Dr. Gerard Verhoef
IP and Technology Attorney
How I work (so you know what to expect)
- Commercial clarity first: You'll get a practical view of structure, leverage, timing and the risks that actually matter.
- Structured and responsive: Transactions lose value when they drift. I scope clearly, prioritise early and keep matters moving.
- Built around the business objective: The legal work needs to support the deal, the growth plan or the governance outcome - not distract from it.
- No desk-to-desk drift: Where something needs quick attention, I treat it that way.
If you're unsure where the pressure really sits, describe the transaction or growth decision in one paragraph - I'll tell you the best first move.
What I help clients get right
- Corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, where structure and risk allocation need to support the commercial objective
- Business structuring and restructuring, including ownership and governance frameworks that can withstand growth and scrutiny
- Commercial agreements that need to do more than record the deal - they need to support it in practice
- Transaction-readiness and legal risk visibility before diligence or negotiation pressure starts building
- Funding and investor-related work where capital, control and future rights need to align clearly
- Corporate and commercial advice around change, growth and more complex business decisions
Insights from Dirk and the Corporate & M&A team
Credentials
- Director at Barnard from 1 March 2026
- Positioned by Barnard in Corporate & Commercial Law
- Publicly associated by Barnard with corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, B-BBEE ownership structures, contractual dispute resolution and corporate liability
