Ané Wolhuter

Ané is our Candidate Attorney in South Africa. Career Ané graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a BA LLB degree in 2018 and a postgraduate LLB degree in 2020. She is also currently engaged in a certification programme with the Association of Arbitrators South Africa. Languages Ané speaks English and and Afrikaans. Leisure Ané
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Yannis is currently working as an associate having been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of the Western Cape in August 2014. He has a keen interest in all commercial matters, tax law and listing work. Career Before starting his legal career, Yannis completed his LLB degree at the University of Pretoria in
Read MoreMenko Hoeksema

Menko is a director of Hatstone Lawyers Inc, South Africa, and provides legal advice, litigation and commercial services to clients in respect of the South African legal system. Career Admitted as an Attorney in the High Court of South Africa in 2006, Menko qualified as a Certified Fraud Examiner in 2016 with a Certificate in
Read MoreMariana Botha-Schoeman

Mariana specialises in corporate and commercial, private clients and trusts. Career Mariana trained at a boutique firm in South Africa, where she gained experience in litigation, corporate and commercial matters. She is admitted as a South African Attorney. She opened a sole practitioner practice in 2009, and built up a successful corporate, commercial and private
Read MoreKarien van der Berg

Karien joined Hatstone as an Associate in August 2018. Career Karien obtained her BProc and LLB through the then Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg and has since gained extensive general commercial and commercial litigation experience representing reputable corporate clients in various industries. She was admitted as an attorney in 2003 and also practiced as an
Read MoreJohan Bestbier

Johan is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is the group financial manager. Career After finishing his B.Acc (Hons) degree at Stellenbosch University, Johan completed his 3 years training as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in Cape Town in 1998. He then worked for three years for a trust
Read MoreHannes Botha

Hannes specialises in corporate and commercial, private client, investment funds and listings. He regularly advises some of the worlds leading banks, publicly listed companies, ultra high-net-worth families and other leading intermediaries on offshore structures, collective investment funds and stock exchange listings. Career Hannes was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
Read MoreErin Nel

liErin is currently working as a senior associate at Hatstone Lawyers, specialising in corporate and commercial, private wealth, trust law and regulatory compliance. Career Erin obtained her LLB and LLD at the University of Stellenbosch and completed her practical legal training at the UCT School for Legal Practice. She trained as a candidate attorney at
Read MoreDaléne Botha

Daléne specialises in corporate and commercial, private client and collective investment funds. She has a particular interest in cross border structuring and regularly advises ultra high-net-worth families on effective structures for asset protection and succession planning. Career Daléne is a South African advocate. She has a LLB degree, a post graduate diploma in the interpretation
Read MoreChrisma Genis

Chrisma practises in general corporate and commercial law. Career Chrisma is a South African lawyer with 4 years’ post qualification experience. She earned her BComm LLB and LLM (International Trade Law) at the University of Stellenbosch, completed her practical legal training and joined Corporate Law Alliance as an associate where she specialised in commercial drafting.
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