Gerhardt van der Merwe

Gerhardt was conferred his BA and LLB degrees as well as a postgraduate certificate in Labour Law by the University of Cape Town. He was admitted as an attorney in 1996 and developed a special interest in litigation, doing work in the fields of criminal, civil, commercial, insurance, administrative, employment and medical law. Gerhardt is frequently required to appear in court and before tribunals in person representing corporate and private clients.

He joined the Cape Town office of MacRobert Inc in 2003 and was appointed as a director to the firm in 2007. In 2018 Gerhardt relocated from Cape Town to Pretoria where he took up the position of Chairman of the Board of MacRobert Inc. He continues to focus his attention on litigation driven work in South Africa and neighboring countries and is frequently invited to present workshops, papers and talks to local and national audiences.

Contact:

+27 (12) 425 3400

gvdmerwe@macrobert.co.za