Twenty six lawyers in 14 practice areas at business law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the list of South Africa's Best Lawyers for the Year 2010

The list is created by Best Lawyers International and inclusion is based entirely on peer review. The lawyers listed in Best Lawyers are voted into practice areas entirely as a result of the votes they receive from their peers.

These are Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's lawyers selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers for SA 2010:

Nick Altini - Antitrust/Competition

Emil Brincker - Tax

Faan Coetzee - Labour and Employment

Pieter Conradie - Arbitration and Mediation; Litigation

Lucia Erasmus - Real Estate

Hans Evenhuis - Banking

Chris Ewing - Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity

Tim Fletcher - Insurance; Litigation

John Gomes - Real Estate

Ian Hayes - Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mining

Hugh Jackson - Real Estate

Willem Jacobs - Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions

Petra Krusche - Antitrust/Competition

Johan Latsky - Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions

Jo Neser - Corporate

Francis Newham - Corporate

Mondo Ntlha - Antitrust/Competition

Sam Oosthuizen - Arbitration and Mediation; Litigation

Gasant Orrie - Corporate

David Pinnock - Mergers and Acquisitions

Attie Pretorius - Real Estate

Ludwig Smith - Banking; Finance

David Thompson - Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions

Brent Williams - Mergers and Acquisitions

Terry Winstanley - Environmental

Jonathan Witts-Hewinson - Arbitration and Mediation; Litigation