Menachem Gudelsky
Menachem Gudelsky is an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice. He holds an LLB (cum laude) from the University of Johannesburg. Menachem specialises in mergers and acquisitions, company law and regulatory compliance.
About Menachem
About Menachem
After graduating cum laude from the University of Johannesburg, Menachem joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2021. Menachem was appointed as an Associate in our Corporate and Commercial practice in 2023, and was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in the same year.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2023
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
Languages
- English
About Menachem
After graduating cum laude from the University of Johannesburg, Menachem joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2021. Menachem was appointed as an Associate in our Corporate and Commercial practice in 2023, and was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in the same year.
Credentials
Education
- LLB (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2023
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
- English
Experience
Advising local and multinational clients
Menachem has experience advising local and multinational clients on mergers and acquisitions, due diligence investigations, corporate reorganisations and restructures, bespoke commercial contracts, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment, corporate governance and Companies Act and FICA compliance. He has specialised knowledge of the South African regulatory landscape, with a focus on the mining, aviation, film, industrial and logistics sectors.
Transactional work
Menachem has experience in transactional work, such as drafting the transaction documents and assisting with closing of deals.
Legal due diligence investigations and reports
Conducting legal due diligence investigations and drafting due diligence reports and assisting with company secretarial work, including the formation of private companies, drafting of resolutions and other company constitutional documents.
News
Measure twice, cut once: Recent case law on how to remove company directors
In any war between factions of shareholders, the first battle typically plays out in respect of board composition, as that is the central decision-making organ of a company. The procedures regarding...
Recent amendments to South Africa’s trust and non-profit organisation legislation in response to the Financial Action Task Force greylisting: Part two
Part one of this series ( which you can read here ) dealt with the amendments that are relevant to non-profit organisations. As alluded to in that article, the General Laws (Anti Money...
Recent amendments to South Africa’s non-profit organisation legislation in response to the FATF greylisting
In 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its Mutual Evaluation Report of South Africa, which summarised the effectiveness of South Africa’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism...
New accountable institutions beware: Deadline ahead for submission of a risk and compliance return
On 31 March 2023 the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) issued Directive 7 in terms of section 43A(3)(a) of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 28 of 2001 (FIC Act). Directive 7...
Surfing the waves of contractual interpretation
The case of Yacht Hardware CC v Zenith International Proprietary Limited JDR 3693 (WCC) is a recent appeal heard by the Western Cape High Court involving the interpretation of indemnity...
