please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message werksmans attorneys headquarters johannesburg no . of offices 4 no . of lawyers 160 no . of employees 410 major practice areas corporate and commercial law key people david hertz chairman ; jeremy botha ceo date founded 1917 founder nathan werksman website http www.werksmans.com werksmans attorneys is a law firm with offices in johannesburg cape town stellenbosch and tyger valley . it was established in the early 1900s . in 1993 werksmans was one of the founding members of lex africa currently the oldest and largest african network . practice areas edit with a focus on corporate and commercial law the firm s practice areas include banking and finance ; business recovery insolvency and restructuring ; competition law ; labour law ; environmental law ; health pharmaceutical and life sciences ; and mining energy and natural resources . it also provides legal advisory services for intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution and alternative dispute resolution in the form of mediation and arbitration media and communications mergers and acquisitions property transactions sports and entertainment tax and information technology . references edit v t e law firms of south africa law of south africa economy of south africa law firms big five bowman gilfillan cliffe dekker hofmeyr edward nathan sonnenbergs norton rose fulbright south africa webber wentzel other adams & adams fasken martineau routledge modise shepstone & wylie spoor & fisher werksmans other resources department of justice and constitutional development legal resources centre legal education in south africa list of law schools in south africa category this south africa related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article about a law firm is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title werksmans & oldid 682212367 categories companies established in 1917companies based in johannesburglaw firms of south africasouth africa stubslaw firm stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from february 2011all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 september 2015 at 08 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view