Your New Breed Law Firm

Our firm is managed by a Board of Directors with day-to-day management in the hands of the Executive Committee supported by our Support Services managers.

The firm is organised into three main Practice Groups lead by Practice Group Heads, as well as a Support Service division and Knowledge Centre.


Our Commercial Practice Group is the largest commercial division of its kind in central South Africa. With a broad range of expertise areas, national and international clients are assisted with commercial, corporate, tax, structuring, planning, compliance, intellectual property, BEE and other business related aspects. With specialist internal tax, fiduciary, estate planning, BEE, compliance and consulting units and divisions, our teams are able to work and offer solutions across multiple sectors and address any commercial need a client may have. 


Our Dispute Resolution Practice Group provides dispute resolution services, ranging from commercial litigation, mediation, labour and employment law to public sector, administrative and constitutional law. Professionals represent clients in all forums and with a dedicated Appeals Department, also work closely with correspondent firms on appeal matters to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Professionals work across multiple industry sectors and collaborate with colleagues in the commercial and property divisions as necessary to provide effective dispute resolution results for clients. All matters are carefully managed and professionals work closely with clients to mitigate unnecessary litigation and drive disputes aggressively to conclusion.   


Our Property Practice Group is organised into specialist centres providing effective and expert support services to clients. 
The Bond Centre focuses on all the aspects of property finance and works closely with the Commercial Property Finance Centre on aspects relating to the complex environment of commercial property financing and securities. 
Our Transfer Centre specialises in the efficient transfer of properties and works closely with all the major financial institutions, estate agents, bond orginators and other property practitioners to assist buyers and sellers to transfer their properties as efficiently and quickly as possible. 
Our Development Centre focuses on the more complex side of property and township developments, subdivisions, consolidations, servitudes etc. and provides all the support needed to undertake property developments successfully. 
All our property centres work closely together to assist clients with their property matters across South Africa and internationally if so required.


Our Support Services division comprises of a number of managers and support staff taking care of vital aspects such as marketing, human resources, public relations, finance, information technology, hospitality, compliance etc. enabling our attorneys to effectively focus on their practices and clients.  


Our state of the art Knowledge Centre is staffed by full-time legal practitioners with access to an extensive range of legal resources and literature, enabling them to provide on-the-go research support to our professionals, critical for spot-on advice to clients.

Our firm is managed by a Board of Directors with day-to-day management in the hands of the Executive Committee supported by our Support Services managers.

The firm is organised into three main Practice Groups lead by Practice Group Heads, as well as a Support Service division and Knowledge Centre.


Our Commercial Practice Group is the largest commercial division of its kind in central South Africa. With a broad range of expertise areas, national and international clients are assisted with commercial, corporate, tax, structuring, planning, compliance, intellectual property, BEE and other business related aspects. With specialist internal tax, fiduciary, estate planning, BEE, compliance and consulting units and divisions, our teams are able to work and offer solutions across multiple sectors and address any commercial need a client may have. 


Our Dispute Resolution Practice Group provides dispute resolution services, ranging from commercial litigation, mediation, labour and employment law to public sector, administrative and constitutional law. Professionals represent clients in all forums and with a dedicated Appeals Department, also work closely with correspondent firms on appeal matters to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Professionals work across multiple industry sectors and collaborate with colleagues in the commercial and property divisions as necessary to provide effective dispute resolution results for clients. All matters are carefully managed and professionals work closely with clients to mitigate unnecessary litigation and drive disputes aggressively to conclusion.   


Our Property Practice Group is organised into specialist centres providing effective and expert support services to clients. 
The Bond Centre focuses on all the aspects of property finance and works closely with the Commercial Property Finance Centre on aspects relating to the complex environment of commercial property financing and securities. 
Our Transfer Centre specialises in the efficient transfer of properties and works closely with all the major financial institutions, estate agents, bond orginators and other property practitioners to assist buyers and sellers to transfer their properties as efficiently and quickly as possible. 
Our Development Centre focuses on the more complex side of property and township developments, subdivisions, consolidations, servitudes etc. and provides all the support needed to undertake property developments successfully. 
All our property centres work closely together to assist clients with their property matters across South Africa and internationally if so required.


Our Support Services division comprises of a number of managers and support staff taking care of vital aspects such as marketing, human resources, public relations, finance, information technology, hospitality, compliance etc. enabling our attorneys to effectively focus on their practices and clients.  


Our state of the art Knowledge Centre is staffed by full-time legal practitioners with access to an extensive range of legal resources and literature, enabling them to provide on-the-go research support to our professionals, critical for spot-on advice to clients.

Our Executive Team

Our Executive Team

 

Stacey Bartlett

Director

Stacey is a Director in the Property Practice Group of PH Attorneys where she heads up the specialised Bond Centre... division, established to allow a streamlined approach to mortgage bonds and bond cancellations for the benefit of clients and financial institutions.

Bloemfontein
stacey@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4144
+27 51 400 4123
+27 82 811 8110
 

Douglas Henney

Director, Head of Property Practice Group

Douglas is one of the founding members of Phatshoane Henney Inc (now known as PH Attorneys), where he holds the... position of director and Head of the Property Practice Group and heads up the Practice Group’s Cape Town office. 

Bloemfontein
Cape Town
douglas@phinc.co.za
+27 21 830 5313
+27 82 577 4041
 

Jan Berry

Director

Jan is a Director and the Chair of the Board of Directors. As former Chief Executive Officer, he has more... than 30 years’ experience in the legal profession and has practised and specialised in all major areas of law, including property and conveyancing, litigation and dispute resolution and commercial and employment law. Jan is currently involved in the management of the firm and in new project development.

Bloemfontein
jan-b@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4168
+27 51 400 4161
+27 82 444 4760
 

Lesley Mokgoro

Chief Executive Officer

Lesley is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group, specialising in all aspects of... individual and collective employment law. He further built a niche practice of servicing various institutions of Higher Learning in the Higher Education Sector. In addition to his practice Lesley is also the Head of Business Development focusing mainly on client relationship building and the development of existing and new practice areas.

Bloemfontein
lesley@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4179
+27 51 400 4120
+27 82 828 7347
 

Lucian Companie

Director, Head of Dispute Resolution Practice Group

Lucian is a Director and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group in the firm. He specialises in commercial litigation,... public law and construction law where he represents clients from the public and private sector in various forums. He prides himself on client satisfaction, rendering excellent service to clients and always striving towards setting the standard.   

Bloemfontein
lucian@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4175
+27 51 400 4161
+27 72 113 7813
 

Philo Nel

Director

Philo is a Director in the Commercial Practice Group of the firm and has more than 20 years of commercial... and business experience. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of PH Attorneys and involved in the operation and management of the firm as well as new project developments.

Bloemfontein
philo@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4170
+27 51 400 4199
+27 82 444 4360

Stacey Bartlett

Director

Stacey is a Director in the Property Practice Group of PH Attorneys where she heads up the specialised Bond Centre... division, established to allow a streamlined approach to mortgage bonds and bond cancellations for the benefit of clients and financial institutions.

Bloemfontein
stacey@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4144
+27 51 400 4123
+27 82 811 8110

Douglas Henney

Director, Head of Property Practice Group

Douglas is one of the founding members of Phatshoane Henney Inc (now known as PH Attorneys), where he holds the... position of director and Head of the Property Practice Group and heads up the Practice Group’s Cape Town office. 

Bloemfontein
Cape Town
douglas@phinc.co.za
+27 21 830 5313
+27 82 577 4041

Jan Berry

Director

Jan is a Director and the Chair of the Board of Directors. As former Chief Executive Officer, he has more... than 30 years’ experience in the legal profession and has practised and specialised in all major areas of law, including property and conveyancing, litigation and dispute resolution and commercial and employment law. Jan is currently involved in the management of the firm and in new project development.

Bloemfontein
jan-b@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4168
+27 51 400 4161
+27 82 444 4760

Lesley Mokgoro

Chief Executive Officer

Lesley is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group, specialising in all aspects of... individual and collective employment law. He further built a niche practice of servicing various institutions of Higher Learning in the Higher Education Sector. In addition to his practice Lesley is also the Head of Business Development focusing mainly on client relationship building and the development of existing and new practice areas.

Bloemfontein
lesley@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4179
+27 51 400 4120
+27 82 828 7347

Lucian Companie

Director, Head of Dispute Resolution Practice Group

Lucian is a Director and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group in the firm. He specialises in commercial litigation,... public law and construction law where he represents clients from the public and private sector in various forums. He prides himself on client satisfaction, rendering excellent service to clients and always striving towards setting the standard.   

Bloemfontein
lucian@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4175
+27 51 400 4161
+27 72 113 7813

Philo Nel

Director

Philo is a Director in the Commercial Practice Group of the firm and has more than 20 years of commercial... and business experience. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of PH Attorneys and involved in the operation and management of the firm as well as new project developments.

Bloemfontein
philo@phinc.co.za
+27 51 400 4170
+27 51 400 4199
+27 82 444 4360