IT & Telecommunications
Global Guide 2024 : South Africa
Band 2
About
Provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
CDH's team can offer you advice on a wide range of functions and sector-related issues including: ICT infrastructure; software licensing, distribution, integration and development; services integration and aggregation; contract management; off-shoring; procurement; business processing; technology turnkey solutions; e-commerce; software and technology-related intellectual property issues; data privacy; cloud service solutions; and information security. We can support the full scope of projects in which you may be engaged, from conception through to conclusion. Our team has the support of CDH’s full service business practices to give you expert input on related issues such as intellectual property, black economic empowerment, employment, tax, administrative and competition law implications. We have been engaged in transactions in sub-Saharan and West Africa, and in Europe. We are able to project manage your IT and outsourcing requirements on a worldwide basis.
Chambers Review
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr houses a high-profile practice group commended for its depth of experience in handling a wide range of complex technology matters. The team offers extensive expertise in assisting major telecommunications providers, technology companies and leading financial institutions, and also has a growing practice in the healthcare and retail sectors. The firm is increasingly active on novel areas of IT, such as fintech, as well as assisting clients with licensing and software development. It has an excellent track record in relation to outsourcing transactions, data protection and privacy law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm consistently assists us with complex matters and provides us with appropriate advice."
"Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's depth and breadth of industry knowledge is impressive and its grasp of commercial and business issues makes it a valuable service provider."
"Its service levels and responsiveness are excellent."
"The firm consistently assists us with complex matters and provides us with appropriate advice."
"Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's depth and breadth of industry knowledge is impressive and its grasp of commercial and business issues makes it a valuable service provider."
"Its service levels and responsiveness are excellent."
Notable Practitioners
Simone Dickson possesses diverse expertise across the field of IT, covering issues related to data privacy, digital platforms and licensing, among others. She joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a consultant in 2023.
"Simone Dickson is available and detail-oriented, and can speak in a language that everyone understands, even non-lawyers."
"I am very happy with her service. We are certainly getting timely legal advice from her, as she makes herself available when we have an urgent matter."
"Simone's strongest points are her firm grasp of contract law in the IT space and her diplomatic approach to conflict resolution."
Ranked Lawyers at
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
South Africa
Members
Provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Anja Hofmeyr
Anli Bezuidenhout
Corne Lewis
Neha Dhana
Phetole Modika
Pitso Kortjaas
Rishaban Moodley
Tayyibah Suliman
Head of Department
Tim Smit