Meet The Team
Partner
Wessel Badenhorst
Wessel Badenhorst is a senior litigator with extensive experience in complex, high-consequence legal matters. He began practice in 1996 at Webber Wentzel and has since served as a partner at leading South African law firms, practised as an advocate, and spent 12 years at Hogan Lovells, where he served as Office Managing Partner until the end of 2022. His practice is shaped by deep litigation experience, strategic judgment, and a disciplined commercial approach to solving difficult problems.
Partner
Samantha Joshua
Samantha Joshua is an experienced commercial lawyer with a strong background in dispute resolution, commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution and transactional work. She spent 10 years at Hogan Lovells and has, over the course of her career, advised domestic and international clients on complex commercial matters, both contentious and transactional, with particular experience in shareholder and contractual issues. Her work is marked by strategic insight, analytical rigor and a clear understanding of the commercial objectives that shape each matter.
Senior Associate
Elmien Liebenberg
Elmien Liebenberg is a former advocate with a strong practice in litigation, alternative dispute resolution and labour law. She advises and represents clients in complex disputes across a range of commercial, regulatory and employment matters, combining strong advocacy skills with careful preparation and clear strategic thinking. Her background at the Bar brings particular depth to her work in contentious matters, where precision, judgment and persuasive execution are critical.
Legal Secretary
Yolande Potgieter
Yolande Potgieter supports the firm’s partners and legal team across the operational and administrative demands of a modern legal practice. She has extensive experience in legal support roles within both international and South African law firms, and works closely with fee earners to manage workflows, coordinate priorities and ensure that client work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard.
Senior Business Rescue Practitioner
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