Stefano Karzis
Senior Associate
Stefano is an experienced construction lawyer who advises local and international clients in the infrastructure, energy and mining sectors with a predominant focus on dispute resolution as well as providing project advisory and claims support.
Stefano has represented many of South Africa's foremost construction, engineering and mining firms and has achieved success for contractor, subcontractor, employer and developer clients from project inception to close-out as well as in court based and alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
Stefano has experience in analysing and responding to contractual matters during project execution, and has assisted clients in both the private and public sector on wide-ranging built environment matters pertaining to contractual compliance, risk management and the administration, preparation and management of claims. He advises clients regarding all facets of standard form contracts (FIDIC, NEC, JBCC and GCC) as well as bespoke contracts.
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Lisa Botha
Partner
Lisa is based in our Johannesburg office and specialises in the industrial, projects and mining sectors, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. Lisa is both South African and English law qualified and has worked in many Sub-Saharan jurisdictions and across MENA for over 20 years.
Lydia Holt
Senior Associate
Lydia advises clients on complex construction and infrastructure disputes through all stages of disputes, with particular focus on arbitration and tiered dispute resolution mechanisms. Her work involves major project disputes, detailed contractual, and statutory analysis across rail, road, energy, and infrastructure sectors, including major PPP projects.
Lauren Cruickshank
Managing Senior Associate
She is experienced in litigation and large-scale arbitration, both domestic and international, concerning complex issues of delay, disruption, variations and contract termination. Lauren also acts for clients during the project delivery phase. Recent projects Lauren has been involved in include windfarms, roads, pipelines and commercial developments.