Christelle Wood

Counsel

Christelle Wood is Counsel in our Corporate & Commercial practice. She holds BA Law, LLB and LLM degrees from the University of Johannesburg (all of which were obtained cum laude).   

Christelle specialises in finance transactions with a particular focus on preference share funding transactions, acting for both borrowers and lenders. She also has experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate and commercial law matters.

Christelle Wood

About Christelle

About Christelle

Christelle joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2014. In 2016 she was appointed as an Associate and admitted as an attorney and notary public of the High Court of South Africa. Christelle was promoted to Senior Associate in 2019. Christelle was appointed Director in 2022.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BA Law (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • LLB (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • LLM in Commercial Law (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • Certificate of Competence in Advanced Company Law I (with distinction), University of the Witwatersrand
  • Certificate of Competence in Advanced Company Law II (with distinction), University of the Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney and notary public: 2016
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Christelle

Christelle joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2014. In 2016 she was appointed as an Associate and admitted as an attorney and notary public of the High Court of South Africa. Christelle was promoted to Senior Associate in 2019. Christelle was appointed Director in 2022.

Credentials

Education

  • BA Law (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • LLB (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • LLM in Commercial Law (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • Certificate of Competence in Advanced Company Law I (with distinction), University of the Witwatersrand
  • Certificate of Competence in Advanced Company Law II (with distinction), University of the Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney and notary public: 2016
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

  • English

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