Burton Meyer is a Director of our Dispute Resolution practice specialising in commercial litigation, with a specific focus on property law, mining law and corporate recoveries. Burton is experienced in Superior Court litigation, arbitrations and mediation and has assisted large multinational corporations in corporate litigation and corporate recoveries.
LLM (Corporate Law), University of South Africa (UNISA)
Year of admission as an attorney: 1998
Languages
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Credentials
Education
BCom, University of Witwatersrand
LLB, University of Johannesburg
LLM (Corporate Law), University of South Africa (UNISA)
Year of admission as an attorney: 1998
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Experience
Roadcorp
Advised a leading national financial institution in the winding up of Roadcorp and the recovery of monies from Roadcorp and its subsidiaries.
National logistics company
Advised a large national logistics company in the cancellation of its lease agreements and the restructuring of its divisions.
SOE
Advised an SOE on the enforcement of their loan facilities and the protection of monies invested interms of its PII Scheme and attended to arbitrations on its behalf.
Loureiro family
Attorney for the Loureiro family in the action against Imvula Quality Protection (Pty)Ltd, a security provider, for breach of contract, which matter was ultimately decided in favor of the Loureiro family in the Constitutional Court.
Property finance company
Attorney for a national property finance company, advising them in regard to corporate recoveries, bond foreclosures and enforcement ofsecurity.
Finance and insurance group
Attorney for an international finance and insurance group in advising its various investment divisions in regard to corporate recoveries, shareholder disputes and lease disputes in its property portfolio.
National mining companies
Attorney for the major national mining companies in regard to High Court litigation and arbitrations on a wide range of issues from corporate recoveries and insolvency matters to contractual disputes and regulatory matters.
Largest poultry producers
Attorney for one of the largest poultry producers in South Africa advising them in regard to regulatory issues, property disputes and general commercial litigation across a broad spectrum of disciplines.
National property fund
Attorney for a national property fund in regard to their property portfolio and advising them in regard to various contractual disputes.
