing transactions.

  • We can provide clients with strategic advisory services related to corporate formations, corporate structuring, and corporate restructuring. Our lawyers can assist clients regardless of the size of the enterprise concerned, and at any stage during its lifecycle. 

  • We can attend to broad spectrum of corporate governance and compliance services including, but not limited to, due diligence investigations, legal and regulatory compliance, governance assessments, and the establishment of governance policies and frameworks.  

  • Our team of lawyers are well-versed in all aspects of commercial dispute resolution. We can act for clients in all litigation forums including, but not limited to, Arbitral Forums, the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, High Courts of South Africa, Regional Courts, District Courts, Tax Court, Tax Board, and other Tribunals.   

  • We can act for clients in a variety of insolvency related matters. Our focus is to help our clients navigate often complex and volatile situations, and in doing so maximize returns and minimize losses. The insolvency and business rescue services we offer include undertaking, inter alia, business rescue and insolvency-based litigation, debt recovery proceedings, due diligence and viability assessments, risk management, and schemes of arrangement. We also accept appointments as trustees and liquidators.