Mr Vlad Movshovich > Webber Wentzel > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

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

Dipute Resolution Practice

Position

Partner

Career

Vlad has represented parties in some of the most high profile litigation in South Africa in recent years, at all levels of the court system (including the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, High Courts, Competition Appeal Court, Competition Tribunal, Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court), in specialised regulatory tribunals (including the IRBA, IISA and SAICA disciplinary committees and the Financial Services Tribunal), before parliamentary committee and commissions of enquiry, and in domestic and international arbitrations (including under the auspices of ICSID, LCIA, AFSA, ICC, PCA, AASA, the Chinese Arbitration Association, as well as UNCITRAL and other ad hoc arbitration rules).

Vlad has presented papers at numerous international arbitration conferences and has published in the field of international arbitration, comparative, constitutional and international law. He is a prominent member of the international arbitration community in Africa. Vlad is a member of the Consultative Workshop on Cooperation Among African Arbitral Initiatives; is a director of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA), an umbrella international arbitration body based in Kigali, and has lectured extensively on a variety of legal subjects, including training seminars presented to business leaders, judges and practitioners throughout the African continent and beyond, as well as the international arbitration LLM course at the University of Cape Town.

Memberships

Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration’s (ICCA) Working Group / task team for development of African Arbitral Practice, 2016 to present
Member of the Board of Directors, and Head of the Standards Committee, of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA), 2018 to present
Member of the Advisory Board of the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) International, 2019 to present
Member of the Board of Reporters of the Centre for American and International Law (CAIL), 2018 to present
Member of the Discovery Health Medical Scheme Disputes Committee, 2019 to present

Education

M.Litt, University of Oxford, 2006
BCL (cum laude), University of Oxford, 2005
LLB (cum laude), University of the Witwatersrand, 2004
BA (cum laude), University of the Witwatersrand, 2002
Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Solicitor of the Senior Courts in England and Wales – with Higher Rights of Audience (Civil Advocacy)

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Dispute resolution

Headed up by Sarah McKenzie, the dispute resolution practice at Webber Wentzel is home to a ‘solution driven and very accessible‘ team. International and domestic arbitration is a key driver of work for the group, which is experienced in class action litigation and contentious business rescue proceedings. Trevor Versfeld is a highly regarded practitioner in the space, and specialises in handling disputes for clients in the financial services sector. Class action disputes are a key area of instruction for Nick Alp, and Lionel van Tonder brings extensive experience in advising on large, cross-border investigations. The ‘excellentMaria Philippides fields expertise in contractual litigation and insurance disputes. Vlad Movshovich regularly handles complex international arbitration.