Attie Pretorius

Summary Profile

Attie Pretorius is Joint National Practice Head of the Real Estate practice and focuses on all aspects of property law.

Career

Attie joined Hofmeyr (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Director of the firm in 1984.

Education/Qualifications

B.Com LLB, University of the Free Estate
Year of admission: 1980 as an attorney and conveyancer; 1982 as a notary

Experience

• Major clients include Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd (IDC), Sanlam Properties, Mia Group of Companies, Sasol Group of Companies, Development Bank of SA, Media 24, Medi Clinic Properties, The Landbank, Pareto Ltd, Sun International, Vodacom (Pty) Ltd, Absa Devco (Pty) Ltd, Stay at Southpoint Properties, Eskom Motor Industry Pension Fund, Business Partners, Liberty Group Properties, API Property Group, Afhco (Affordable Housing Company), Vukile Property Fund Ltd, all major South African banks

• Advised in the development to be known as 'Waterfall City' on behalf of Mia Group of Companies and Werner van Rhyn of Property Management and Development, which development, according to Financial Mail of 3 February 2006, is regarded as the biggest property development in South African history, an investment of at least R11 billion

Accolades/Achievements

• Expert Guides - Guide to the World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers, 2009 and 2010: Nominated by in-house counsel and peers as one of the pre-eminent practitioners in the world in Real Estate

• PLC Which Lawyer? 2007 - 2010: Endorsed as a leading individual in Corporate Real Estate

• Best Lawyers International, 2008, 2009 and 2010: Named by peers through exhaustive peer-review surveys as a leading lawyer in Real Estate

• Authored the South African chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate Law, 2006 and 2007 (2nd edition), published by Global Legal Group in London