ENSafrica

Legal Services | South Africa

https://www.ensafrica.com/
tel: +27 11 269 7600 | fax: +27 10 596 3176
The Marc, Tower 1, 129 Riviera Rd., Sandton | Johannesburg | 2196 | South Africa

Main Contacts

Koos PretoriusExecutive

Doron JoffeExecutive

Offices

ENSafrica News

ENSafrica's Overview

"A pan-African powerhouse with a strong team of experienced and respected lawyer" - Chambers Global Guide 2018

In today's competitive global market, to run a successful business it is important to have a business partner who understands the importance of:

- fast turnaround times
- cost-effective solutions
- differentiation
- limited risk

While Africa provides potential for growth, predicting in-country, or even regional challenges, and capitalising on the right opportunities for your business, is complex.

With over 600 practitioners and more than 200 years of experience, ENSafrica is Africa's largest law firm.

We provide legal and tax services across sub-Saharan Africa and are committed to ensuring work is done in the manner that best suits your risk profile, preferences and pricing structures.

It matters to us whether you achieve your business goals and we will find ways to ensure you do.

We are an independent law firm, which means that, irrespective of where you wish to pursue your business interests across Africa, we will ensure that you receive consistent, high-quality services.

In today's world, changing economic, political, technological, environmental, cultural and social climates are directly impacting target markets at a pace previously unknown. For a business to remain relevant, it requires know-how that spans various specialist areas.

Our specialist divisions include Africa regulatory and business intelligence, Asia, tax and IP. In addition, our artificial intelligence division is able to provide you with in-depth know-how, be it for purposes of corporate governance and information protection, due-diligence, e-discovery, data analytics and/or market understanding.

ENSafrica has lawyers qualified to practise English, French and OHADA law, as well as practitioners who are able to converse in various languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, French and Portuguese.

Through the financial services centre of Mauritius, ENSafrica also offers a unique possibility to integrate all aspects of structuring your investments in relation to all commercial areas of law, tax, IP and fiduciary.

Year this Office was Established: 1812
Number of Offices Worldwide: 14
Lawyers Worldwide: 500

Notable

Areas of Practice

African Regulatory and Business Intelligence
Agribusiness
Asia
Aviation
Banking and Finance
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE)
Competition/Anti-Trust
Corporate Commercial
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Energy
Environment
Fiduciary
Fintech
Forensics
Immigration
India
Infrastructure
Insolvency, Restructuring and Business Rescue
Insurance
Intellectual Property (IP)
IntelligENS
International Arbitration
Mine and Occupational Health and Safety
Mining
Natural Resources and Environment
Private Clients
Private Equity
Pro Bono and Corporate Social Investment
Project Development and Project Finance
Real Estate / Property
Shipping, Ports and Logistics
Tax
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

Professionals

Director

Mahesh AcharyaPartner

Deon BeachenDirector

Amar Grewal-ThethyPartner

Binti ShahPartner

Nigel ShawManaging Partner

Vanessa van CoppenhagenDirector

Executive

Kaanit AbarderExecutive

Ntsiki Adonisi-KgameExecutive

Armando AguiarExecutive

Ross AlcockExecutive

Carli AldrichExecutive

Mark BadenhorstExecutive

Justin BalkinExecutive

Darren BandExecutive

Johann BassonExecutive

Andrew BembridgeExecutive

Mike BenetelloExecutive

Arabella BennettExecutive Consultant

Zeyn BhyatExecutive

Leonard BilchitzExecutive

Guillaume P. BlancExecutive

Lizél BlignautExecutive

Jessica BlumenthalExecutive

Ridwaan BodaExecutive

Anina BoshoffExecutive

Jens BrodbeckExecutive

Juanita BroomExecutive

Theo BuchlerExecutive

Arnaaz CamayExecutive

Deborah CarmichaelExecutive

Derushka ChettyExecutive

Kenny ChiuExecutive

Lloyd ChristieExecutive

Tracy CohenExecutive

Celeste ColesExecutive

Pieter ColynExecutive

Patrick CroninExecutive Consultant

Beric CroomeExecutive

Peter DachsExecutive

Cheván DanielsExecutive

Mohamed Sajid DarsotExecutive

Lavina DayaExecutive

Charles de WetExecutive Consultant

Tiaan de WitExecutive

Paul DescroizillesExecutive

Zahida EbrahimExecutive

Gerhardt EhlersExecutive

Edwin EllisExecutive

André ErasmusExecutive

Piet FaberExecutive Consultant

Alan FeinsteinExecutive Consultant

Miranda FeinsteinExecutive Consultant

Isaac FenyaneExecutive

John FerrazExecutive

Julia Ferraz-CardosoExecutive

Alex FerreiraExecutive

Letitia FieldExecutive

Jeffrey FlaxExecutive Consultant

Tyla FosterExecutive

Carlyn Frittelli DaviesExecutive

Nicole GabrykExecutive

Robert GadExecutive

Kelle GagnéExecutive

Mark GardenExecutive

Cecil GelbartExecutive

Philip GeromontExecutive

Carmen GersExecutive

Roy GillespieExecutive

Ryan GoodmanExecutive

Venetia GovenderExecutive

Raashmi GovenderExecutive

Wade GraaffExecutive

Michael GradidgeExecutive

Clifford GreenExecutive

Era GunningExecutive

Itayi GwaunzaExecutive

Suemeya HanifExecutive

Melanie HarrisonExecutive

Stuart HarrisonExecutive

Shafeeka HartleyExecutive

James HaydockExecutive

Ian HayesExecutive

Sue HayesExecutive

Lawrence HelmanExecutive

Warren HendricksExecutive

Lee-Ann HopleyExecutive

Dale HutchisonExecutive

Angela ItzikowitzExecutive

Suad JacobsExecutive

Edward JamesExecutive

Brian JenningsExecutive

Doron JoffeExecutive

Audrey JohnsonExecutive

Sanjay KassenExecutive

Leonard KatzExecutive

Jocelyn KatzExecutive

Muzi KhozaExecutive

Karin KrischExecutive

Deon LambertExecutive

Eric le GrangeExecutive

Peter le RouxExecutive Consultant

Willem le RouxExecutive Consultant

Sean LedermanExecutive

Tony LeeExecutive

Stephen LevetanExecutive

Stephen LewisExecutive Consultant

Natalia LopesExecutive

Johan LoubserExecutive

Vusimuzi MagubaneExecutive

Ntlhane MakenaExecutive

Witness MakhubeleExecutive

Fritz MalanExecutive

Monique MareeExecutive

Kevin MarkmanExecutive

Dion MasherExecutive

Vusi MathebulaExecutive

Kazi MbangeleliExecutive

Senzo MbathaExecutive

Heinrich MeiringExecutive

Lisa MelisExecutive

Lebusa MesoExecutive

Mzi MgudlwaChief Executive

Douglas MolepoExecutive

Aslam MoosajeeExecutive

Matthew MorrisonExecutive

Joe MothibiExecutive

Andries MyburghExecutive

Kumeshnie NaidooExecutive

Isaivan NaidooExecutive

Wandile NdabambiExecutive

Gary OertelExecutive

Julius OosthuizenExecutive

Mansoor ParkerExecutive

Brian PattersonExecutive

Lauren PetersenExecutive

Steven PowellExecutive

Koos PretoriusExecutive

Nzame QokweniExecutive

Michael ReifarthExecutive

Pippa ReyburnExecutive

Altair RichardsExecutive

Pareen RogersExecutive

Henry RossouwExecutive

Roger RudolphExecutive

Jason RuschExecutive

Lauren SaltExecutive

Craig SavenExecutive

Aidan ScallanExecutive

Fritz SchulzExecutive

Gaelyn ScottExecutive

Rob ScottExecutive

Leigh SediceExecutive

Ntebaleng SekabateExecutive

HB SenekalExecutive

Brad SerebroExecutive

Lydia Shadrach-RazzinoExecutive

Balindile SheziExecutive

Sasha SinghExecutive

Nicolette SmitExecutive

Magda SnyckersExecutive

Alida SpiesExecutive

Robyn SteinExecutive

Theuns SteynExecutive

Waldo SteynExecutive

Andre SymingtonExecutive

Loren TibshraenyExecutive

Nkosi TshabalalaExecutive

Michael TuckerExecutive

Jason ValkinExecutive

Clinton van LoggerenbergExecutive

George van NiekerkExecutive

Kristel van RensburgExecutive

Richardt van RensburgExecutive

Tracy van WykExecutive

Stephen von SchirndingExecutive

Len VorsterExecutive

Derek WanbladExecutive

Hermann WesselsExecutive

Paul WinerExecutive

Cecil WulfsohnExecutive

John ZieffExecutive

Associate

Naa’ilah AbaderSenior Associate

Safeera AllyAssociate

Dalit AnsteyAssociate

Matthew ArrummAssociate

Leahandra BaileyAssociate

Nomampondo BanziSenior Associate

Jenna BattAssociate

Cindy-Lee BekeerAssociate

Delene BertassoSenior Associate

Tahirah BhayatAssociate

Hugo BiermannSenior Associate

Sarah BingeSenior Associate

Guinevere BlignautSenior Associate

Samantha BonatoAssociate

Vicky Louise Borg-JorgensenSenior Associate

Pierre BothaSenior Associate

Nils BraatvedtAssociate

James BrandSenior Associate

Esti BrandSenior Associate

Joshua BrollAssociate

Byron BromhamAssociate

Arshaad CarimSenior Associate

Faith ChebetAssociate

Peter CohenAssociate

Natasha ColemanAssociate

Gerry ComninosAssociate

Samantha Copeman-MichauAssociate

Fiona CowleyAssociate

Talia CullinanAssociate

Akua DansoAssociate

Lauren DavidsSenior Associate

Parusha Desai ValodiaSenior Associate

Kerry-Anne do CoutoAssociate

Daniela DrukerSenior Associate

Dean du ToitSenior Associate

Gerard du ToitSenior Associate

Siphamandla DubeSenior Associate

Rakhee DullabhSenior Associate

Rosedene FilliesAssociate

Siyanda GaetseweAssociate

Anthony GakuruSenior Associate

Thabile GcabasheAssociate

Alistair GobleAssociate

Adam GordonAssociate

Sandy GreefSenior Associate

Mandla GubuzaAssociate

Olwethu GushaSenior Associate

Maria Hamuy SosaAssociate

Naqeeba HassanSenior Associate

Sherri HayatAssociate

Wil HuangSenior Associate

Logan HufkieAssociate

Nonhlanhla HugoAssociate

Hendrik HugoAssociate

Darryn JacobusAssociate

Devon JenkinsAssociate

Robyn KantorSenior Associate

Nicole KarpodinisAssociate

Jacqui KaufmannSenior Associate

Manchadi KekanaSenior Associate

Jayson KentSenior Associate

Jenny KleinPrincipal Associate

Kathryn KotzeSenior Associate

Danielle LaubscherAssociate

Zinzi LawrenceAssociate

Madison LiebmannSenior Associate

Lara LindequeAssociate

Hayley LyleAssociate

Jula MabenaAssociate

Sazi MadlalaAssociate

Silindokuhle MagagulaAssociate

Keabetswe MaganoAssociate

Aina MagietAssociate

Orita MaharajAssociate

Hlengiwe MahlanguAssociate

Gabi MailulaSenior Associate

Vishana MakanAssociate

Tshegofatso MalopeAssociate

Govan ManualSenior Associate

David MaraisAssociate

Carol Masego MakutuSenior Associate

Lee MasukuAssociate

Brenda MatuAssociate

Lameez MayatAssociate

Nomonde MbanjwaAssociate

Megan McCormackSenior Associate

Aziza MdeeSenior Associate

Lerato MelatoAssociate

Stephan MinneAssociate

Noma ModiseSenior Associate

Tumi ModubuSenior Associate

Khanyisa MohlabaAssociate

Prencess MohlahloAssociate

Tashreeq MoodienAssociate

Shivani MoodleyAssociate

Liézal MostertSenior Associate

Palesa MpeAssociate

Klaas MphegoAssociate

Refilwe MphegoAssociate

Brittany MullerAssociate

Shenaaz MungaAssociate

Nkatha Murungi-OmondiSenior Associate

Timothy MutegiAssociate

Patricia MutheloAssociate

Amal NagiaAssociate

Duran NaidooAssociate

Curtis NhliziyoAssociate

Claire NolanAssociate

Jan NorvalSenior Associate

Matlhatsi NtlhoroAssociate

Anne OdhiamboSenior Associate

Belinda Ongong'aAssociate

Beverley OosthuizenSenior Associate

Neema OrikoAssociate

Carine PickSenior Associate

Meldah PilusaSenior Associate

Annalie PinchPrincipal Associate

Geraldine RabeSenior Associate

Melissa RabeAssociate

Zohair RahemtullaAssociate

Sandika RamjanumAssociate

Jo-Paula RomanAssociate

Dean RoseSenior Associate

Jonathan RouxAssociate

Scott SalusburySenior Associate

Jonathon SavilleSenior Associate

Matthew SedemanAssociate

Raeesa SeedatAssociate

Nikhil ShamAssociate

Zara SherSenior Associate

Kaylea Sher-FisherAssociate

Wendy ShihSenior Associate

Metumo ShilongoSenior Associate

Qiniso SibiyaAssociate

Bianca SiemensAssociate

Jimmy SimiyuAssociate

Ashleigh SinclairAssociate

Mihlali SitefaneSenior Associate

Andani SiwisaSenior Associate

Darren SmithSenior Associate

Taryn SolomonSenior Associate

Wim SteynAssociate

Elsabe StrydomAssociate

Christien SwanepoelAssociate

Kathleen TaylorSenior Associate

Alex TaylorSenior Associate

Shaaista ThabitAssociate

Tayla TheronSenior Associate

Thato TomotomoSenior Associate

Belinda TononoAssociate

Hassan van WykAssociate

Yentl ViljoenSenior Associate

Luke von der HeydeAssociate

Sydne WatsonAssociate

Ilze WattSenior Associate

Simon WeberAssociate

Zoë WeinTrainee Associate

Steven WienerSenior Associate

Tyron WilleyAssociate

Alexandra WoodAssociate

Cheri YoungAssociate

Vuyolwethu YozoAssociate

Other

Dirk EngelbrechtForensics Manager

Annelie GilesTax Manager

Michael KatzChairman

David KuhnInternal Consultant

Candace LateganForensic Consultant

Christopher Lubbee-discovery manager

Otsile MatlouChief Operating Officer

Megan McEvoyForensics Manager

Thembeka MdludluConsultant

Lee MendelsohnChief Operating Officer

Mologadi MonakhisiConsultant

Seelan MoonsamyTax Manager

Nozizwe NcayiyanaPro Bono Coordinator

Mandisa NgomaneTax Manager

Adrian RouxForensic Consultant

Feroza SolomonTax Advisor

Limahl SukhlalTax Consultant

Gustav van den BergTax Manager

Dr. Joanne van HarmelenAttorney

Busisiwe VilakaziConsultant

Natasha WagietPro Bono Coordinator

Kinah WillemseForensic Consultant

Wyanne Khumalo

Articles

Can Employers Justify Compelling Employees to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine?
ENSafrica, February 2021

South African law currently does not have any legislation that specifically requires employees to take the COVID-19 vaccination. The president was also emphatic that no one would be forced to take the vaccination, which is being rolled out in a governmental attempt to vaccinate 67% of the population (approximately 40-million people in South Africa). In the previous article in this series, we discussed employees’ constitutional rights to bodily integrity, culture and religion in anticipation of pushback against the vaccine...

Labour Court Hands Down New Judgment on Business Rescue
ENSafrica, February 2021

The South African Airways (“SAA”) saga continues, with another Labour Court judgment handed down on 8 February 2021. Given the financially parlous position that SAA has been in, even throughout its business rescue proceedings, the Department of Public Enterprises (“DPE”), SAA’s sole shareholder and sole lender, offered SAA employees a salary settlement agreement. In terms of that agreement, SAA employees would waive their rights to eight-months’ remuneration, in exchange for three-months’ remuneration, payment of their 13th cheque and a lump sum in respect of a 5.9% increase with effect from April 2019...

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Press

ENSafrica’s Tax Team Grows with the Appointment of Two New Specialists
ENSafrica, March 2020

ENSafrica, Africa’s largest law firm, has made two key executive appointments in its tax department, further fortifying the firm’s tax capability. Kazi Mbangeleli and Mark Badenhorst have joined ENSafrica’s team of some 50-strong tax specialists, including 18 tax executives. Kazi specialises in M&A-related international tax and financial services tax. Kazi’s deep expertise includes the tax aspects of structured investments and disinvestments, M&A and offshore expansions. She also has due diligence and tax compliance expertise...

ENSafrica’s tax team grows with the appointment of two new specialists
ENSafrica, March 2020

ENSafrica, Africa’s largest law firm, has made two key executive appointments in its tax department, further fortifying the firm’s tax capability.Kazi MbangeleliandMark Badenhorsthave joined ENSafrica’s team of some 50-strong tax specialists, including 18 tax executives.Kazispecialises in M&A-related international tax and financial services tax. Kazi’s deep expertise includes the tax aspects of structured investments and disinvestments, M&A and offshore expansions. She also has due diligence and tax compliance expertise...

All press submitted by ENSafrica