We are passionate about offering start-up and medium-sized businesses A-grade corporate services at affordable and flexible rates, whilst also catering to the corporate requirements of larger companies. We specialise in corporate governance, corporate start-up consulting, company registrations, asset and business sales, joint ventures, corporate structuring and financing, due diligence investigations and the review or drafting of all agreements required by our clients.
LHL is recognised for its ability to offer clients insight into legal and financial aspects of their business.
We specialise in legal and non-legal corporate advisory services, supporting boards and CEOs to mitigate risk and drive strategic success. We have a specific focus on startups and growth-stage businesses. We offer an unparalleled service with our corporate advisory lawyers and our specialist corporate governance and business strategy consultants based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Our lawyers and consultants are graduates from the likes of UC Berkeley, Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School.
We are different because we understand how legal structures and covenants affect the financial wellbeing of your business. We are thought leaders in the fields of corporate governance, fiduciary duty law and impact investment structuring, with one of our lead directors having worked with UC Berkeley’s Business in Society Institute – one the World’s leading University-led think tanks on sustainable corporate governance and ESG.
We advise the public and private sector on South Africa’s company regulatory landscape, assisting corporates to navigate board-shareholder disputes and internal management-board disputes. Our experience allows us to advise board and management on matters concerning sustainability, ESG and corporate purpose. Our network in Silicon Valley also allows us to link growth-stage companies with impact investors, after reviewing whether such companies are well-positioned to attract impact investment capital flows.
LHL has instituted proceedings in relation to one of Africa’s largest shareholder suits in history and worked with leading counsel in the area of shareholder rights both in South Africa and across Europe. With our knowledge of corporate actions, takeover defences and minority shareholder rights, we have been approached to advise both private and listed companies. We are a tight-knit group of attorneys, with most having achieved dean’s list or cum laude law qualifications, ensuring that you receive superior counsel. LHL also works with recognised consultants in South Africa and the United States ensuring that we offer integrated and thorough solutions to our clients.
MARICIA SMITH
BA LAW (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) - WITS
LLB (DEANS LIST) - WITS
Whether organically or through mergers and acquisitions. We will facilitate transactions from beginning to end.
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