Mr Andre Van Heerden > Werksmans Attorneys > Cape Town, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Andre Van Heerden
Work Department
Business Crimes & Investigations
Labour & Employment
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Andre van Heerden is a Senior Associate advising mainly in the Business Crimes & Investigations and Labour & Employment practice areas. He specialises in commercial employment transactions arising during mergers and acquisitions; constitutional and administrative law; employment litigation and dispute resolution; employment law compliance audits; and due diligence investigations. Andre is also experienced in corporate restructures; restraints of trade; employment contracts; disciplinary codes and procedures; and grievance procedures. He also advises on dismissals related to misconduct; poor performance, ill-health and operational requirements; occupational health and safety; and mine health and safety.
Education
BA (Law) (Rhodes University)
BA (Honours) (with distinction) (Rhodes
University/University of Leicester)
LLB (University of Cape Town)
LLM (specialising in Labour Law) (University of Cape Town)
2013: Associate, Werksmans
2016: Senior Associate, Werksmans
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Employment
At Werksmans Attorneys
, the ‘very thorough‘ labour and employment team stands out for its strength in assisting prominent domestic and multinational clients with restructuring pension funds, employment contracts and collective bargaining issues, alongside advising on the implementation of employment policies. Practice head Sandile July is a specialist in litigation and labour law, and Jacques van Wyk advises on executive terminations, corporate restructurings and the employment aspects of M&A transactions. Bradley Workman-Davies acts on pension cases, and Andre Van Heerden advises on restraints of trade issues, dismissals claims and employment-related dispute resolution. Nonkosazana Nkosi is singled out for her contributions to the practice group.