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Introducing Burt Meaden Attorneys

A small South African firm, Burt Meaden Attorneys has gained a reputation for providing a sound and efficient service in diverse legal fields. The firm’s clients comprise private individuals as well as South African and international corporations. Its staff believe that building a solid understanding of client needs is the first step to offering superior service at a competitive rate.

Burt Meaden Attorneys offers services in commercial law, commercial property law, insolvency, estates and trusts, and litigation.

Commercial expertise

The firm’s commercial expertise has attracted many Top 100 companies (as surveyed by the Financial Mail in South Africa) as clients. Dealmakers magazine featured Burt Meaden Attorneys for structuring a complex commercial transaction through which the firm garnered a thorough knowledge of the new competition legislation.

Litigation expertise

Burt Meaden Attorneys has experience in all aspects of litigation in the Magistrate’s Court, High Court and Labour Court, and in property transactions and conveyancing. The firm’s team of attorneys is well-equipped to comprehensively – and cost-effectively – deal with any dispute which may arise.

Partners

Senior Partner: Bruce Burt (BA LLB) (Attorney, notary and conveyancer)

Bruce has represented clients locally and internationally on commercial and other matters. He has been involved in listing companies on the JSE Securities Exchange as well as in restructuring companies in liquidation, and in securing and obtaining banking licences in South Africa for foreign clients.

Bruce’s specialist areas are:

	negotiating and drafting agreements for mergers, acquisitions, structured finance, and cross-border contracts
	conducting corporate forensic enquiries and investigations
	interpreting and reporting on financial statements and structures
	establishing and implementing corporate structures and Competition Commission applications
	obtaining Securities Regulation Panel approval
	listing companies on the stock exchange

Bruce was admitted as an attorney in 1974, and as a Notary and a Conveyancer in 1976. In 1988 he founded B J R Burt Attorneys; in 2000 the name changed to Burt Meaden Attorneys.
Bruce has BA and LLB degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa).

Richard Meaden (BA LLB):

Richard's practice primarily consists of superior and lower court litigation with a special emphasis on commercial and civil matters. Richard is experienced in a wide range of litigation and arbitration, both in South Africa and internationally.

He was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in January 1995 and became a partner with the firm in 1996.

Richard has BA and LLB degrees (Rhodes University, South Africa) as well as a post-graduate diploma in Maritime Law (University of Natal, South Africa) and a higher diploma in Advanced Company Law (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa).

Candice Burt (BA LLB):

Candice is an expert in the emerging field of producing legal documents in plain English. Her practice focuses on financial services contracts, including banking, security and insurance contracts. As an accredited trainer and facilitator, Candice also offers a facilitation service to clients.

Before becoming a partner at Burt Meaden Attorneys in 2001, Candice practiced at a solicitor’s firm in London. Clients included large corporations and multinationals.

Candice has BA and LLB degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). She was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1997.

Staff

Burt Meaden Attorneys has five qualified attorneys, three candidate attorneys and a conveyancing paralegal. The firm has a policy of nurturing its staff by encouraging them to develop in their chosen areas of interest.

The firm is committed to the empowerment process in South Africa; its staff are representative in terms of race and gender.

Services:

Examples services in commercial law: Mergers and Acquisitions Management Buy-outs Competition Law Companies Act and Corporate Governance Structured/Project Finance Formation of Companies and Close Corporations Legal Due Diligence Securities Regulation Partnerships Business Trusts Joint Ventures Shareholders Agreements Franchise Agreements Insurance Contracts BEE Buyouts Tax and related issues Licensing Agreements

Examples of services in commercial property law: Building Contracts Conveyancing Property Transfers Sub-divisions Consolidations Notarial Work Development Contracts Leisure Developments Shopping Centres Property Syndicates Town and Regional Planning

Examples of services in insolvency matters: Appointment as Trustees Compromises Insolvency Enquiries Judicial Management Schemes of Arrangement Examples of services about estates and trusts Administration of Deceased Estates Estate Duty Estate Planning Family Trusts

Examples of litigation services High and Magistrates’ Courts Contractual Claims Competition Commission Information technology Tax and related issues Finance Customs and Excise International trade Delictual Claims Personal Injury

Please visit us on www.burtmeaden.co.za, or telephone +27 11 455 6868.

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