Corne Lewis > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Corne is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. He has particular experience in the following sector: Gambling Law, Administrative and Public Law; Mining Law, Evictions, Forensic Investigations, Business Rescue and Liquidations.

Career

Corne began his career in 2009 as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. He was appointed as an Associate in January 2011. In 2013 Corne was promoted to Senior Associate. He was appointed as a Director in 2016.

Languages

English

Education

  • LLB, LLM (Import and Export law), University of the North-West (Potchefstroom Campus) 
  • Notary Public 
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2011 
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Corné Lewis – Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s dispute resolution team garners praise for its ‘professional approach and sound advice, and has a pragmatic approach to managing disputes‘. Practice head Rishaban Moodley regularly advises on commercial litigation and forensic investigations; Lucinde Rhoodie stands out as ‘an exceptional and formidable litigator‘ with expertise in banking litigation, insolvency litigation, shareholders disputes and commercial disputes. The ‘very knowledgeable and professionalClive Rumsey specialises in engineering and construction litigation, while Mongezi Mpahlwa is very experienced in handling commercial arbitrations. Corné Lewis is ‘a straight shooter who manages client expectations well and is incredibly strategic in his approach‘. Tim Fletcher, Jackwell Feris  and Anja Hofmeyr are also star names in the department.