Dirk Swanepoel
Director
How I work (so you know what to expect)
- Commercial clarity first: You'll get a practical view of the legal issue and what it means for the business.
- Structured and responsive: Governance, compliance and contract work lose value when they drift. I aim to keep the route forward clear.
- Built around prevention as much as response: The goal is often to reduce future risk before it becomes a dispute or credibility problem.
- No desk-to-desk drift: If something needs urgent legal attention, I treat it that way.
If you're unsure where the real risk sits, describe the matter in one paragraph - I'll tell you the best first move.
What I help clients get right
- Corporate, commercial and compliance matters where structure and legal risk need to support growth
- Contract review and commercial law support that reduces future friction and dispute exposure
- Due diligence and legal issue-spotting before transactions or decisions harden
- Governance and compliance support, including legal audits and gap analysis
- Regulatory awareness in areas where risk, reputation and accountability overlap
- Practical commercial advice that keeps the legal work aligned to the business objective
Insights from Nerishka and the Corporate & M&A team
Credentials
- Advises on corporate, commercial, and compliance matters.
- BCom in Marketing Management, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- LLB (cum laude), University of South Africa.
- Completed programmes in Compliance Management through the University of Cape Town and in Risk Governance and Compliance at the Wits Mandela Institute.
- Currently completing Advanced Company Law I through the Wits Mandela Institute
