SALAW™ LIST
Information listed consists of practice area (including any special activities), current affiliation and address, professional and academic qualifications, and last affiliation and year in practice in South Africa.
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Australia
Canada
Hong Kong
Israel
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
AUSTRALIA
New South Wales
Roy Allaway, Q.C.
Queens Counsel, New South Wales (1988)
Selborne Chambers
174 Philip Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 61-755-278-823; Fax: 61-755-579-441
* Construction Law, Environmental Law, Medical Negligence, and, in South Africa and Singapore, Criminal Law.
* Admitted to the Bars of England & Wales (1956), Republic of South Africa (1957), New South Wales (1978), Western Australia, Queensland, Australian Capital Territories, and the Federal Court of Australia.
* Senior Counsel, Durban Bar (1972)(Admitted 1959)
David Alexander
Alexander and Associates Solicitors
P.O. Box 115
Level 1, St. Thomas House, 781 Pacific Highway
Chatswood NSW 2067
Phone: (02) 9413-2600; Fax (02) 9419-8872
* Commercial and insurance litigation; commercial law; property law; family law
* Solicitor, New South Wales (1984); Notary Public, New South Wales (1992); Barrister and Solicitor, Western Australia (1982); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1972)
* BA. LLB. (University of Natal - 1970)
* Partner, Chapman Dyer & Partners
J. Derek Colenbrander
Careflight
Westmead Hospital
Redbank Road P. O. Box 159
Northmead, NSW 2152 Westmead, NSW 2145
Phone: (02) 9891-6144 Fax: (02) 9891-1284; Email derekc@careflight.org
* Chief Executive Officer
* Barrister and Solicitor (New South Wales - 1986; Victoria - 1990); Kingdom of Lesotho (1984); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1979).
* LLB (University of Natal - 1976).
* Partner, Garlicke & Bousfield, Durban (1985).
Diana Jura (formerly Corrigal)
Alexander and Associates Solicitors
P.O. Box 115
Level 1, St. Thomas House, 781 Pacific Highway
Chatswood NSW 2067
Phone: (02) 9413-2600; Fax (02) 9419-8872
* Property, probate and family law.
* Solicitor, New South Wales (1990); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1971);
* BA LLB (University of Natal – 1970).
* Professional Assistant, Moodie & Robertson, Johannesburg (1978).
Sean H.W. Larkan
Chairman -Authentikos Consulting Group –specialist consulting to the professions, building organizational strength, confidence and wellbeing
Chairman – the Responsible Partner – creating team leadership, management and performance for the professions
Principal – Sean Larkan Photo – specialist commercial, corporate, industrial and location portrait photography
7 Korogora Street
Crescent Head, 2440 NSW
Phone: (61) 2-6566-1806 Fax: (61) 8 9429-7666; Website – seanlarkanphoto.com.au
* Chairman
* BA (Stellenbosch); LLB (Natal, Pietermaritzburg); M.B.A. (Trinity College, Dublin); C.Tax (UNISA)
* Attorney and Conveyancer, South Africa
* Partner, Randles, Davis & Wood, Pietermaritzburg (1980-1988); Managing Partner, Werksmans, Johannesburg (1988-1993)
Robin Margo S.C.
Barrister (first admission 1983), Senior Counsel (2000)
11th Floor St James Hall,
169 Phillip Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: +61 2 8226-2325 Fax: +61 2 8226-2399 Mob: +61 412 08-61-08
* Aalternative dispute resolution (arbitration /mediation/neutral evaluation), appellate, aviation, commercial law, communications/media, equity, insurance, medical and other professional negligence, royal commissions and statutory tribunals, shipping, trade practices and competition law.
* Admitted in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, Federal Court, High Court of Australia. Previously admitted in Eire, South Africa, Botswana, Papua New Guinea.
* BA LLB (Wits) (summa cum laude), MA (Oxon), former Rhodes Scholar, Anglo American Scholar, former Lecturer in Law, University of Queensland, Lecturer in Law, Philosophy, Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand, archivist and research officer, South African Institute of Race Relations.
Alexander Simon Milne
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Level 60
1 Farrer Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (612) 9296-2073 Fax: (612) 9296-3467; Website – www.mallesons.com
* Corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications, capital markets, buy outs, restructurings and project financing.
* Attorney (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and High Court of Australia); Attorney (Supreme Court of New York); Attorney (Supreme Court of South Africa)
* B.A. (1976); LLB (Natal University, 1981 - summa cum laude); LLM (Cambridge University - Chancellor's Medal)
* Shepstone & Wylie; Goodrickes, Durban (Articled clerk); Pupillage with R.M.Wise
Ralph Pliner
Baker & McKenzie
AMP Centre
50 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 225-0218 Fax: (02) 223-7711; Website – www.bakernet.comEmail: ralph.pliner@bakernet.com
* Corporate law and resources
* Solicitor, Supreme Court in the State of New South Wales and Victoria and the High Court of Australia;
Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* B.Comm. LLB (1971) (University of the Witwatersrand); LLM (Cambridge University 1974).
* Deneys Reitz, Johannesburg
Corporation Law, University of Melbourne (1976-1979)
Roy Randall
The Seidler Law Firm
Level 12, The Chifley Tower
Chifley Square
Sydney, NSW 2000
Phone: (612) 9232-7188; Fax: (612) 9232-6901
* Infrastructure and Mining; Venture Capital
* Solicitor, Supreme Court in the State of New South Wales (1980); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1959); Solicitor, England and Wales (1964)
* B.Comm. (1956); LLB (1959); H. Dip. Tax (1976)(University of the Witwatersrand).
* Partner, Edward Nathan & Friedland (1980)
Philip Sacks
Sacks Australian International - Lawyers
Level 10, Macquarie Chambers
183 Macquarie Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Phone: 61 (2) 9221-7788 Fax: 61 (2) 9221-0010; Website – www.sailaw.com.au
* Australian corporate and commercial law, international trade and investment law, including licensing, joint ventures, distribution, finance, anti-dumping, customs, trade in services regulation, trade and investment in Asia
* BA (1972), LLB (1974)(University of the Witwatersrand); LLM (First Class Honours), DLS (1977) (University of Cambridge)
* Solicitor, New South Wales; Barrister and Solicitor, High Court of Australia; Barrister and Solicitor, South Australia; Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1975)
* Author/Editor of "Australian Export Manual" (Longman Professional, 1992)
* Member of the Johannesburg Bar (1975).
Diane Skapinker
Minter Ellison
88 Phillip Street
Sydney 2000
Phone: (02) 9921-4735 (Direct); Fax: (02) 9921-8346; Website – minterellison.com diane.skapinker@minterellison.com
* Property law (including property titling, acquisitions, divestments, commercial leasing, infrastructure projects, trusts, property financing)
* Associate Professor of Law, University of Sydney
* Solicitor, New South Wales (1980); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1978) * BA LLB (Wits, 1976); LLM (Hons)(University of Sydney, 1990).
* Raphaely Weiner, Johannesburg (1978)
Penelope Snyman
Home Wilkinson Lowry
Level 14
264-278 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9334-8975; Fax: (1300) 369-656; Website – www.hwl.com.au
* General commercial law.
* Barrister and Solicitor (New South Wales - 19861999; Victoria - 1990); Kingdom of Lesotho (1984); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (19791993).
* LLB (University of Cape Town - 1990); H. Dip. Tax (Rand Afrikaans University, 1993).
* Associate, Hofmeyr Herbstein & Gihwala, Inc (1996).
Queensland
Brian Schech
McInnes Wilson
Level 14, Central Plaza TwoOne
345 Queen Street
Brisbane, QLD 4000
Phone: (07) 3231-0602; Fax: (07) 3221-2921; Website – www.mcw.com.au
* Commercial Property law –CBD acquisitions and disposals, due diligence reports, retail shopping centres and commercial leasing; Liquor licensing and gaming, Hotel acquisitions. * Solicitor, Supreme Court of Queensland (2002); Attorney of the Supreme Courts of South Africa (1991).
* Graduate Certificate in Applied Law (University of Queensland 2001); BA., LLB (University of Natal, Durban 1989)
* DirectorPartner, DuToit & Schech, Durban (1994).
Victoria
Oliver Barrett
Minter Ellison
Rialto Towers
525 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Phone: (61) 3 9229-2000 Fax: (61) 3 9229-2666; Website – minterellison.com
* Commercial aspects of Intellectual Property Law, especially telecommunications and computer law: particular areas are international licensing, "hi-tech" joint ventures, computer law and telecommunications.
* Barrister and Solicitor (New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory); Attorney of the Supreme Courts of South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana.
* Cape Town University (1970)
* Partner, Bowens, Johannesburg (1986)
Selwyn Block [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Cornwall.Stodart Lawyers
Level 10, 114 William Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Phone: (03) 9608 2242 Fax: (03) 9608 2212
* Commercial litigation, specializing in the recovery of debts and in insolvency work.
* Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria(1988); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa(1960).
* University of Cape Town, Attorneys Admission diploma (1957).
* Partner, Sonnenberg Hoffmann & Galombik, Cape Town.
John Anthony Noy Bolitho
Senior Legal Counsel
Transport Accident Commission of Victoria
222 Exhibition Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Phone: (03) 9664-6206 Fax: (03) 39664-6862
* Insurance litigation for insurers, specialist personal injury litigator with expert knowledge of major injuries
* Barrister and Solicitor (Victoria - 1981); Barrister and Solicitor (New South Wales 1992); Barrister and Solicitor (Northern Territory, Australia - 1984); Kingdom of Lesotho (1979); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1976)
* B.Comm. (1971), LLB (1975)from University of Witwatesrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
* Former Partner, Harvey Nossel & Co., Johannesburg
Benny Browne
Griffith Hack Lawyers
Level 3, 509 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Vic 3004
Phone: (61) 3 9243 8304 Fax: (61) 3 9243 8370; Website: www.griffithhack.com.au
* Intellectual property, licensing and litigation concerning same
Barrister and Solicitor (Northern Territory - 1991): Barrister and Solicitor (Victoria - 1979); Kingdom of Lesotho (1976); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1975)
* B.Comm.. LLB (University of Natal 1974)
* Partner, E.R Browne De Souza & Co., Pietermaritzburg (1978)
Edmund William John Browne
Frenkel Partners
Level 18, 500 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone: (61) 3 9622-0913 Fax: (61) 3 9622-0988; Website – www.frenkels.com.au
* International Trade Law, commercial and corporate law.
* Attorney and Conveyancer of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1994)
* B comm., LLB, University of Natal (1990) LLM Stellenbosch 2002
* EWJ Browne & Co. Durban (1994-1997)Partner, E.R. Browne & Sons (1997-1998); Browne Van Wyk (1998-2002)
Timothy Jonathan Browne
BJT Legal
38 Lydiard Street South
Ballarat, Victoria 3350
Phone: (61) 3 5333-8888 Fax: (61) 3 5333-4767; Website: www.bjt.com.au
* Income tax, commercial corporate and financial institution law, and town planning.
* Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1988); Attorney, High Court of Lesotho (1973); Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1973-74).
* NLC, University of Natal (1973).
* Partner, E.R.Browne & Sons, Durban (1987).
Chris Charles
Charles Fice
Level 9, 490 Bourke Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9642-1444 Fax: (03) 9642 1455:
Email: ccharles@charlesfice.com Website: www.charlesfice.com
* Commercial Litigation, Insolvency, and Litigation Funding
* Barrister and Solicitor (Victoria - 1985); Solicitor (New South Wales - 1986); Solicitor, England and Wales (1981); Solicitor, Hong Kong (1982); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1974)
* B.Comm. LLB (University of Natal - 1972)
* Professional Assistant, DeVilliers & Strauss, Durban (1975)
Gary W. Cobbledick [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Sullivan & Cromwell
101 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone: 61-39-654-1500 Fax: 61-39-654-2422
* International finance, securities law, and project finance
* New York State Bar (1993); Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
* BA. LLB (1990) (University of Natal); LLM (Harvard 1992)
* Lecturer in Constitutional Law
Colin Hiles
Dibbs Abbott Stillman
4th Floor
575 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone: 61-3 8080-3661; Fax: 61 3 8080-3811
Also at:
Colin Hiles, Lawyer
9/71 Lansell Road
Toorak 3142
Phone: 61-4-2571-4660
* Consultant: Corporate Advisory
* Mining and Resources Law; Securities law; Capital Markets and Project Finance
* Hong Kong and China Expertise
* Barrister and Solicitor (Victoria - 1990; Western Australia -1987; Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1962)
* University of South Africa (1960)
* Partner, Shepstone & Wylie, Durban (1986).
Goolam Hussein Laher [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Partner
Abbott Stillman & Wilson
4th Floor
575 Bourke Street
Melbourne Vic 3001
Phone: (03) 9243-8500 Fax: (03) 9243-8599
* Commercial law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, corporations law, trade mark practice, contractual law, leasing law, franchising law, trust law and superannuation
* Barrister and Solicitor (Victoria - 1988; High Court of Australia - 1988); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1983)
* B. Proc. (1978); LLB (1980) (University of the Witwatersrand)
* Partner, Bell Dewar & Hall (1987)
Ralph Levetan [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Coltmans
575 Bourke Street
Melbourne 3000
Phone: (03) 614-4144 Fax: (03) 629-2832
* Industrial accidents, workers compensation, personal injuries
* Barrister and Solicitor (Victoria - 1979); Kingdom of Lesotho (1976); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1962)
* University of Cape Town (1961)
* Partner, Buirski Herbstein & Ipp, Cape Town (1978)
David George Loadman [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Abbott Tout Russell Kennedy
469 La Trobe Street
Melbourne 3000
Phone: (03) 609-1555 Fax: (03) 609-1600
* Commercial litigation. Academic interest in maritime and admiralty law
* Barrister and Solicitor (Victoria - 1974); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1966)
* Attorneys Admission Diploma (University of South Africa 1963)
* Partner, Leandy Laroque & Partners, Durban (1976)
Michael Sonnenberg
Freehills
101 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Phone: (61) 3 9288-1755 Fax: (61) 3 9288-1567; Website – www.freehills.com.au
* Energy, resources, and infrastructure projects.
* Barrister and Solicitor, Western Australia; Attorney, South Africa and Lesotho
* University of Pretoria.
* Partner, Legator McKenna Inc., Durban.
David Reichenberg [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Freehill Hollingdale & PageGadens Lawyers
101 Collins StreetLevel 25, Bourke Place
Melbourne 3000
Phone: (03) 9288-12349252-2581 Fax: (03) 9288-15679252-2500:Website – www.gadens.com.au
* Litigation (particularly involving financial institutions), corporate insolvency, bankruptcy, representing creditors at meetings, appointment of, and advising, external administrators (e.g. liquidators, receivers, administrators etc.), debt reconstructions and work-outs, enforcement of securities provided in support of obligations and debt recovery.
* University of the Witwatersrand
* Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* Senior Partner, Cramer Reichenberg & Partners (1986)
Shaun Steffensen
Dibbs Abbott Stillman
4/575 Bourke Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone: 61-3-8080-3551; Fax: 61-3-8080-3863; Website – daslaw.com.au
* Commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
* Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Victoria (1994) and Queensland (1997).
* B.A. (1987); LL.B. (1990)(University of Natal, Durban)
Robert Tuck
Monahan+ Roewell
Level 31, Rialto Towers
525 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Phone: (61) 3 8624-2003; Fax: (61) 3 8624-2031; Website -: www.mrlaw.com.au
* Insurance, more particularly shipping and professional indemnity.
* Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Victoria (1987) and New South Wales (1990); Attorney and Notary, Supreme Court of South Africa (1976)
* B.A. (Witwatersrand, 1971); LLB (Natal, 1973)
* Partner, Bowens, Garlicke & Bousfield, Johannesburg (1986)
Ronnie Winchester
Home Wilkinson Lowry
Marland House
Level 21, 570 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone (03) 8633-7505 Fax: 1300-369-323; Website – www.hwl.com.au
* Corporate and commercial law, with specialised interest in insurance law and insurance companies
* Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria; Attorney of the Supreme Courts of South Africa and Lesotho
* Attorneys Admission Examination (University of the Witwatersrand); Higher Diplomas in Company and Tax Law)
* Partner, Bowens, Garlicke & Bousfield, Johannesburg (1986)
Western Australia
Garth Harald Berg
38 Oxcliffe Road
Doubleview WA 6018
Phone (08) 9268-2907; Fax (08) 9244-2586
* Corporate governance, company secretarial practice, and compliance.
* Barrister and Solicitor (Western Australia - 1990); Attorney of High Court of Botswana (1982); Attorney of High Court of Lesotho (1978); Notary Public and Conveyancer of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1972-1973); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1971)
* University of Natal (Dip. Law and Advanced Diploma in Taxation)
* Partner, Hudson Berg & Co., Durban (1989)
Andrew Burnett
Minter Ellison
Level 49, Central Park
152-158 St. George’s Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Phone (08) 9429-7414; Fax (08) 9429-7666; Website – minterellison.com
* Mergers and acquisitions, , restructuring, insolvency and redundancy.
* Barrister and Solicitor (Western Australia – 2000); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa
* Partner, Venn Nemeth & Hart, Pietermaritzburg (1999)
Ian H. Cochrane
Cochrane Lishman
12th Floor, London House
216 St. George’s Terrace
Perth 6000
Phone: (618) 9262-5506 Fax: (618) 9262-5522;
Mobile: 0419-797-812
* Business law, especially corporations law (Head of business law department, Perth office).
* Barrister and Solicitor (Western Australia - 1987; South Australia - 1989; Victoria - 1989; New South Wales - 1989); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1978).
* B.Comm; LLB (cum laude - University of Natal, 1975).
* Partner, Cox, Yeats and Partners, Durban (1986).
Michael Edward Cramb
22 Garden Street
Swanbourne, WA 6010
Phone 618-9-212-1212; Email – mike.cramb@bhpbilliton.com
* Commercial Manager, Stainless Steel Materials, BHP Billiton
* University of Natal
* Barrister and Solicitor, Western Australia; Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa
* Allaway, Shepstone, Durban.
Gavin Crocket
G.D. Crockett & Co.
Level 1, 6 Thelma Street
West Perth WA 6005
Phone: (08) 9481-6788 Fax: (08) 9322 8130
* Regulatory Law, Administrative Law, and all legal issues dealing with trade licensing.
* Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1985), Victoria (1990), New South Wales (19990), and South Australia (1990); Attorney and Notary Public of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1975)
* B.Comm. (1970)LLB (1972)(University of Natal, Durban)
* Partner, Don Allaway & Associates Durban (1983)
John Drummond
Drummond Law
48 Matheson Road
Applecross WA 6153
Phone: 61 (0) 439-777-8888 Fax: 61 8 9364-7973
* Corporate, commercial, mining and aquaculture
* Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Victoria 1978) and Western Australia (1983) and the High Court of Australia (1983); Attorney of The High Courts of Lesotho (1974) and Swaziland (1973); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1972)
* B.A. LLB (University of Natal)
* Robert E. Levitt & Co, Durban
John Graham Farquharson
DLA Phillips Fox
44 St. Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Phone: (618) 6467-6011 Fax: (618) 6467-6001 Mobile: 0412 907 374; Website – wwwdlaphillipsfox.com
* Commercial insurance, shipping, aviation, marine and aviation insurance
* Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1983); Attorney and Notary Public of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1976)
* BA. LLB (University of Natal, Durban); LLM (University College, London)
* Partner, Livingston, Doull & Winterton, Durban (1976-78); Senior Associate, Deneys Reitz, Johannesburg (1981-82)
David Ronald Goodman
Freehills
QV 1 Building
250 St. Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Phone: (61) 8 9211-7877 Fax: (61) 8 9211-7878; Website – www.frehills.com.au
* Commercial insurance, commercial and corporate litigation, insolvency
* Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1987); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1975); Also admitted in South Australia
* BA (1970) LLB (1972) (University of the Witwatersrand)
* Partner, Edward Nathan & Friedland, Inc., Johannesburg (1986)
* Member of the Courts Sub-committee of the Law Society of Western Australia
Miles Alistair Kennedy
Miles Kennedy & Co.
P.O. Box 806
West Perth WA 6872
Phone (61) 8 9321-5887 Fax (61) 9321 5884
* Commercial practice, public company sector, specializing in gold.
* University of South Africa
* Barrister and Solicitor, Western Australia; Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa
* Partner, Kennedy Pampallis, Durban (1981)
* Executive Chairman, Kimberley Diamond Company NL, Non Executive Chairman, Blina Diamond Company, NL.
Clive Douglas Raymond
State Administrative Tribunal
12 St. Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Phone (61) 8 9219-3077; Fax (61) 8- 9305-2590
* Senior Member, State Administrative Tribunal
* Solicitor and Barrister, Western Australia and Victoria; Solicitor of the State of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory; Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa; formerly an Advocate of The Supreme Court of South Africa.
* BA. LLB. (University of Natal - 1975)
* Partner, Goodrickes, Durban (1985)
Robin F. Waters
Australian Capital Equity (Pty.) Ltd.
Level 3, 30 Kings Park Road
West Perth, WA 6005
Phone: (08) 9215-8888 Fax: (08) 9215-8889
* Corporate and Commercial law.
* Barrister and Solicitor of The Supreme Court of Western Australia (1988); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1972).
* B.Comm; LLB (University of Natal 1969)
* Partner, Goodrickes, Durban (1985).
* Australian Capital Equity is involved with investments principally in television and Caterpillar dealerships.
CANADA
British Columbia
Elbie R. de Kock
Russell Reyneke
700, 555 Burrard Street
Two Bentall Centre
Vancouver BC V7X 1M8
Phone: (604) 687-0771; Fax: (604) 687-0774
* Intellectual property law, in particular patents and trademarks
* Barrister and Solicitor, British Columbia; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* M.Sc. (Phys. Chem.) (Pret. - 1966); B.Proc. (Unisa - 1973)
* Partner, Hahn & Hahn.
* Member, Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada, and American Intellectual Property Law Association
David Feitelberg
1379 Beddis Road
Salt Spring Island BC V8K 2C9
Phone: (250) 537-9101
* Commercial Leasing and Franchising
* University of Toronto 1985 and 1986
* Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario (1987); Attorney of the High Court of Lesotho(1976); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1976); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1974).
* BA. LLB. (University of Natal - 1970).
* Member of the Natal Bar (Durban) (1981)
Rodney Massel
777 Hornby Street, Suite 1488
Vancouver BC V6Z 1S4
Phone: (604) 685-2275 Fax: (604) 687 7743; Email:
* Commercial litigation, especially corporate, securities, general insurance, business and banking, real estate litigation and lease disputes, estate litigation, family law, immigration law.
* Barrister and Solicitor, British Columbia (1983); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1969)
* B.Sc (Wits. - 1964); LLB (Pretoria - 1968); M.Dip. Tax Law (Wits. - 1974)
* Counsel, Johannesburg Bar
Garth S. McAlister
Fredricksen McAlister
#1400 – 1125 Howe Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2K8
Phone: (604) 681-4057 Fax: (604) 688-0933
* Commercial litigation (including real estate, securities, general business litigation and construction litigation); personal injury (plaintiff and defence); medical malpractice (plaintiff); disability litigation (plaintiff and defence).
* Barrister and Solicitor, British Columbia (1982) (Specializing in barrister's work); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1976).
* LLB (Natal University, Durban 1976); LLB (Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada - 1981).
* Associate, Livingston, Doull & Winterton, Durban (1976)
Robert J. Tweedie
Windsor Law Group
200, 931 Fort Street
Victoria BC V8V 3K3
Phone: (250) 385-6004 Fax: (250) 385-6008
* Corporate commercial, real estate, and criminal law
* Barrister and Solicitor of British Columbia (1992); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1972)
* BA (1968); LLB (1971) (University of Natal); LLB (University of Victoria 1990)
* Partner, F.H. Lowe & Co., Pietermaritzburg (1985)
Nova Scotia
Veryan Haysom
Haysom & Kinley
P. O. Box 690, 195 Fairmont Street
Mahone Bay, N.S. BOJ 2EO
Phone: (902) 531-2155
* General practice, especially Native law, real estate, resource law, family law, wills and trusts, general litigation.
* Barrister of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (1973); Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland (1977).
* BA (University of Natal, Durban 1968); LLB (Dalhousie University 1972)
* Practice specialty in Native Law.
Ontario
Chris Albertyn
54 Fairleigh Crescent
Toronto Ontario M6C 3R9
Phone: (416) 789-5680 Fax: (416) 789-5021 Cell: (647) 223-6202
* Labour arbitration; labour, employment and commercial mediation, and dispute systems design.
* Attorney of the Supreme Court (South Africa, 1979) (Kingdom of Lesotho, 1982)
* B.A. (Hons.) (University of the Witwatersrand, 1975); B.Proc. (University of South Africa, 1978); LLB
* (University of Natal, 1987)
* Senior Partner, Chennells , Albertyn & Brunton, Durban (1981-1991); Arbitrator and Mediator (1985-present)
* Vice-Chair of Ontario Labour Relations Board (1995-present); Chair, Ontario Education Relations Commission (1995 – 2003); Chair, Ontario Colleges Relations Commission (1995 – 2003)
Henry G. Blumberg
Blumberg Segal LLP
Barristers & Solicitors
390 Bay Street, Suite 1202
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y2
Phone: (416) 361-1982, ext. 227 Fax: (416) 363-8451; Website – www.blumbergs.ca* Corporate, real estate and general business litigation.
* Solicitor of The Supreme Court of Ontario (1984); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1965).
* BA; LLB (1965); York University.
* Partner, Burman, Blumberg, Port Elizabeth
Simon A. Fish
CVRD Inco Limited
200 Bay Street, Royal Bank Plaza
Suite 1600, South Tower
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2K2
Phone: (416) 361-7774 Fax: (416) 361-7734; Website – www.inco.com
* Executive Vice-President and General Counsel
* Member of the District of Columbia Bar (1991); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1987)
* B.Bus.Sc., LLB (University of Cape Town-1984); LLM (American University -1989); PMD (Harvard Business School - 2003)
* General Counsel, Shell South Africa
HONG KONG
Carol Ann van der Waals - Wright [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Hong Kong Government
North Point Government Offices
(Legal Advisory and Conveyancing Office)
Lands Department
333 Java Road, North Point
Hong Kong
Phone: (+852) 9190-4445 (Home) Fax: (+852) 2574-4536
* Property law
* Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
* B.Proc. (University of Natal - 1977).
* Partner, Pampallis and Randles, Durban (1987)
Alan Raymond Wright (Hon) [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Hong Kong Government
Supreme Court
Queensway
Hong Kong
Phone: (+852) 9021-0095 (Home) Fax: (+852) 2574-4536
* Judge (Criminal Courts)
* Barrister and Solicitor of The Supreme Court of Victoria; Kingdom of Lesotho; Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa.
* University of Natal, Durban (1971).
* Sole practitioner, Durban (1988)
ISRAEL
Marcelle Eytan (nee Paslovsky)
Baratz, Horn & Co
1 Azrieli Center, Round Tower, 18th Floor
Tel-Aviv 67021
Phone: 972-3-6073766; Mobile: 972-54-7475330; Fax: 972-3-6960986; Home: 972-9-7728970
Website: www.bar-law.com
* Commercial law and agreements, specializing in the field of biotechnology, intellectual property/technology licensing and transfer agreements, research and services agreements, clinical trials agreements, energy and infrastructure procurement projects/tenders.
* B.A. LLB. (University of Witwatersrand 1986)
* Advocate, Israel Bar (1991); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1987)
* Sole Practitioner, Johannesburg (1991)
Charles Nochumsohn
Advocate and Notary
16 Hapsagot Street
Tzur Yigal, 44862
Phone: 972-3- 9267447/972-9-7496841; Fax: 972-9-7492918
* Commercial and corporate law, agreement drafting, wills and estate planning, international arbitration and litigation
* B. Proc. (University of South Africa 1980)
* Advocate, Israel Bar (1990); Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1980)
* Partner, Werksmans, Johannesburg (1990)
NEW ZEALAND
Andrew Stokes
126A Kitchener Road
Milford
Auckland
Phone: 09-489 9359 Fax: 09-486-2709
* Business, commercial, conveyancing, estate planning, family, matrimonial, property, trusts, estates, and wills.
* Conveyancing, commercial, family
* Barrister and Solicitor, High Court of New Zealand (1980)
* B.A. (Natal, 1970); LLB (Auckland, 1977)
UNITED KINGDOM
London Metropolitan Area
Arthur Ashton [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Barrister
Chambers of George Newman, Q.C.
1 Crown Office Row
Temple EC4Y 7HH
Phone: (071) 583-9292 Fax: (071) 353-9292
* Intellectual property and commercial law
* Barrister of the Supreme Court of England and Wales; Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa; Also admitted in Botswana and Namibia
* Rhodes University
Henry Brown
Penningtons
Bucklersbury House
83 Cannon Street
London, EC4N 8PE
Phone: 44 (0) 20 7457-3000 Fax: 44 (0) 20 7457-3240
* Mediation and alternative dispute resolution; Copyright/intellectual property; immigration
* Solicitor, England and Wales (1975); Attorney Notary and Conveyancer of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1962)
* BA (University of South Africa); Dip. Law (University of Cape Town); College of Law, UK
* Certificate in the Fundamentals of Psychotherapy and Counseling
* Partner, Frank, Bernadt & Joffee, Cape Town (1971)
* Author of Law Society's report on alternative dispute resolution; member of Immigration Law Practitioners Association
* Formerly a partner with Birbeck Montagu's, London (merged with Penningtons, April 1991)
Michael D. Caro
Baker & McKenzie
100 New Bridge Street
London EC4V 6JA
Phone: 44 (20) 7919-1799; Fax: 44 (20) 20 7919 1438; Website – bakernet.com
* Corporate (including M&A)
* Solicitor, Supreme Court of Judicature, England and Wales (1979); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1975)
* BA (1972); LLB (1975) (Wits.); LLM (LSE 1976)
* Edward Nathan & Friedland (Professional Assistant - 1975)
* Baker & McKenzie (Associate 1977-1984; Partner since 1984)
Joe Cohen
Collyer-Bristow
4 Bedford Row
London, WC1R 4DF
Phone: (44) 0 20 7242-7363 Fax: (44) 0 20 7405-0555; Website – www.collyerbristow.com
* Intellectual property; competition/anti-trust law; general commercial, including joint ventures; immigration
* Solicitor, England and Wales (1980); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1970); UK Registered Trade Mark Agent (1993)
* University of South Africa: College of Law, UK
* Assistant, Deneys Reitz, Johannesburg (1973)
* Member of the Competition Law Association, Solicitor's European Group, and Immigration Law Practitioners Association
* Formerly a partner with Penningtons and Birbeck Montagu's, London (merged with Penningtons, April 1991)
* Member of The Institute of Trade Mark Agents
Gerald C. M. Cooke
Masseys
Hillgate House
26 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7QH
Phone: (44-20) 7634-9595 Fax: (44-20) 7329-4057 Email: Web site: www.masseyslaw.co.uk
* Maritime, trade, marine insurance, commercial court litigation
* Solicitor, England and Wales; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1975)
* BA (Natal); LLB (Wits.)
* Hayman Godfrey & Sanderson (Professional Assistant - 1975)
James M. Croock
Dechert LLP
Barrington House
59-67 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7JA
Phone: 44-20-7184-7660 Fax: 44-20-7184-7001; Website – www.dechert.com
* Corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial law
* Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
* B.Comm. LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1973); LLB (Cambridge 1976)
* Pupillage at the Johannesburg Bar (1976)
* Registered Foreign Law Consultant, Japan (1988-1991)
Cormac P. Cullinan [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
41 Lough Road
Islington N78RH
Phone: (071) 609 8253 (Home)
* Maritime and international commercial law, and environmental law
* Attorney of the Supreme Courts of South Africa and Namibia (practised in South Africa, Luxembourg, and United Kingdom)
* BA (Hons); LLB (University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg); LLM (Environmental Law)(London, 1992)
* Shepstone & Wylie, Durban
Neville Eisenberg
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Adelaide House, London Bridge
London, EC4R 9HA
Phone: 44 20 7760-1000 Fax: 44 20 7760 1111; Website - berwinleighton.com
* Corporate law, especially international mergers and acquisitions
* Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa; passed Israel Bar Exam, but not admitted to practice
* B.Comm. LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1982 and 1984); LLM (London School of Economics 1988)
* Professional Assistant, Werksmans (1987)
William Frankel OBE
Penningtons
Bucklersbury House
83 Cannon Street
London, EC4N 8PE
Phone: 44 20 7457 3000; Fax: 44 20 7457 3240; Website – www.penningtons.co.ukl
* General commercial law, including international corporate and tax structuring and offshore trust and tax work
* Human Rights Lawyer and legal advisor to the International Defense and Aid Fund for SA since 1965
* Solicitor, England and Wales (1970)
* BA (University of Cape Town 1964)
* Formerly a partner with Birbeck Montagu's, London (merged with Penningtons, April 1991)
* Awarded OBE for services to Human Rights in South Africa (1999)
Rory Gogarty
Holman Fenwick & Willan
Marlow House
1a Lloyds Avenue
London EC3N 3AC
Phone: (020) 7488-2300 Fax: (171) 7481-0316:
Mobile: 07785-254888; Website – hfw.com
* Commercial litigation, including insurance, shipping and commodities
* Solicitor of The High Court of England and Wales; Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa
* BA. LLB (1978) (University of Cape Town); LLM (University of London 1987)
Bruce Hall [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Chichester House
278-282 High Holborn
London, WC1V 7HA
Phone: (071) 242-2877 Fax: (071) 242-1431; Website - www.vizardswyeth.com/
* Commercial litigation, including insurance, re-insurance and personal injury disputes.
* Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1978); Solicitor of the High Court of England and Wales
* BA. LLB. (University of Cape Town, 1977)
* Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII)
Gordon Hall
RadcliffesLeBrasseur 5 Great College street
Westminster
London, SW1P-3SJ
Phone: (020) 7222-7040 Fax: (020) 7222-6208; Website – rlb-law.com
* Civil litigation, including construction law and professional indemnity insurance, principally for architects, engineers and surveyors. Insurance law in general.
* Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1976); Solicitor of the High Court of England and Wales
* BA. LLB. (University of Cape Town, 1976)
* Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII) (1986)
* Chartered Insurance Practitioner (1994); Solicitor (England & Wales) (1996) 08/07
Iris Harvey
Maitland & Co.
Berkshire House
168-173 High Holborn
London WC1V &AA
Phone: (020) 3077 1217 Fax: (020) 3077 7555
* General corporate and commercial law, including international transactions and cross border taxation
* Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1991); Solicitor of the High Court of England and Wales (1997)
* BA. LLB (University of Natal 1988)
* Associate, Shepstone and Wylie, Durban (1992)
Charmaine Hast
TWM Solicitors LLP
King’s Shade Walk
123 High Street
Epsom Surrey
KT19 8AU
Tel: 01372 729555, Fax: 01372 742101, Website: twmsolicitors.com
* Head of Family Department
* Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales 1996
* Attorney of Supreme Court of South Africa 1977
* BA LLB (University of Natal) 1975
* Partner: Berkowitz Kirkel Cohen Wartski Greenberg Inc, Durban (1994)
Greville Hast
Alen-Buckley & Co
2/3 Bennet Court
1 Bellevue Road
London SW17 7EG
Tel: 020 8767 8336, Fax: 020 8767 1241; Website - alen-buckley.co.uk
* Residential conveyancing
* Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales 1996
* Attorney of Supreme Court of South Africa 1975
* BA LLB (Rhodes University) 1974
* Partner: Lester Hall Ewing & Swan, Hillcrest (1994)
John P. Herholdt
Shepstone & Wylie
5th Floor, 44-48 Dover Street
London W1S 4NX
Phone: 44 20 7344 7600 Fax: 44 20 7344 7555; Website – wylie.co.za
* Maritime and commodities law, general corporate and commercial law, and cross border taxation
* Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1972)
* BA. LLB (University of Natal 1971)
* Partner, Shepstone and Wylie, Durban
* Shepstone and Wylie (UK) has merged with the European partnership of Maitlands, with offices in Luxembourg, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Geneva and London, specializing in company trust administration and cross border taxation.
David Johnston
Holmes Hardingham Walser Johnston Winter
22-23 Great Tower Street
London, EC3R 5AHE
Phone: 44 +(20) 7280-3222 Fax: 44 +(20) 7280-3201; Website – www.hhlaw.co.uk
* Commercial litigation, marine insurance (especially in regard to pleasure craft), Admiralty law
* Solicitor, England and Wales (1984); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1973)
* B.Comm., LLB (1972)
* Attorney, Paola Wright & Wilkinson, Durban (1974)
* Managing Partner, Holmes Hardingham Walser Johnston Winter
Paul Kumleben
Davis Polk & Wardwell
99 Gresham St., London EC2V 7NG
Phone: 44 20 7418 1360 Fax: 44 20 7710 4860; Website – www.dpw.com
* Securities regulation, financings, mergers and acquisitions
* New York State Bar
* University of Cape Town; Natal University (LLB 1978); Oxford University (BA 1991); IIT/Kent (JD 1982)
* Articled Clerk, Edward Nathan & Friedland, Johannesburg (1979)
Neil Le Roux [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Chichester House
278-282 High Holborn
London, WC1V 7HA
Phone: 44 20 7242 2877 Fax: 44 20 7242 1431;
* Commercial litigation, including construction law and professional indemnity insurance, mainly for architects, engineers and surveyors.
* Solicitor, England and Wales (1981); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1970)
* University of Natal, Durban (1968)
* Partner, Forder Ritch & Pfaff, Port Shepstone (1973-1978)
* MSC (London) Construction Law and Arbitration: Member of Society of Construction Law and Arbitration: Official Referees Solicitors Association
Richard Lindsay-Tee [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Charles Russell
Suite 1095, Galley Ten
Lloyd’s 1 Lime Street
London, EC3M 7DQ
Phone: (071) 203-5000 Fax: (071) 203-0200
* Professional indemnity insurance; fine art and jewellery claims; specie insurance
* Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1960); Attorney, Swaziland (1962)
* BA. LLB (University of Pretoria 1960)
* Partner, Savage Jooste & Adams (1965-1978); Partner, Webber Wentzel (1987)
* Instructed by Lloyds Underwriters to defend fine art auctioneers liability claims
Michael Mendelowitz
Norton Rose LLP
3 More London Riverside
London SE1-2AQ
Phone: +44 20 7444-2729 Direct Line: +44 20 7463 8595
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7463-8509; Website – www.nortonrose.com
* Commercial litigation, dispute resolution, insurance and reinsurance
* Solicitor, England and Wales (1989); Barrister, Middle Temple (1981); Advocate of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1977)
* BA. LLB (University of the Witwatersrand); BCL (Oxon.)
* Junior Counsel, Johannesburg Bar (1983-1987)
* Assistant Secretary General (Administration) of Association Internationale De Droit Des Assurances
David Ostroff
Sprecher Grier Halberstam LLP
30 Farringdon Street
London EC4A 4HJ
Phone: (44) 0 20 7544-5661 ; Fax: (44) 0 20 7544=5565; Website - sghlaw.com
* Most aspects of commercial litigation, including insurance related matters and general business litigation
* Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales
* B.A. LLB (University of Natal); College of Law, London
* Experienced in dispute resolution and ADR
Colin John Pearson
Allen & Overy
One Bishops Square
London, E1-6AO
Phone: (20) 3088-3324 Fax: (20) 3088-0088; Website – allenovery.com
* Intellectual property and information technology law
* Advocate of the Supreme Courts of South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Namibia
* BA. LLB (Rhodes University); LLM (London University)
* Advocate, Johannesburg Bar
Martin Penny
Holmes Hardingham Walser Johnston Winter
22-23 Great Tower Street
London, EC3R 5HE
Phone: 44 20 7280-3200 Fax: 44 20 7280 3201; Website - hhlaw.co.uk
* Commercial litigation, marine insurance (especially in regard to pleasure craft), Admiralty law
* Solicitor, England and Wales (1997); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1988)
* B.A., LLB (1985)
* Buchanan Boyes and Klossers, Cape Town (1986 to 1988)
Gavin L. Rabinowitz [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Nabarro Nathanson
50 Stratton Street
London, W1X 5FL
Phone: (171) 493-9933 Fax: (171) 629-7900
* International banking and finance, international trade, corporate insolvency and restructuring
* Partner, Banking Projects and Finance Department
* Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* BA (1982); LLB (1984) (University of the Witwatersrand)
* Articles, Bowens, Johannesburg (1986)
* Spent a year in the New York office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Isla M. Smith
Maitland & Co (Consultant)
5th Floor, 44-48 Dover Street
London W1S-4NX
Phone: 44 20 7344-7500 Fax: 44 20 7344-7555; Website – www.maitlandgroup.com
* Commercial taxation
* University of Natal (1974); College of Law (London) (1979)
* Solicitor, England and Wales (1980); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1975)
* Associate, Leandy & Partners, Durban (1976)
Roderick Campbell Smith
Clyde & Company
51 Eastcheap
London, EC3M 1JP
Phone: 44 20 7623-1244 Fax: 44 20 7623-5427; Website – clydeco.com
* Commercial litigation, insurance/reinsurance, maritime law, and international trade disputes.
* Solicitor of High Court of England and Wales; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1976)
* University of Natal, Durban (1975)
* Professional Assistant, Lionel Meskin & Levy, Durban (1976)
J.S.S. (Seamus) Smyth
Carter Lemon Camerons
11 Breams Buildings
London EC4A 1HB
Phone: 020 7406 1000 Fax: 020 7242 3926; Website - cartercamerons.org
* Commercial and business litigation and arbitration
* Solicitor of High Court of England and Wales (1977); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1972)
* BA. LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1971); LLM (London 1978); Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (London 1990)
* Attorney, Webber Wentzel, and Routledge-MacCullums, Johannesburg
* Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (1991)
Dominic Ward [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Stephenson Harwood
One, St. Paul's Churchyard
London, EC4M 8SH
Phone: (071) 329-4422 Fax: (071) 410-9217
* Commercial litigation, especially insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence, banking, "white collar" crime, regulatory, debt recoveries, and commercial contracts disputes
* BA. LLB (University of Cape Town 1983)
Rupert Lawrence Worsdale
Maitland & Co.
5th Floor
44 – 48 Dover Street
London, W1S 4NX
Phone: 44-20-7344-7500; Fax: 44-20-7344-7555; Direct 20-7344-7595; Website – www.maitlandgroup.com
* International taxation
* Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* B.Comm. LLB (Stellenbosch University 1973); H.Dip.Tax (University of the Witwatersrand 1980); LLM (London 1981)
* Professional Assistant, Webber Wentzel, Johannesburg
Yorkshire
Peter Crossley
Hammond Suddards
2 Park Lane
Leeds LS3 1ES, UK
Phone: 44 (870) 839 0000 Fax: 44 (870) 458 2934
Direct: 44 (870) 839 7106 Mobile: (585) 269129; Website - www.hammonds.com
* Commercial litigation, especially fraud related work
* Solicitor (Honours) of the Supreme Court of England and Wales; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* University of Natal (1980); St. John's College, Cambridge (1986)
* Attorney, Findlay & Tait, Cape Town
UNITED STATES
Alabama
Norma-May Isakow
Center for Urban Affairs
University of Alabama at Birmingham
478 Botanical Place
Birmingham, AL 35223
Phone: (205) 877-8551; Fax: (205) 934-3522
* University of Alabama at Birmingham, Director of Office for Service Learning (2006-present)
* University of Denver College of Law, Director of Public Interest (2004-2006)
* University of Denver College of Law, Associate Director of Career Services (2000-2004)
* Permanent Law Clerk to Judge John L. Kane, Jr., U.S. District Court for District of Colorado (1993-2000)
* Fonda & Garrard (Insurance defense litigation) Los Angeles, California 1987 –1993)
* State Bar of Colorado (1993); State Bar of California (1987); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1978)
* BA. LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1976); LLM (1978)
* Herold, Gie, Cape Town (1987)
Arizona
E. Bernard Buffenstein
E. Bernard Buffenstein, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 4382
Cave Creek, AZ 85327
Phone: (480) 488-2549 Fax: (480) 488-1245
* Commercial law, international transactions
* State Bar of Arizona (1984); State Bar of Georgia (1975); Attorney of the Supreme Court of Rhodesia (1972)
* BA. LLB (University of Cape Town 1971)
* Public Prosecutor, Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Diane Sacks
Diane Sacks LLC
11012 E. Betony Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85255
Phone/Fax: (480) 342-8168
* Health Law (federal health regulatory law and policy, with particular emphasis on health information policy and Medicare Part D)
* District of Columbia Bar (1987)
* BA. LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1984); M.B.A. (University of the Witwatersrand 1986); LLM (Harvard University 1987); LLM in Taxation (Georgetown University 1991)
California
Colin P. Abrahams
Law Offices of Colin P. Abrahams
5850 Canoga Avenue, #400
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone: (818) 710-2788; Fax: (818) 710-2798
* Intellectual property law (patents, trademarks, copyright, licensing, intellectual property agreements (US and International)
* B.Sc. (1973); LLB (1976) (University of the Witwatersrand)
* California State Bar (1984); South African Patent Attorney (1983); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1982)
Charles Berman
Greenberg Traurig LLP
2450 Colorado Ave #400 E
Santa Monica CA 90404
Phone: (310) 586-7700 Fax: (310) 586-7800; Website – www.gtlaw.com
* Intellectual property law: patents, trademarks, and copyright
* B.Sc. (Elec. Eng.) (1964); LLB (1967) (University of the Witwatersrand)
* California State Bar (1979); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1968)
* Partner, D.M. Kisch & Co., Johannesburg (1979)
* Chair, Fellows of the American Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Winifred Botha
Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office
70 West Hedding Street, East Wing, 9th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110-1770
Phone: (408) 299-2111; Fax: (408) 292-7240
* (University of Pretoria); LLB (Unisa).
* California State Bar (1989); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
Dion Bregman
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
2 Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real, Suite 900
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: (650)-843-7519; Fax: (650)- 843-4001; Website – www.morganlewis.com
* Patent prosecution; specifically in mechanical engineering, telecommunications, software, business model, server-client, and semi-conductor packaging fields.
* Rand Afrikaans University (LLB, 1998)
* University of the Witwatersrand (BSc , Aeronautical Engineering, 1992)
* Clerk, Spoor & Fisher, Johannesburg.
Wilfred Brooks
Attorney at Law
333 City Boulevard, Suite 1700
Orange, CA 92868-2924
Phone: (714)-748-1077; Fax: (714)- 938-3850
* Immigration law.
* University of Cape Town (BA 1968; LLB, 1970)
* Admitted to the State Bar of California (1981) and to the Bar of the Cape Provincial Division (1970).
Dan Burland
Alternate Public Defender
Office of the Public Defender, San Diego
110 West “C” Street, Suite 1100
San Diego CA 92101
Phone: (619) 446-2900
* Criminal defence
* B.A., LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1975)
* California State Bar (1981); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1976)
* Advocate, Johannesburg Bar (1979)
Jacob Burland
Law Offices of Jacob Burland
3790 Via De La Valle, Suite 103E
Del Mar CA 92014
Phone: (858) 350-6756 Fax: (858) 350-6791
* Plaintiffs' and defendants' personal injury, insurance coverage, bad faith, insurance related litigation and habeas corpus writ petitions.
* State Bar of California (1978); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1974)
* B.A. (University of the Witwatersrand); LLB (University of South Africa 1974)
* Partner, Baskin & Levine, Johannesburg (1977)
Bernard J. Cartoon [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
518 Hillcrest Road
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: (310) 859-1177 Fax: (310) 859-1195
Email: dayanbjc@pacbell.com
* General corporate, tax, financing and M & A transactions, leveraged leases; general publishing law.
* State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* BA (1968) LLB (1970) (University of the Witwatersrand); LLM (Toronto 1974)
* Partner, Edward Nathan, Johannesburg (1979)
Yusuf Cassim
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
SF120KNY-4-293
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco CA 94104
Phone: (415) 636-3499 Fax: (415) 636-5236
* Intellectual Property and Technology law; Commercial and Business law
* State Bar of California (1989); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1986)
* BA (University of the Witwatersrand 1979); LLM (Stanford University Law School 1980); LLB (University of Natal 1981); JD (UCLA Law School 1989)
Stuart C. Clark
Carr & Ferrell LLP
2200 Geng Road
Palo Alto CA 94303
Phone: (650) 812-3400 [Direct dial – 650-812-3415] Fax: (650) 812-3444Website: www.carrferrell.com
* Intellectual property litigation and general business litigation, including business torts and contract issues.
* California State Bar (1986); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1972).
* B.Comm; LLB (University of Natal - 1969).
* Partner, Garlicke & Bousfield, Durban (1986).
Gregory M. Coplans
Hitachi Data Systems
750 Central Expressway
MS 34/36
Santa Clara CA 95056
Phone: (408) 970-7949 Fax: (408) 988-1655
* Senior VP, Corporate Affairs
* B.Comm. (University of Cape Town 1970); LLB (Kings College, University of London 1974)
* State Bar of California (1982); Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1977)
* Partner, Michael Freeman & Co., London (1980)
Brian L. Davidoff
Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff Incorporated
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1700
Los Angeles CA 90067-4301
Phone: (310) 286-1700 Fax: (310) 286-1728; Website – www.rutterhobbs.com
* Bankruptcy/general business law
* California State Bar (1982); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1979)
* B. Proc. (University of Witwatersrand); LLM (University of Miami)
* Professional Assistant, Wertheim Becker (1978)
Stephen de Klerk
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman
1279 Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Phone: (650) 720-88598; Fax (650) 720-8383; Website – www.bstz.com
* Intellectual Property Law, including US and foreign patents, strategic counseling, validity and infringement opinions, and technology licensing.
* State Bar of California (1988); US Patent and Trademark Office (1998); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
* BSc Electrical Engineering (University of Stellenbosch); LL.B., 1994 (Unisa).
* McCallum Rademeyer & Freimond
Colyn B. Desatnik
Law Offices of Colyn B. Desatnik
4 Park Plaza, Suite 640
Irvine, CA, 92614
Phone: (949) 752-2023; Fax: (949) 752-2026
* Immigration and nationality law, including an emphasis on business visas, corporate structures, and commercial litigation
* California State Bar (1984); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1980)
* B.Comm. (1977); LLB (1979)(University of the Witwatersrand)
François de Villiers
Director of Intellectual Property
Creative Labs, Inc.
1901 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 546-6104; Fax (408) 428-6699
* Intellectual Property Law
* Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1995); California State Bar (1996); U. S. Patent Bar (1996)
* BSc. Eng. (1988) (University of the Witwatersrand); B. Proc. (1994)(Unisa)
* Associate, Spoor & Fisher (1995)
Bryan M. Friedman
Friedman Stroffe and Gerard
19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 1100
Irvine, CA 92612-2425
Phone: (949) 265-1100 Fax: (949) 265-1199
Website: www.fsglawyers.com
* General business law and bankruptcy
* California State Bar (1984); Kingdom of Lesotho (1981); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1970)
* University of Witwatersrand
* Partner, Ditz Incorporated, Durban (1980)
Jonathan Gentin
Gentin & Associates
2715 Diericx Drive, Suite 400
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone: (650) 625-0700; Fax: (650) 649-1992;
* Patent strategy, licensing and commercial contracts, labor and employment, and complex litigation.
* State Bar of California (1997); District of Columbia; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; United States Patent and Trademark Office.
* A.B. (Brown University); JD (Emory University)
Anthony B. Gordon
Law Office of Anthony B. Gordon
5550 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Suite 200
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone: (818) 887-5155 Fax: (818) 887-5154
* Commercial litigation; general business litigation
* California State Bar; United States Supreme Court; Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* BA. LLB. (University of the Witwatersrand 1969)
* Advocate, Johannesburg Bar, 1972-1981 and 1990-1991
David Hirson
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
18401 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 255
Irvine CA, 92612-1596
Phone: (949) 660-3504 Fax: (949) 261-2821; Email: dhirson@fragomen.com
* Immigration law and international business law
* State Bar of California (1980); United States Supreme Court (1985); District of Columbia Bar (1988); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1970)
* University of the Witwatersrand
* David Hirson & Kallmeyer (1979)
* Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law
Neil B. Klein
McKasson Klein & Holmes LLP
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 650
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 436-1470 Fax: (714) 436-01471 Direct: (714) 436-1677; Email: Neilk**@mckassonklein.com: Web site www.mckassonklein.com
* Employment law and intellectual property defense.
* State Bar of California (1989); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1984)
* B. Proc. (University of Natal 1977)
* Associate, Werksmans, Johannesburg (1985): In House Counsel, Leo Raphaely & Sons, Jhb (1982)
Jonathan C. Lurie
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
2049 Century Park East, 38th Floor
Los Angeles CA 90067
Phone: (310) 277-4110 (310) 284-6169 (Direct); Fax: (310) 277-4730; Website: www.mwe.com * Estate planning, post death administration, income taxation, and international estate planning
* California State Bar (1986); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1979); Attorney, High Court of Lesotho
* B.A. (1974); LLB (1976); H. Dip. Tax (1981) (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)
Andre Marais
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner
150 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 901
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408) 278-4042 Fax: (408) 849-4537; Mobile (408) 310-0626; Website: www.slwip.com
* Intellectual property law and counseling, including patent prosecution and strategy
* State Bar of California (1996); U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (1996); South African Patent Bar (1995); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1994)
* B. Sc. Eng. (1990)(University of Stellenbosch); B.Proc (1993)(University of South Africa).
* Spoor & Fisher, Johannesburg (1995)
Rod D. Margo
Condon & Forsyth
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 850
Los Angeles CA 90067
Phone: (310) 407-2381; Fax: (310) 557-1299; Website: www.condonlaw.com
* Commercial litigation, transactional and regulatory work on behalf of aviation interests, including defence of aviation accident litigation, aircraft sale and lease financing, aviation insurance coverage, labor and employment, and government relations
* State Bar of California (1981); State Bar of Georgia (1979); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1974); District of Columbia (1994); Barrister and solicitor, New South Wales (2004); United States Supreme Court (2005)
* B. Comm. (1970) LLB (cum laude 1973) (University of the Witwatersrand); DCL (McGill University - 1979)
* Lecturer in Aviation Law, UCLA School of Law (1981 - 1998) Adjunct Professor of Law, Institute of Air & Space Law, McGill University, (1995 - present ); Instructor in International Air Law, IATA Aviation Training & Development Institute, Geneva and Montreal (1997 - present).
* Author, Aviation Insurance, 3rd edn 2000, Butterworths, London; co-editor, Shawcross & Beaumont, Air Law, 4th edn rev'd 2007, Butterworths; editor and co-author, The Liability Reporter (10th edn., 2007), published jointly by IATA and Condon & Forsyth. * Articled Clerk, Deneys Reitz (1971-73); Associate, Werksmans (1975-6)
Gregory W. McClune
Foley & Lardner
One Maritime Plaza, Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3409
Phone: (415) 434-4484; Fax: (415) 434-4507; Website: www.foley.com
* Labor and Employment law.
* State Bar of California (1978); Attorney of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
* B.A. (University of Cape Town, 1965); LLB (University of Cape Town, 1968).
* Winterton, Holmes & Hill, Harare (1977)
Vani Moodley
Hahn & Moodley
800 W ElCamino Real, Suite 180
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone: (650) 903-2257; Fax: (650) 962-1162
* Intellectual property law and counseling, including patent prosecution and strategy
* State Bar of California (2001); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1997)
* B. Sc. (1989)(University of Durban-Westville); LLB (1994)(University of Natal, Durban).
* Adams & Adams, Pretoria (2001)
Colin C. Munro
Archer Norris
2033 North Main Street, Suite 800
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925) 930-6600; Fax: (925) 930-6620; Website: www.archernorris.com
* Insurance defense.
* State Bar of California (1998); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* B. Comm, LLB (University of Witwatersrand) LLM (Cambridge University).
* Advocate of the Supreme Court (Johannesburg Bar, 1997)
Craig Pieter Opperman
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
2 Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real, Suite 900
Palo Alto, California CA 94306
Phone: (650)-843-7504; Fax: (650)- 843-4001; Email: copperman@morganlewis.com
* Intellectual property law, especially strategic counseling and patent law.
* State Bar of California; U. S. Patent and Trademark Office; South African Patent Bar (1990); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1990)
* B.Sc. Eng. (U.C.T. 1984); B. Proc. (Unisa 1989)
* Divisional Patent Manager, Anglo-American (1991); Spoor & Fisher, Johannesburg (1990)
Gary B. Perl
Fragomen, Del Ray, Bernsen & Loewy
11238 El Camino Real, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: (858) 793-1600; Fax: (858) 793-1686; Website: http://pubweb.fdbl.com
* Immigration and Nationality Law
* State Bar of California (1986); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1980); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1979)
* B.Comm.. (1974); LLB. (1978) (University of the Witwatersrand)
* Werksmans, Johannesburg (1979); Counsel, Johannesburg Bar (1980-1987)
Roger C. Rappoport
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch
530 B Street, Suite 2100
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 515-3209; Fax (619) 744-5456; Website: www.procopio.com
* Corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital law.
* State Bar of California (1999).
* B.A., 1994, LL.B, 1996 (University of Cape Town); LL.M, 1998 (Harvard Law School); 1981, London School of Computer Technology.
Cliff Rosenthal
Law Offices of Bernard P. Wolfsdorf
1416 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: (310) 570-4088 Fax: (310) 570-4080; www.wolfsdorf.com
* Immigration law
* California State Bar (2003)
* B. Bus. Sc. (1996); LLB (1998) (University of Cape Town)
Leon J. Saad
Saad and Associates
101 W Broadway, Sui9te 1350
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone (619) 230-8529; Fax (619)230-0117
* Insurance defense; insurance coverage and bad faith litigation; professional liability defense.
* California State Bar (1987); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1981)
* BA Hons. LLB (University of the Witwatersrand)
* Member of the Society of Advocates (until 1986); Articled Clerk, Edward Nathan & Friedland, Inc. (1979-80)
Patricia H. Said
13443 McCormick St
Sherman Oaks, CA 91401
Phone: (818)789-0781
* Personal bankruptcy, family law
* California State Bar (1985)
* B.Sc. (Witwatersrand 1968); LLB (Unisa 1978)
Sharon Jill Sandler
Valensi Rose PLC
Century Plaza Towers, 20th Floor
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2050
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2050
Phone: (310) 277-8011 Fax: (310) 277-1706; Website: www.vrmlaw.com
* Family and domestic relations law
* B.Comm. (Witwatersrand 1983); JD (University of Southern California Law Center 1990)
* California State Bar (1990)
Dennis Sapire (Listed as “Inactive” in State Bar records)
Law Offices of Dennis H. Sapire
P.O. Box 25459
Los Angeles, CA 90025-0459
* Estate planning, international corporate and personal planning
* California State Bar (1986); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1982); High Court of Lesotho (1982)
* B.A. LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1978); Ph.D.
* Member of the Society of Advocates, Transvaal, practising in Johannesburg (1986)
* Certified mediator in California
Deidre A. Schonfeldt
Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos Rudy LLP
425 Market Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 995-5050 Fax: (415) 541-9366; Website – www.hansonbridgett.com
* Health care, senior housing, and long term care law.
* B. Proc., 1991; LLB., 1993 (University of Natal, Durban); LLM., 1996 (McGill University)
* California State Bar (1998); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
Brian F. Segall
Law Offices of Brian F. Segall
1205 N Coast Hwy # B
Laguna Beach, CA 92651 1300
Phone: (949) 497-8074 Fax: (949) 497-8094
* Corporate, Business and commercial law and contracts
* Dip. Law. (University of the Witwatersrand 1968); M.A. (New York University 1982)
* California State Bar (1996) New York State Bar (1991); Conveyancer of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1993); Attorney of the High Court of Swaziland (1972); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1970);
* Partner, Nicholson Stiller & Geshen, Durban (1977)
Ernest Slome
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP
550 West "C" Street, Suite 800
San Diego CA 92101
Phone: (619) 699-4909; Fax: (619) 233-8627; Website -lbbslaw.com
* Reinsurance litigation and insurance defense (including E&O, professional liability, malpractice and D&O), and insurance coverage.
* State Bar of California (1986); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1970).
* University of Witwatersrand.
* Slomowitz, Dobie, Smith & Myburgh, Benoni.
David C. Smith
McNamara Spira & Smith
10866 Wilshire Blvd., # 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 979-2586 Fax: (310) 979-2581; Websitemcnamaraspira.com
* Commercial litigation, including environmental, bankruptcy
* State Bar of California (1987); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1985)
* LLB, University of Natal (1983)
* Associate, Bowman Gilfillan Hayman & Blacklock, Johannesburg (1986)
Norman L. Smith
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith
401B Street, Suite 1200
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 231-0303 Fax: (619) 231-4755; Website: www.swsslaw.com
* International, General business, and Commercial Litigation
** B.Proc (University of South Africa 1975)
* State Bar of California (1982); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1976)
* Partner, Slomowitz Dobie Smith & Myburgh, Benoni (1981)
Leon J. Snaid
Law Offices of Leon J. Snaid
2727 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 211
San Diego CA 92108
Phone: (619) 725-0797; Fax: (619) 725-0705; Website – www.snaid.com
* Certified Immigration Law Specialist; General Business Transactions with an emphasis on inbound and outbound international transactions and related litigation
* State Bar of California (1982); Kingdom of Lesotho (1976); Attorney of The Supreme Court of South Africa (1971).
* University of Witwatersrand (1982).
* Snaid and Snaid (1981)
Desmond B. Tuck
Law Offices of Desmond B. Tuck
177 Bovet Road, Suite 600
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: (650) 341-1895; Fax (650) 345-9651
* General civil litigation (real estate, construction, probate, trust); adoptions, guardianship.
* State Bar of California (1984).
* JD (San Francisco Law School, 1983).
* Clerk, Cramer, Cramer & Reichenberg, Johannesburg
Marc G. van Niekerk
Bergeson LLP
55 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 400
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408) 291-6200; Fax (408) 297-6000
* Intellectual Property litigation; Business Litigation.
* State Bar of California (1999); Texas (1998); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1992).
* B.A., 1987, LL.B, 1989, LL.M., 1996 (University of Cape Town); LL.M, 1998 (University of Texas).
* Abe Swerzky & Associates, Cape Town (1996).
Johan van Vuren
Law Offices of Johan van Vuren
P. O. Box 4813
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 867-7773; Email jvanvuren@comcast.net
* Immigration, family and business law.
* State Bar of California (2000); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1997).
* BLC (University of Pretoria, 1991); LL.B, (Unisa, 1993); LL.M (Boalt Hall, 1994).
* Lecturer, Department of Criminal and Procedural Law, University of South Africa.
Garth Vivier
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner
150 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 901
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408) 278-4041 Fax: (408) 849-4537; Website: www.slwip.com
* Patent prosecution
* State Bar of California (2003); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* LLB (University of Cape Town)
* Adams & Adams, Pretoria (2001)
Jurgen Vollrath
Vollrath & Associates
588 Sutter Street, Suite 531
San Francisco, CA 94102-1102
Phone: (408) 667-1289
* Intellectual Property Law; Preparation, Prosecution and Strategic Planning of patent Portfolios.
* State Bar of California (1994); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1992).
* BSc. Electrical Engineering, 1984; LL.B., 1987 (University of Witwatersrand).
* Adams & Adams, Pretoria (1993).
Peter Wilson
Latham & Watkins
650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor
Costa Mesa CA 92626
Phone: (714) 755-8216 (Private) (714) 540-1235 (General); Fax: (714) 755 8290
Website: www.lw.com
* General commercial litigation, including business torts and dealership/franchise issues,
* California State Bar (1986); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1980)
* B.Comm.. (1974); LLB (1977) (Rhodes); Dip. Crim. (Edinburgh University)(1978)
* Member of the Natal Society of Advocates, practising in Durban during the period 1980-1985.
Bernard P. Wolfsdorf
Law Offices of Bernard P. Wolfsdorf
1416 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: (310) 570-4088 Fax: (310) 570-4080; Website – www.wolfsdorf.com
* California State Bar (Certified Specialist in immigration and nationality law); Massachusetts State Bar; Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* LLB, University of Natal (1975)
* Member of The Natal Society of Advocates, practising in Durban (1979)
District of Columbia
Damon E. Xenopoulos
Brickfield, Burchette & Ritts and Stone P.C.
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Eighth Floor West Tower
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 342-0800 (ext. 347) Fax: (202) 342-0807;
Website: www.bbrslaw.com
* Energy, Regulatory and judicial proceedings, International Trade Issues, and Economic Development Issues.
* Washington, DC Bar; New York State Bar; State Bar of California; Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
* BA (1981) LLB (with distinction)(1984)(Witwatersrand); M. Comp. L. (George Washington University 1986); LLM (New York University 1988)
Georgia
Daryl R. Buffenstein
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker
600 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 2400
Atlanta, GA 30308-2222
Phone: (404) 815-2232 Fax: (404) 815-2424; Website – www. paulhastings.com
* Business immigration (but firm is a full service corporate firm)
* State Bar of Georgia (1978); Advocate of the High Court of Zimbabwe (1980)
* BA (University of Cape Town); BL., LLB (University of Rhodesia); LLM (University of Exeter)
Illinois
Phillip Gordon
Perkins Coie LLP
131 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603-5559
Phone: (312) 324-8600; Fax: (312) 324-9400; Website: www.perkinscoie.com
* Private equity transactions, hotel transactions and management agreements, and corporate mergers and acquisitions.
* State Bar of Illinois, 197-; State Bar of New York, 197- (Inactive).
* Oxford University, M.A., 1973; University of Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1969; Oxford University, B.A., 1967; University of Witwatersrand, B.A. (Honors), 1965; University of Witwatersrand, B.A. 1964.
Ivan Poullaos
Winston and Strawn LLP
35 W Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 558-7962; Fax: (312) 558-5700; Website: www.winston.com
* Litigation Department- General commercial litigation focusing on antitrust and intellectual property.
* State Bar of Illinois (2002)
* JD, Washington University (2002); Bachelor of Science (Chemistry), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1999); St George’s College (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Louisiana
Andrew S. de Klerk
Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, LC.
3600 Energy Centre,
1100 Poydras St.
New Orleans, LA 70163-3600
Phone: (504) 599-8010 (Direct); Fax: (504) 599-8110; Website - www.frilot.com
* Admiralty and maritime; insurance defense
* State of Louisiana; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
* University of Stellenbosch; Tulane University,
* Deneys Reitz, Johannesburg
Maryland
Robin M. Goldman
Law Offices of Robin M. Goldman
Equitable Building, Suite 722
10 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 685-0285 Fax: (410) 685-0290; Email:; Website www.robgoldman.com
* General practice, with emphasis on elder law, contract/dispute mediation, real estate, family law and bankruptcy
* B.Proc. (Cape Town 1980); JD (Hons) (University of Maryland 1985)
* Court of Appeals of Maryland (1986); District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1988); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1983)
* Articled Clerk, E.F.F. Tucker, Nupen & Goodman, Johannesburg (1982)
Massachusetts
Gary Buchman [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Rachstein Norman & Buchman LLP
1340 Centre Street, Suite 212
Newton, MA 02459-2453
Phone: (617) 244-1550
* Real Estate - shopping center development and leasing; franchising.
* State Bar, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
* B.Comm (1974); LLB (1977) (University of the Witwatersrand)
* Associate, Kahn Ellis Salomon & Oshry (1978)
Ilana Hurwitz
Boston University School of Law/Boston College Law School
765 Commonwealth Avenue/885 Centre Street
Boston MA 02215/Newton, MA 02459
Websites: www.bu.edu/dbin/law/; www.bc.edu/schools/law
* Visiting Professor of Law
* State Bar, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1988)
* LLB (cum laude)(University of Witwatersrand 1985); LLM (Harvard Law School 1986); J.D. (cum laude); (Suffolk Law School 1988)
* Clerked for Hon. R.W. Zobel, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1987-1988); Fulbright Scholar to Harvard Law School (1986)
* Fellow at Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg (1985)
Jonathan Rosen [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Peabody & Arnold
50 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110-3342
Phone: (617) 951-2022 Fax: (617) 951-2125
* Reinsurance and insurance corporate and regulatory law
* New York (1985); Supreme Court of South Africa (1982)
* LLB. (University of the Witwatersrand 1979); H. Dip. Tax Law (1981)
* Author and lecturer on a variety of insurance law issues
* Bowens, Johannesburg (1984)
Nevada
Julian R. Burnett [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Lyles Austin & Burnett, Ltd.
500 South Rancho Drive, Suite 17
Las Vegas NV 89106
Phone: (702) 878-8320 Fax: (702) 878-3290
* Medical malpractice, personal injury
* State Bar of Nevada (1979); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1970)
* B.A. (1968) LLB (1970) (University of Cape Town); J.D. (1977) (Hastings School of Law, San Francisco)
* Partner, Syfret Godlonton & Low, Cape Town (1974)
New York State
George N. Abrahams
Blank Rome LLP
The Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Avenue
New York NY 10174
Phone: (212) 885-5000 ; Direct: (212) 885-5207: Fax: (212) 332-3763; Website - www.blankrome.com
* Corporate law; mergers and acquisitions; secured financing and asset based lending
* New York State Bar (1978); U.S. Tax Court (1980); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1959)
* University of Cape Town, Attorneys Admission Diploma (1956)
* Partner, Arthur E. Abrahams & Gross, Cape Town (1977)
David M. Barnard [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Linklaters & Paines
885 Third Avenue, Suite 2600
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 751-1000 Fax: (212) 751-9335
* International financings
* Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1976); Legal Consultant to the State of New York, licensed 1985; Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1973)
* LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1976)
* Attorney, Hayman Godfrey & Sanderson (1973)
Sorrel Andrew Danilowitz
488 Madison Avenue
Suite 1120
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 758-1626 Fax: (212) 308-8582* Immigration and litigation
* State Bar of New York (1990); Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1996); Advocate of the High Court of Lesotho (1977); Advocate of the
* Supreme Court of South Africa (1973); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1972)
* BA (1965); LLB (1972)
* Advocate, Johannesburg Bar (1973-1986)
Michael I. Davis
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C.
866 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017
Phone: 212-813-5900; Fax: 212-813-5901; Website – www.frosszelnick.com
* Trademarks, copyrights and unfair competition (U.S. and International)
* New York State Bar (1974); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1955)
* LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1954)
* Counsel, Johannesburg Bar (1966)
Ivan W. Dreyer
Stein Riso & Mantel
The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10174
Phone: (212) 599-1515; Fax: (212) 599-6155; Website www.steinrisomantel.com
* General business and corporate matters, including securities, merger, acquisition, corporate finance and international transactions
* B.Comm. (1971) LLB (1973)(Witwatersrand); JD (Hofstra School of Law 1979)
* State Bar of New York (1980); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1975)
Simon D. Haysom
Simon Haysom, Attorneys at Law
One Railroad Ave.
Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 294-3596 (845) 294-8495; Website – www.haysomattorneys.com
* Bankruptcy, asset protection, commercial litigation and collections, international transactions.
* LLB (University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg); LLM (New York University)
* New York State And Federal Bars.
Adele L. Gentin
92 Cedar Drive
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: (516) 829-9297; (516) 829-3783
* General Business Law
* Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Real Estate
* BA (1964) University of Cape Town; LL. B. (1969) University of Natal; J.D. (1988) Colombia University
* Admitted to the Bar in Washington DC, South Africa, and New York
Michael David Kestan
President, Appealtech
205 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10016-6022
Phone: (212) 213-3222 Fax: (212) 213-9702; Website – www.appealtech.com
* Full-service appellate printing provider
* B.Comm. (Witwatersrand 1986); J.D. (Seton Hall Law School 1989).
* State Bar of New York (1990)
Ohio
Raymond Becker
Attorney at Law
906 Main Street, Suite 405
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Direct Line: (513) 241-3447 Ext. 219 Cell Phone (513) 290-8996 Fax (513) 241-3553
* General commercial litigation, personal injury (Plaintiff and Defense), malpractice; Mediation; Criminal Defense, concentrating on Felonies; Juvenile Dependency, Abuse, Neglect; Wills, Trusts and Probate Psychiatric Committal matters; Divorces.
* Attorney, Supreme Court of Ohio (1989 - Top 10% Bar Exam); Attorney United States Federal District Court - Northern District of Ohio 1992 and Southern District of Ohio 2001; Former Assistant Associate Professor, Kent State University, Ohio;
* B Proc. (University of the Witwatersrand and Natal University, Durban 1977) LLB (University of Natal 1980)
* Advocate, Natal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court 1980 and of the High Court of Lesotho 1982; Member of the Durban Bar (1988)
Pennsylvania
Stanley M. Joffe
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Sttreet
Philadelphia , PA 19103-4196
Phone: (215) 979-1000; Direct – (215) 979-1909; Fax: (215) 979-1020; Website – www.duanemorris.com
* International tax planning, estate planning
* Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1966)
* LLB (1965) and Higher Diploma, Tax Law (1976) (University of the Witwatersrand); LLM, Tax Law
(Temple University 1978)
* Partner, Werksmans, Johannesburg
Harriet Joan Koren [UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN/CONFIRM CURRENT ADDRESS]
Dilworth Paxson LLP
3200 The Mellon Bank Center
1735 Market Street
Philadelphia PA 19103
Phone: (215) 575-7258 Fax: (215) 575-7200
* General corporate, mergers and acquisitions, counseling in connection with formation and ongoing business; international law
* Pennsylvania Bar (1983); Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1983)
* LLB (University of the Witwatersrand 1978); LLM (University of Pennsylvania Law School 1983)
Tennessee
Donald I. N. McKenzie
2000 Richard Jones Road, Suite 260
Nashville, TN 37215
Phone: (615) 297-7001; Fax: (615) 297-7040; Mobile: (615) 390-0491
* Corporate and securities law; mergers and acquisitions; venture capital financing
* State Bars of New York (1977) and Tennessee, (1983); Advocate of the High Court of Zimbabwe (1969)
* LLB (Hons.) (University of Rhodesia 1968); Dip. Law (1969); LLM (University of Cambridge 1974); Graduate Diploma in Comparative Legal Studies (1976)
* Advocate, Salisbury Bar (1975)
* American Bar Association, Committees on Negotiated Acquisitions and Federal Regulation of Securities
Texas
J. Otto Grunow
Associate General Counsel
American Airlines
4333 Amon Carter Blvd. MD 5675
Fort Worth TX 76155
Phone: (817) 931-4426; Fax: (817) 967-2937
* Corporate transactions and counseling
* District of Columbia (1988); Wisconsin (1984); California (1984)
* B.A. (Law) (University of Witwatersrand 1979); M.A. (Political Science) (University of Wisconsin 1981); J.D. (University of Wisconsin 1984)
Willem G. Schuurman
Vinson and Elkins LLP
2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100
Austin TX 78746-7568
Phone: (512) 542-8663 Fax: (512) 236-3422; Website – www.vinson-elkins.com
* Patent litigation, trade secret litigation, and related matters
* B.Sc. (1962) and LLB (1964) (University of Cape Town); J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1981 (South Texas College of the Law, Houston)
* State Bar of Texas (1981); United States Supreme Court (1986); United States Patent and Trademark Office (1980)
* Adams & Adams (1979)
Virginia
Jacobus Joubert
Brincefield Hartnett, P.C..
526 King Street, Suite 423
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3143
Phone: (703) 836-2880, Ext. 111 Fax; (703) 549-1924; Email – jpj@brincefield.com
* B.Sc. (1996); LLB (1999)(University of Stellenbosch); LLM (2002)(Tulane Law School).
* Energy and environmental law
* Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (2000); New York State Bar (2003); California State Bar (2004).
* Associate, Mason & Gordon, Johannesburg (2003)
Washington State
Michael J. Havers
Carney Badley & Spellman
700 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-5017
Phone: (206) 622-8020 Fax: (206) 467-8215; Website -carneylaw.com
* Commercial law and finance (U.S. and international), including aircraft and equipment leasing
* BA (1966); LLB (cum laude 1968) (University of the Witwatersrand)
* Washington State Bar (1980); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1973)
* Partner, Bowman Gilfillan, Johannesburg (1978)
Kevin Lederman
Cowan Miller & Lederman
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 1620
Seattle WA 98104-1003
Phone: (206) 340-1033 Ext 211 Fax: (206) 624-0394; Firm Website: www.cmlseattle.com
* Immigration and Naturalization law
* B. Comm. (University of Witwatersrand 1986); JD (University of Washington School of Law 1989)
* State Bar of Washington (1989)
Robert Wrixton Warren
Warren Law Office
8311 212th SW
Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: (425) 672-7877 Fax: (425) 672-8586
* Plaintiff’s personal injury litigation, arbitration and mediation
* LLB (University of South Africa 1982)
* State Bar of Washington (1989); Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1986)
* Mallinicks Inc., Cape Town