Yolanda Heyneke

  Yolanda articled at Weavind & Weavind and after her admission as an attorney in 2004, was appointed as an Associate and practises in the conveyancing department.   She is a keen cyclist, having completed many Cape Argus and other cycle races, including a cycle tour from Cape Aghulhas to Pretoria in 2005. Yolanda is also passionate about the outdoors, wildlife and travelling. Her travels have led her to England, Germany, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Austria, Israel, Egypt and Namibia.  

Professional profile and experience

• B Comm, LLB (University of Pretoria)
• Admitted attorney, conveyancer and notary
• Associate at Weavind & Weavind

Areas of specialisation

Yolanda practises in our conveyancing department where she attends to conveyancing related matters including transfers (which includes Sheriff, Insolvent Estate, Deceased Estate and Bank assisted transfers), registration of Bonds, Sectional Title Schemes, acts as a local correspondent for numerous law firms, attends to the drafting and notarising of Notarial documents and also attends to the execution of Deeds at the Pretoria Deeds Office.

Pieta Strauss

 

Pieta is a family man to the core and likes spending time with his wife and two daughters. When not in the office he is keen on a good road or trail run and the occasional mountain bike ride. He has completed numerous half marathons and mountain trail races whilst also chancing his (not so strong swimming) arm at the odd off-road triathlon.

 

Professional profile and experience

• B Comm, LLB (University of the Free State)
• Advanced Programme in Taxation (previously known as H. Dip. Tax – UNISA)
• Admitted Attorney

He started out in the commercial department of a well-known and established legal firm, broadened his horizons with a short stint in the financial services industry. He made the move into the private equity space focussing mainly on mergers and acquisitions as well as equity investments (both locally and internationally) before venturing back into private practice. He is a practical and commercially minded professional with a real interest in business. During his career he has gained extensive experience in transactional work, advising and acting on behalf of corporate, private and institutional clients (including clients listed on a recognised stock exchange).

 

Areas of specialisation

• Legal advice and assistance with mergers and acquisitions.
• Legal advice and assistance on equity investments.
• Advice on and implementation of corporate structuring and restructuring.
• Legal due diligences on companies and/or businesses.
• Identifying and management of risk associated with commercial transactions.
• Drafting of and advice on all forms of commercial agreements.
• Advice regarding corporate governance and compliance matters.
• Structuring of projects, tenders, developments and proposals.
• Business formation and setting up of appropriate business entities.
• Holistic approach and advice on the structuring of an individual’s affairs and estate planning.
• Drafting of tailor-made trusts, trustee resolutions and trust amendments.
• Facilitation of and assistance in the setting up of offshore companies and trusts.

Henri van Rooy

  Henri joined Weavind in 1989 and ran the Centurion and Cullinan offices until they were incorporated into the Brooklyn office. He is a keen fly fisherman and mountaineer and has climbed Annapurna in the Himalayas and Kilimanjaro. He is a top flight tennis player having represented South Africa in a veteran’s team event in Luxemborg. He has a keen interest in property development  

Professional profile and experience

• B Iur, LLB
• Admitted as an attorney and conveyancer in 1979
• Partner at Edelstein Van Rooy & Wessels 1980 - 1989
• Director at Weavind & Weavind 1989 – present

Areas of specialisation

• Commercial and property law
• Development and administration of retirement villages
• Property Law
• Property Development and Planning of Property Development including townships, sectional title developments, new office buildings and new mining areas
• Commercial Law
• Opened a variety of sectional title registers for sectional title developments in Pretoria and outside the Pretoria boundaries
• Relocation of communities in accordance with the standards of the International Finance Corporation

Raiford Johnson - Chairman

  Raiford is Weavind’s chairman, and joined the firm in 1976. He studied at the University of Stellenbosch and UNISA. He is a keen hiker, and emerging golfer and his interests include languages, politics and travel.  

Professional profile and experience

• B Proc
• Admitted as attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1984
• Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces
• Panel attorney for professional indemnity insurers
• Director of Weavind & Weavind since 1986
• Head of litigation department since 1995

Areas of specialisation

• Litigation with specific focus on engineering, construction and procurement law
• Acts regularly in arbitration and litigation matters (national and international) involving engineering and construction disputes
• Extensive knowledge and experience in representing consultants, contractors and employers at Occupational Health and Safety Act enquiries over many years
• Extensive experience in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution processes

Conrad Dormehl - Managing Director

  Conrad was born and bred on a farm in the Eastern Cape. He is an avid reader and has a passion for the great outdoors, hunting and his Sussex cattle. In addition he is a fitness fanatic who enjoys mountain biking, trail running and generally beating about in the bush whilst managing to find his way around the golf course off an 8 handicap. He has completed a number of South Africa’s toughest endurance races inclusive of the Trans Baviaans mountain bike ultra-marathon, the Comrades marathon and the SkyRun 65km trail run.  

Professional profile and experience

• B Comm, LLB (University of the Free State)
• Admitted attorney and notary
• Representative member of the South Africa -  Georgia Chamber of Commerce (2014)
• Director at Weavind and Weavind Inc since 2015.

Areas of specialisation

• Advises on the negotiation and structuring of projects including joint ventures, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, IT contracts, restructuring and group reorganisations and general corporate and commercial issues.
• Commercial law
• Corporate restructuring
• Shareholder agreements
• Cross-border transactions
• Trusts
• Matters related to engagements with the Company and Intellectual Property Commission
• Company registrations, drafting of memorandums of incorporation, amendments to pre-existing close corporations and companies and other related transactions.

JC van Zyl

  JC completed his BA (Law) and LLB degrees at the University of the North West. He joined our firm in 2016 and, following a successful two years of serving articles, was appointed as an Associate in the litigation department. JC’s practice extends from litigation to commercial as well as labour disputes and, in addition, has a profound passion for and interest in criminal law. He is passionate about the great outdoors, wildlife and travelling. JC is a keen shooter and also an avid hunter, his interests naturally include anything and everything that involves adrenaline.  

Professional profile and experience

• BA (Law)
• LLB
• Admitted Attorney

Areas of specialisation

JC deals with a variety of litigious matters, however focuses chiefly on corporate and commercial disputes, has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution and specialises in strategical advice in criminal matters.

Louis van Bergen

  Louis Joined Weavind in 2016 as a Candidate Attorney after completing his LLB degree in Potchefstroom at the North West University. Subsequent to completing his articles with Weavind Louis was appointed as an Associate in our Litigation department which position he currently still holds. Louis enjoys travelling, partakes in numerous sporting activities and is passionate about Whisky.  

Professional profile and experience

• LLB (NWU, Potchefstroom) • Admitted Attorney

Areas of specialisation

Louis is a general litigation practitioner with a specific interest in corporate and commercial litigation, Insurance law and liquidations and insolvency related matters.

Stefan Oberholzer

  Stefan attended the University of Pretoria and completed his BA LLB degrees in 2013 and 2014 respectively. He joined Weavind & Weavind in 2015 and specializes in commercial litigation and arbitration, administrative law and commercial law. He has expertise in drafting commercial contracts, with a specific emphasis on commercial and residential lease agreements.   In addition to practicing as an Associate at the firm, Stefan heads an entity called Weavind Online (Pty) Ltd, which is an innovative technology company aimed at developing online learning management systems and courseware so as to add to the firm’s current value offering.   When Stefan takes a break from practice and running a start-up, he enjoys travelling, birding, watching motorsport and running.  

Professional profile and experience

• Commercial Litigation
• Administrative Law
• Commercial Arbitration
• Residential and commercial lease agreements