5 legal degrees in three different languages (German, Afrikaans and English), Advanced Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution; 28 years’ experience in international and national litigation, having been involved in court cases and appeared in courts in Germany, Switzerland and South Africa.
Qualified attorneys
Kay Schröder
Director – Corporate and Commercial
Speciality: Corporate and Commercial
Volker Werth
Director - Corporate and Commercial
Rand Afrikaans University from 1990 to 1997, obtained his B.Proc and LLB degrees. Admitted in 1998.Certificate in Transnational Business Law from UNISA in 1995. Worked in an international law firm in Brussels in 1995 for a year and returned to South Africa where he occupied the position of legal advisor and Head of Trade Department for the SA-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Speciality: Corporate and Commercial
Angelika Yakovchuk
Director
Earned her BA and LLB degrees at the University of Witwatersrand. Holds the position of Vice President of The French South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Speciality: Immigration and Commercial law
Team
Christina Pfalzgraf
Candidate Attorney
Christina Pfalzgraf matriculated from the Deutsche Internationale Schule (Johannesburg) in 2006. She graduated with her LL.B from the University of Witwatersrand and is currently completing her LL.M in Family Law.
Speciality: Insurance & Construction
Sheri-Leigh Pienaar
Associate
Ms Pienaar is the “youngster” in the team, having been admitted as an Attorney in early 2012 after serving her articles with Claudia Privato Inc..She holds an LL.B degree and is fluent in English and Afrikaans.
Speciality: Immigration and Commercial Law
Consultants
Prof. Dr. André Thomashausen
Consultant - Head of the Afica Desk
Rechtsanwalt am Landgericht Frankfurt a.M.
Head of the Africa Desk: WerthSchröder Inc.
Manager: Centre of Foreign and Comparative Law (CFCOL)
Klaus Bornebusch
Consultant – Tax Law
Klaus Bornebusch is the Director of a team of experienced Chartered Accountants, tax consultants and business advisors. He mainly provides professional services to corporate clients with subsidiaries in South Africa.
Manni da Costa
Consultant – Labour Law
Manni da Costa consults to WerthSchröder Inc., specialising in Labour Law.
Marie Eulitz
Consultant
B.Com. LLB (Notary and Conveyancer)
Marie Eulitz consults to WerthSchröder Inc., specialising in Property Law as well as the Administration of Estates.
Sophie Makola
Consultant – Advisor on German and European Law
Uli Schäckermann
Consultant
Mr Schäckermann has more than 30 years’ experience as an auditor and accountant, having last worked for Grant Thornton. He now, inter alia, consults to WerthSchröder Inc., specialising in the fields of Corporate Governance/Corporate Finance.