Mr David Hertz > Werksmans Attorneys > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Werksmans Attorneys
THE CENTRAL, 96 RIVONIA ROAD
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Work Department

Dispute Resolution and Infrastructure, Energy & Projects

Position

David Hertz is the Chairman of Werksmans Attorneys.

Career

David Hertz is the Chairman of Werksmans Attorneys, with deep experience in the Africa; Dispute Resolution; Financial Services Regulation; and Infrastructure, Energy & Projects practice areas. He specialises in several disciplines, including arbitration; mediation; alternative dispute resolution (ADR); competition law (in particular unlawful competition); corporate law; and corporate fraud. David is consistently recognised in international rankings. He has been named as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business for the past 11 years, and as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution by The Legal500 for the past nine years.

Memberships

David is a member of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces.

Education

David has a BA LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Dispute resolution

(Hall of Fame)

David HertzWerksmans Attorneys

Werksmans Attorneys‘ ‘amazingly experienced‘ disputes team is ‘highly commended in cross-border litigation‘, and continues to handle a high volume of complex commercial disputes. Practice head Corlett Manaka ‘has vast litigation experience and knowledge‘, and is well versed in representing clients in aviation and commercial litigation, while Jennifer Smit advises on contentious construction matters, property disputes and prominent local and international arbitrations. Darren Willans specialises in pension fund litigation and insurance disputes. Rael Gootkin, who focuses on banking litigation, contentious insolvency matters and shareholder disputes, has ‘a formidable energy that takes no prisoners‘. Faith Sikhavhakhavha is ‘a seasoned litigator who always remains calm under pressure‘. David Hertz, Sarah Passmoor and Koketso Rapoo are key names to note.