Commercial Law section continues to prosper
26/06/2009

Members of the Commercial Law team are from left (standing): Partners; Manini Nyoni, André Visser, Professional Assistants; Mamarame Matsela, Martin Mota and Senior Associate; Danie Strachan. From left (sitting) Associate; Jac Marais and Professional Assistant Jonathan Maphosa

The stand alone commercial law section of Adams & Adams, which forms part of the Commercial, Property and Litigation department has now been in existence for more than two years.

The section is headed up by partner André Visser, who has been practising for almost 20 years. He has extensive commercial law experience, particularly in project finance, mergers, acquisitions, corporate law, information technology, and exchange control and tax law. Visser holds BComm and LLB degrees from the University of Pretoria, with post-graduate qualifications in HDip Tax and HDip International Tax from the University of Johannesburg (formerly RAU).
The professional team consists of partner Manini Nyoni, senior associate Danie Strachan, associate Jac Marais and and four professional assistant , and Martin Mota.”

Commercial law encompasses matters such as banking and finance, competition, construction and engineering, corporate, cross-border transactions, e-commerce, employment and labour, general commercial, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, public private partnerships and tax.
The commercial law team drafts contracts, advises on the implementation and termination of contracts, and offers general legal advice and services in regard to specific facts and issues involving commercial law, insolvency law, banking law, constitutional law and administrative law. The team also registers companies and close corporations.

Senior associate Danie Strachan specialises in general commercial and corporate law. He is an admitted attorney and notary public as well as a qualified trade mark practitioner. He holds an LLB from the University of Pretoria.

Associate Jac Marais specialises in all matters relating to competition law, trade regulation and commercial litigation. He is a member of the Law Society’s Competition Law Committee. He holds a BA degree in Value and Policy Studies and an LLB, both from the University of Stellenbosch, as well as a certificate in Competition Law from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Professional Assistant Martin Mota specialises in general commercial and corporate law with specific interest in banking law and finance, mergers and acquisitions and exchange control. Mota holds an LLB degree from the University of Witwatersrand and is currently studying towards an LLM with the University of Pretoria.

Andre says in the past two years the department has dramatically enhanced the firm’s commercial capabilities and expertise.

“The decision to centralise the commercial operations was a wise one, complementing the existing areas of expertise and enabling the firm to provide a wider range of services to its national and international clients,” he says.

The number of instructions attended to by this section continues to grow, despite the economic downturn, and the section hopes to serve more of the firm’s existing clients into the future.”