Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's tax team routinely advises on precedent-setting disputes and high-end corporate tax structuring for market-leading clients. Department head Emil Brincker is an 'outstanding tax expert' adept in corporate reorganisation and restructuring. Gerhard Badenhorst handles complex, high-value mandates and specialises in VAT, while Stephan Spamer focuses on structuring cross-border transactions with tax implications. Ludwig Smith advises banks and mining companies, Howmera Parak is skilled in corporate tax, international tax, and exchange control, and Petr Erasmus specialises in customs and excise. Jerome Brink is active in both contentious and non-contentious matters and Nicholas Carroll further strengthens the team’s capabilities.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Emil Brincker is the most well known tax professional in South Africa and well respected under clients and the tax authorities. He is able to advice on complex tax transactions from various angles as he has knowledge of a wide variety of tax matters. His turnaround time is the best in the industry and he is well known for his dispute resolution abilities.'
- ‘The people we deal with take a real interest in the business and understand the unique complexities of our business. They are not just advisers, but partners.’
- ‘We mainly use Emil Brincker in the tax practice. We have found Emil and CDH's contribution to concluding on transactions with speed a huge contributor to our success.'
- ‘Emil Brincker is an absolutely outstanding tax expert and commercial lawyer with a great reputation throughout the market. Emil's turnaround time on work is also outstanding.’
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Practice head
Emil Brincker
Other key lawyers
Gerhard Badenhorst; Stephan Spamer; Ludwig Smith; Howmera Parak; Petr Erasmus; Jerome Brink; Nicholas Carroll