About Us
Multi-Jurisdiction Panel

Nick Bent
BBusSci LLB MBA (UCT)
Corporate Commercial, Technology Law, M&A
Admitted as attorney in 2000 (RSA) and solicitor in 2001 (England and Wales)
Previously at Dewey & LeBoeuf (UK)

KERRY KOPKE
BBusSci (cum laude) LLB (cum laude) MCom (Financial Management)
Financial Services and Public Financial Management
Admitted as attorney in 2008 (NYC, US) and 2012 in SA
Previously at Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP, Bowman Gilfillan, Sanlam Investments and Arthur Cox

SARAH VAN ZYL
BA LLB (cum laude) (Wits)
Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2010 (SA) and solicitor in 2012 (England and Wales)
Previously at ENSafrica

LOUELLA TINDALE
BA LLB (UCT)
Data Protection Law, Competition Law, Compliance & Contract Technology
Admitted as attorney in 2010
Previously at Werksmans, PPHE Hotel Group and TUI UK

SHAYLYN MCDONALD
LLB (cum laude) (Wits)
Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2008 (SA) and solicitor (New South Wales, Australia) in 2022
Previously at Werksmans and Fasken

JOHN TAYLOR
BA (law) LLB (UCT) LLM (NYU)
Corporate Commercial Law, with a focus on transaction work
Admitted as attorney in 2000 (SA) and 2015 (NYC)
Previously at Bowmans, Richards Butler and ENSafrica
Articles:
US Takeover Defenses

Marshal Mapondera
LLB (MSU) LLM (UNISA)
Africa Cross-border Transactions and Investment Advisory, IP and Competition Law
Admitted as attorney in Zimbabwe in 2012 and in Mauritius in 2017
Previously at Clairwood Chambers

Dimitri Cavvadas
BA, LLB (UCT)
M&A
Admitted as attorney in 1996 (SA) and solicitor in 1997 (UK)
Previously at Freshfields, Mayer Brown and Fasken

Hazel Maenzanise
LLB (UCT), LLM(UNISA)
Energy, Finance Law
Admitted as attorney in 2019
Previously at Circle Capital Commodities Trading, Bowmans and Baker Hughes