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Competition

Well-known for its 'high level of expertise', ENSafrica routinely advises multinational corporations on the full spectrum of competition law matters. Practice head Jocelyn Katz covers all aspects of competition law, including mergers, leniency and exemption applications, dawn raids, compliance matters, and cartel investigations. Justin Balkin advises on complex local and multi-jurisdictional transactions, and Lizél Blignaut has led on many precedent-setting matters. Derushka Chetty focuses on merger control, Richardt van Rensburg on prohibited practices and merger regulation, and Natalia Lopes on transaction structures, compliance, and merger filings. Ryan Goodman, Aidan Scallan, Wade Graaff, Aziza Mdee, Sandya Booluck, and Sazi Madlala are also key contributors.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘All round professional and commercial - always available and attend to matters urgently.'
  • ‘Excellent service, high level of expertise, to-the-point advice, extensive insight into the authorities, navigates transactions convincingly through to approval. As a client, you feel confident that you are getting the best possible advice.’
  • ‘Aidan Scallan is an outstanding legal professional, very pleasant to work with and provides sublime legal advice - on my top-3 list of best competition lawyers globally.'
  • ‘The team are thorough! They address the case from a clean slate, analyse what is required, interrogate the facts in front of them, look at all the variables and then let their due diligence dictate the merits of the case.'
  • ‘They are knowledgeable, very good listeners, ask probing questions, look for pitfalls and any uncertainties. Their approach is very professional, and they are not shy to recommend the best SC in the industry who can assist. There is commitment and its not about the hours or the fees.’
  • ‘They have deep expertise in competition law, provide fast and responsive advice, and handle complex merger control reviews efficiently.'

Key clients

  • Ninety One Limited and Ninety One plc
  • Health Funders Association
  • Petroliam Nasional Berhad
  • Engen Limited
  • DSV A/S
  • Siemens AG
  • Crabtree South Africa Proprietary Limited
  • Nestle (South Africa) Proprietary Limited
  • International Paper Company
  • AutoZone Holdings Proprietary Limited
  • Nedbank Limited
  • Huaxin (Hong Kong) International Holdings Limited

Work highlights

Advising Nestlé on the sale of its Cremora Business to Lactalis (South Africa) Proprietary Limited.
Advising Gardaworld on the acquisition of sole control of Doctor No Parent Limited, the holding company for GardaWorld, by Stephan Crétier.
Advised DSV on its acquisition of Schenker from Deutsche Bahn; the value of the acquisition was EUR14.3bn, making it DSV’s largest ever acquisition.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Jocelyn Katz
Jocelyn Katz
Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Aidan Scallan
Aidan Scallan
Practice head

Jocelyn Katz

Other key lawyers

Justin Balkin; Lizél Blignaut; Derushka Chetty;  Richardt van Rensburg; Natalia Lopes; Ryan Goodman; Aidan Scallan; Wade Graaff; Aziza Mdee; Sandya Booluck; Sazi Madlala