Ms Astrid Berman > 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

Banking & Finance, Energy, Construction & Engineering and Financial Services

Position

Director at Werksmans Attorneys 

Career

Astrid Berman practices mainly in the Banking & Finance; Construction & Engineering; and Infrastructure, Energy & Projects practice areas. Astrid routinely advises clients on financing and corporate activities on a broad range of financing transactions from debt capital market offerings. She also advises on the regulatory aspects of banking, to project and limited recourse financing – including those aspects relating to public- private partnerships. Astrid further advises on all aspects of infrastructure projects; structured finance; property finance; high-yield transactions; and restructurings. She has been named a recommended lawyer in her field in several leading legal rankings.

Memberships

Law Society of South Africa

Education

Astrid holds a BA from the University of South Africa and a LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Projects and infrastructure

Werksmans Attorneys‘ projects and infrastructure practice houses ‘a well rounded team with extensive expertise‘. IPP and PPP procurement projects have been prominent in the group’s workload, and the department has a solid track record in handling infrastructure projects across the water, mining, energy, defence, road and rail sectors. Practice head Chris Moraitis has experience in advising on infrastructure project matters and public-private partnerships, and leverages his expertise in banking to assist with project and limited resource financing matters. Astrid Berman advises on all areas of infrastructure projects. Jonathan Behr‘s expertise spans private IPP projects, project development matters and energy-focused financing transactions.