Ms Jennifer Smit > Werksmans Attorneys > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Werksmans Attorneys Offices
THE CENTRAL, 96 RIVONIA ROAD
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Ms Jennifer Smit
Work Department
Arbitration, Construction & Engineering, Dispute Resolution, Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring
Position
Admitted in 2005 with well over fourteen years experience in general commercial dispute resolution and litigation.
Career
Jenny has been a partner at Werksmans for six years and has significant experience in insolvency law: liquidations, business rescues, insolvency enquiries; general contractual claims and recoveries both of a general commercial nature and a more specific construction and engineering nature; lease and property disputes as well as administration and review-related work in various sectors from mining to horse racing; execution steps including recognition of awards and foreign enforcement steps; and Jenny has extensive High Court and arbitration experience. She has been involved in several major arbitrations, including ICC, AFSA and private arbitrations.
Education
Jennifer was awarded a BA LLB from Rhodes University in 2002. Her academic achievements are extensive and include being on the Dean’s List for Outstanding Academic Achievement for three years running at Rhodes and being awarded a Georgia Rotary Student Program Scholarship to study in the United States for a year. Jennifer also completed the AIPSA Insolvency diploma course cum laude at the University of Johannesburg (2011).
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Construction
Werksmans Attorneys‘ ‘highly skilled‘ construction and engineering team is ‘knowledgeable‘ and ‘able to reach meaningful solutions in complicated negotiations‘. Led by Jennifer Smit, the group draws upon the strength of the firm’s projects, infrastructure, energy and mining practices to handle a range of contentious and non-contentious construction matters. Deon Griessel is ‘highly skilled and knowledgeable in his field of expertise‘, and Boitumelo Rammala has experience in advising on construction disputes.
South Africa > Dispute resolution
Headed up by Corlett Manaka, the dispute resolution practice at Werksmans Attorneys has an excellent track record in handling complex commercial disputes. The firm is also a key port of call for clients in the mining, telecoms, and financial services sectors in a wide range of contentious matters, and is very experienced in representing public sector bodies in disputes. Darren Willans counts pension fund litigation and insurance disputes as key areas of expertise, while Jennifer Smit is well versed in handling contentious property and construction mandates. Faith Sikhavhakhavha is active on investigations and Jones Antunes‘ expertise includes mining disputes, contractual litigation, and shareholder disputes.