Werksmans has received a variety of local and international accolades
acknowledging the firm’s leadership in the field of corporate and
commercial law in South Africa.
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
Our firm has been recognised by the following credible international rankings organisations:
Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business - Werksmans is
recognised in Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust,
Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Media
& Broadcasting and Tax.
IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading
Financial Law Firms – the firm is recognised in Banking & Project
Finance, Capital Markets, Competition and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Legal 500: Werksmans is recognised in Banking and Finance, Competition,
Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Labour
and Employment, Mining, Projects and Infrastructure and Tax.
PLC Which
Lawyer: The firm is recommended in Banking & Finance, Capital
Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Corporate Real
Estate, Dispute Resolution, Energy, Intellectual Property, Labour &
Employee Benefits, Outsourcing/IT, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax and Telcommunications/Media.
Our leadership in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has been recognised
by diversity of respected national and international research
institutions including:
DealMakers: Werksmans is consistently recognised as leading adviser in
the categories of M&A and corporate finance. The firm achieved an
unsurpassed record of being recognised as the leading corporate law firm
in M&As by deal flow for three consecutive years - 2006, 2007 and
2008.
Ernst & Young M&A Review of Activity: Werksmans was
recognised as the leading law firm in South African M&A by deal flow
in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was also top ranked by deal value in 2008.
In 2009, the firm was acknowledged as the second most active law firm in
M&A by deal flow. This research has since been discontinued.
MergerMarket’s South Africa M&A Round-up: Werksmans was recognised
as South Africa’s most active law firm in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
LEADERSHIP ACCOLADES
Our directors’ legal expertise has been widely acknowledged by various international industry bodies and research organisations.
Best Lawyers International: Werksmans lawyers are recognised in the
fields of Antitrust, Arbitration & Mediation, Banking, Capital
Markets, Construction, Corporate, Finance, Health Care, Insolvency &
Reorganization, International, Litigation, Media, Mergers &
Acquisitions, Regulatory, Tax, Trusts and Estates.
International Who’s
Who Legal: Werksmans lawyers are recognised in the fields of
Arbitration, Banking, Capital Markets, Commercial Litigation,
Competition, Corporate Governance, Corporate Tax, Mergers &
Acquisitions, Mining and Regulatory Communications.
Named as a leading lawyer in the speciality of Media by Best Lawyers International (2008 – 2010).
Named as a leading lawyer in Media & Broadcasting by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008 - 2011).
Named as a leading lawyer in Regulatory Communications by the International Who’s Who Legal (2007 - 2011).
Named as a leading lawyer (2007), a recommended lawyer (2010), and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Media; and as a highly recommended lawyer in Telecommunications (2007) by PLC Which Lawyer.
Named as a leading lawyer in the PLC Cross Border Media & Communications Handbook (2009/10).
Named as a leading expert in Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Telecommunications Lawyers (2008).
Named as a leading lawyer in Finance by Best Lawyers International (2010).
Named as an up-and-coming lawyer (2007 - 2009) and as a leading lawyer (2010 and 2011) in Banking and Finance by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Named as a recommended lawyer in Banking and Finance by the Legal500 (2010).
Named as a recommended lawyer (2007 - 2009), as a leading lawyer (2010) and as an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Banking and Finance by PLC Which Lawyer.
Recognised as the leading Litigation specialist in South Africa by the International Law Office in their Client Choice Awards 2010 and 2011 (chosen from more than 2,000 individual assessments received from corporate counsel worldwide).
Appointed as the South African member of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce.
Named as a leading lawyer in Arbitration and Mediation, Construction and Litigation by Best Lawyers International (2008 - 2010).
Named as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2007 - 2011).
Named as a leading lawyer in Commercial Litigation (2007 – 2011); in Arbitration (2010 and 2011); and in Commercial Litigation (2011) by the International Who’s Who Legal.
Named as a recommended lawyer in Dispute Resolution by the Legal500 (2010).
Named as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution by PLC Which Lawyer (2007 - 2011).
Named as a leading expert in Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers (2008).
Named as a leading lawyer in Finance and M&A (2008 - 2010) and in Corporate (2009 and 2010) by Best Lawyers International.
Named as a leading lawyer in Banking and Finance (2007 - 2009) and in Corporate/M&A (2010 and 2011) by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Named as a leading lawyer in M&A by IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (2010 and 2011).
Named as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets (2007 - 2010) and Banking (2007 - 2011) by the International Who’s Who Legal.
Named as a recommended lawyer in Corporate and M&A by the Legal500 (2010).
Named as a leading lawyer in Banking and Finance by PLC Which Lawyer (2010).
Named as a recommended lawyer in Banking and Finance (2007 - 2009) and Corporate/M&A (2009 and 2010) by PLC Which Lawyer.
Named as a leading lawyer in Antitrust, Corporate and M&A by Best Lawyers International (2008 - 2010).
Named as a leading lawyer in Competition/Antitrust (2007 - 2011) and in Corporate/M&A (2009) in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Named as a leading lawyer in Competition by IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (2011).
Named as a leading lawyer in Competition by the International Who’s Who Legal (2011).
Named as a highly recommended lawyer (2007), a recommended lawyer (2008 and 2009), a leading lawyer (2010), and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Competition/Antitrust by PLC Which Lawyer.
Named as a leading lawyer in Antitrust by Best Lawyers International (2008 - 2010).
Named as a leading lawyer in Competition by IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (2011).
Named as a leading lawyer in Competition by the International Who’s Who Legal (2007 - 2011).
Named by PLC Which Lawyer as a highly recommended lawyer (2007), a recommended lawyer (2008 and 2009), a leading lawyer (2010), and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Competition/Antitrust.
Named by PLC Which Lawyer as a highly recommended lawyer (2007), a recommended lawyer (2008 – 2010), and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Corporate/M&A.
Named by PLC Which Lawyer as a highly recommended lawyer (2007) and a recommended lawyer in Private Equity/Venture Capital (2008 and 2009).
Named by PLC Which Lawyer as a recognised lawyer in Corporate Governance (2007 and 2009).
Named by PLC Which Lawyer as a recognised lawyer (2010) and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Director’s Duties and Liabilities.
Named as a leading lawyer in Banking & Finance by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2011).
Named as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets (2010 and 2011) and Banking and Project Finance (2011) by IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms.
Named as an endorsed lawyer in Banking & Finance and in Capital Markets by PLC Which Lawyer (2011).
Named as a leading Patent & Technology Licensing lawyer in IAM Licensing 250: The World’s Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Practitioners (2010 and 2011).
Named as a leading lawyer in the speciality of Banking, Capital Markets and Finance (2008 - 2010) and Corporate and Insolvency and Reorganisation (2010) by Best Lawyers International.
Named as a leading lawyer in the speciality of Corporate/M&A (2007) and Banking and Finance (2007 - 2011) by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Named as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets (2008 - 2010) and in Banking & Finance (2011) by IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms.
Named as a leading lawyer in Banking (2009 - 2011) and Capital Markets (2007 - 2011) by the International Who’s Who Legal.
Named as a leading individual in Banking and Finance by the Legal500 (2010).
Named as a highly recommended lawyer in Capital Markets: Debt Capital by PLC Which Lawyer (2008 and 2009).
Named as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Debt Capital and Banking & Finance by PLC Which Lawyer (2010).
Named as an endorsed lawyer in Capital Markets: Debt Capital and Banking & Finance by PLC Which Lawyer (2011).