Jess Reid > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Offices
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Jess Reid
Position
Jess Reid is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice.
Career
Jess joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2014 and was appointed as an Associate in 2016. Jess was promoted to Senior Associate in 2019 and currently works under the auspices of Ludwig Smith. Jess was appointed Director in 2022.
Languages
English
Education
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
- Com Law (Accounting & Financial Management), University of Pretoria (cum laude)
- LLB, University of Pretoria (cum laude) – Top Final Year LLB student
- LLM Corporate Law, University of Witwatersrand (cum laude)
- Admitted Attorney, Notary & Conveyancer
- Registered Tax Practitioner
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s banking and finance team stands out for being ‘commercial and pragmatic with excellent industry knowledge‘. Cross-border mandates form a key pillar of the practice, and the group is well known for its strength in handling debt and equity capital markets and financial restructuring matters. Mashudu Mphafudi, who heads the department, represents financial institutions in corporate and project finance matters, and is well-versed in acting for agriculture, infrastructure, renewable energy and mining clients. Pitso Kortjaas has experience advising on structured and leveraged finance, securitisations and sustainability-linked facilities. Ludwig Smith
, Jess Reid, and Michael Bailey play important roles in the practice. Jenni Darling left the firm in March 2023.