Mr Dario Milo > Webber Wentzel > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Webber Wentzel
90 RIVONIA ROAD, SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196,
PO BOX 61771, MARSHALLTOWN 2107
South Africa

Work Department

Dispute Resolution Practice

Position

Partner

Career

Dario focuses on all aspects of media, communications and information law; corporate and tax litigation and alternative dispute resolution; data protection and privacy; and crisis and reputation management for corporates. He has acted for the media in numerous high profile cases, including the defamation case brought by President Zuma against the cartoonist Zapiro, and has been lead attorney in many of the media freedom cases decided by the South African courts.

He has acted for a number of high profile public figures in litigation to vindicate their reputation, including former ministers Trevor Manuel and Derek Hanekom. He also acts for Mrs Graça Machel in her complaint before the HPCSA against one of former president Nelson Mandela’s doctors for authoring a book, Mandela’s Last Years, which Mrs Machel alleges violated doctor-patient confidentiality.​

He litigates in all superior courts in South Africa as well as specialised tribunals and fora such as the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa; the Films and Publications Board; the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa; the Complaints and Compliance Committee of the ICASA; the Advertising Regulatory Board and the Tax Court.

Education

PhD, University College London, 2005
LLM (Communications Law), University College London, 2002
LLM (Company Law and Constitutional Law), University of the Witwatersrand, 1997
LLB and M.Comm (Taxation), University of the Witwatersrand
B.Com, University of the Witwatersrand, 1995
Admitted solicitor of England and Wales
Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Dispute resolution

At Webber Wentzel, ‘the quality of the team is exceptional when it comes to dispute resolution‘. The ‘highly effective‘ group has an excellent track record in advising across a broad spectrum of litigation and arbitration, with noted strength in assisting with contentious business rescue proceedings. Practice head Priyesh Daya is well versed in handling corporate and commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution and domestic and international arbitration. Deputy head Sarah McKenzie has significant experience in investment treaty arbitration, and regularly acts for clients in the energy, mining and the financial services sectors. Other key practitioners include Trevor Versfeld, Nick Alp, media litigation expert Dario Milo  and Pooja Dela.