Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa

Practice Head, Director

Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa is Director and Head of our Trusts & Estates practice. She specialises in the field of estate administration and trusts. Gretchen has extensive experience in the administration of South African and foreign deceased estates, drafting and reviewing of wills and the establishment, registration and administration of trusts.

Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa

About Gretchen

About Gretchen

Gretchen began her career in 2009 as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. She was appointed as an Associate in 2011 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2013. Gretchen was promoted to Director in 2016. In 2023 Gretchen was appointed as the Head our Trusts & Estates practice. Gretchen also serves on CDH's Social and Ethics committee.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BCom (law) cum laude, LLB cum laude, LLM (corporate law) cum laude, University of the Free State
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2010
  • Year of admission as a notary public: 2011
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

 

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

About Gretchen

Gretchen began her career in 2009 as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. She was appointed as an Associate in 2011 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2013. Gretchen was promoted to Director in 2016. In 2023 Gretchen was appointed as the Head our Trusts & Estates practice. Gretchen also serves on CDH's Social and Ethics committee.

Credentials

Education

  • BCom (law) cum laude, LLB cum laude, LLM (corporate law) cum laude, University of the Free State
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2010
  • Year of admission as a notary public: 2011
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

 

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

News

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2024 ranked Gretchen, Head of our Trusts & Estates practice, in Band 1

    for Private Wealth Law.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2024 ranked Gretchen, Head of our Trusts & Estates practice, in Band 1

    for Private Wealth Law.